my best friend's wedding

In June of 2007, Aaron told me that he was going to marry Tasha.  We were on a student exchange trip to Germany, and they had been dating for approximately 4 1/2 months.  Needless to say, I didn't believe him.  How many 17 year-olds have found the person they want to spend the rest of their lives with?  Besides, she was my best friend - so I was a little protective.

Yesterday, we celebrated Tasha & Aaron's marriage, and I have never been so happy to be proven wrong.  Tasha, you and I have been through so much together - times of joy and times of sadness.  I have been so blessed to have you in my life for the past 10 years.  And now you're off to start a brand new adventure!  I'm so excited to see the great blessings God has in store for you and your new husband.  But if I'm being honest with myself, I'm also incredibly sad to see you go.  I'm going to miss our long chats over chocolate milk, eating ice cream in your basement, and seeing you every time I came home from school.  It's the end of a chapter in our lives, and I'm sad to see it come to a close.


Aaron & Tasha, thank you so much for including me in your wedding.  It was such an honor to be involved in the ceremony, and it has been a joy to see your relationship grow over the last six years.

Much love to you, my dear friends, and may the Lord bless you as you start this grand adventure <3

2013

Happy New Year, everyone!  Is it just me, or does the number "2013" sound a little weird?  "2012" had such a nice ring to it!  2012 was such a big year...let's see if 2013 measures up to its predecessor.  I do hope that the coming year is not quite as eventful as the previous one - it is possible to have too much going on.  That being said, there are some very special things that I'm looking forward to in 2013 - weddings, graduations, and the like.  :)

It's hard to believe that I am already halfway through my amazingly long winter break.  I go back in just 18 days!  And I know that time will fly by with planning, working, packing, and of course my friend Tasha's wedding!  I wonder what it will be like going back to St. Louis.  When I come home for long periods of time, I adjust back to living here very quickly, and I tend to forget that everyone else's lives haven't been put on hold just because I'm not there.  So I know that I am going to have to re-adjust to living in St Louis, which will be both difficult and good.  I'm getting really excited for the coming semester as well, which will help.  Having bought all my books and budgeted for the semester, I am ready to get back into the swing of things.

But for now, I'm content to be at home, enjoying my time here.  I think living in the moment is going to be one of my goals for 2013.