Hypaethral

As much as I love Michael, and as much as I love the fact that I'm going to marry him, I hate being engaged. Planning a wedding. Not fun. Not easy. Planning a wedding while going to school and working. Nearly impossible. Not only are we busy trying to get all of these things ready, but we are also finding that learning to work with someone else is hard. When it's just you you can do what you want. You don't have to think about how your actions will affect someone else. I mean you should , but you don't have too. Well, being engaged means thinking of the other person and thinking of the future in every decision you make. People should think of those things anyway, but when you are planning and preparing for a life with someone it makes it even more important. I think one of the things my betrothed and have a problem with is that in our time as single people we have become somewhat unmoldable. We were so focused on becoming someone and being that person no matter ...

Well people, it's happened. I'm engaged to the best man in the world! My fiance (ooh), Michael and I are getting married in December! I am so excited to spend the rest of eternity with my best friend! I love you Michael!

Original post here . Here’s a look at 20 reasons to date a writer: Writers will romance you with words. Dating a writer means that you will receive love letters. Quirky notes will turn up in your pockets. Flowery descriptions of everything great about you will be shared on special occasions. See my recent post on things to write someone for Valentine’s Day for an idea of what you may receive when dating a writer. Writers will write about you. Date a blog writer and you’ll find yourself bookmarking that blog to see if there are references to you in it. Date a poet and you will see yourself reflected back in some of the lines of poetry that the person recites at open mic nights. Your narcissistic tendencies will be happily fed when you date a writer. Of course, the drawback here is that dating a writer means that personal details about you may turn up in written form and the writer may write much less flattering things about you if you break up . Writers will take you to interesting e...

I'm back! Let me throw out the excuses as to why I haven't blogged in eons. (And at least one of them is legitimate). 1. I'm working a lot. I don't really have much time for a blog. 2. I'm dating someone. Once again, an issue of time. and 3. The charger for my laptop is busted. So my computer has been dead for almost a month now. But now that my roommate is home I can mooch off of her charger! Woo! I'll by a new one eventually. Now is when I ramble on about my life, so if you could care less, feel free to navigate away from the page. Like I said, I'm dating someone. He's pretty great. His name is Michael and I adore him. It's safe to say that I'm in love and I am happy. And this Saturday I'm going to Pennsylvania with him to meet family. That's a big deal, or at least that's what everyone says when I tell them. I'm pretty excited. :) I got a great job! I work for Domo Technologies as a Quality Assurance Engineer. The...

That's right folks. I have steps, and they are great. Steps for all sorts of love and they have never ever failed me. And if they've never failed me, they must be fool-proof. So here we go! My steps in no particular order: 1. Get to know the person. And I don't mean favorite color, first job, blah blah. Sure that stuff is nice, but get to know the important stuff. Learn about their values, their dreams, fears, passions, strengths, weaknesses. Learn about what makes them who they are. "I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them they way they love themselves." 2. Serve them. I've always believed that service yields love. Why do you think LDS missionaries come home with a love for the people in their mission? It's because they have been serving them. When you are able to put others above your one wants and needs you are on your way to developing love. 3. Pray for them. This on...

Have you ever had that feeling for someone that is just so wonderful? It makes you feel like a million bucks. You're on top of the world and it seems nothing can bring you down. The sun seems brighter and the sky a bit bluer all because you have these feelings. For a moment, life is the best it could ever be. Then, as you spend time with that person you feel so strongly for, color drains a bit from the sky, the sun dims, and everything seems somewhat lackluster. It's not because those feelings have left you. It's not because that person is anything less than they ever were in your eyes. As a matter of fact, it's those very feelings and the very fact that that person is so amazing that bring you down. You feel all of those wondrous things and you expect them to feel them too. The only problem is that they don't. Either that or they do, but they don't show it. It leaves you with an ache in your chest. You do all you can to show them what you're fee...

The beginning of spring semester brought new tenants to my apartment complex. In my complex some individual units are owned privately so landlords set their own rules. In order to please their tenants, some landlords allow them to keep their small dogs even though it goes against BYU Off Campus Housing Rules and Regulations. This comes with a set of negative externalities, which were brought to my attention when a small pack of Chihuahuas moved in this past April. I started noticing little landmines of dog waste in the grass of our quad. Equally annoying, we began to hear the high-pitched yapping of Chihuahuas throughout the day. Now instead of being able to run around the grass without care, tenants have to be wary as they walk through it in order to avoid stepping in the piles of doggie doo. Instead of being able to enjoy the silence as we work on our homework or try to get some sleep, we endure the yelps of the rat-like canines. One day when I was walking through the quad I s...