My Blog and Thoughts on Education

Sometimes I like to look at my ClustrMap of this blog and see where the visitors that come here are from. Then I feel kind of sad when I realize that the vast majority of visits are from myself, but I suppose it's my fault, since I don't really put this blog out there. Maybe if I decided to dedicate this blog to vegan cooking and/or baking I'd get more hits. But then I realize that cooking really is a chore when you do not have a dishwasher, and I'm also kind of lazy soooooooooo.... it doesn't look like that will be happening anytime soon.

And you know what I just realized? I basically got an M-R-S degree. Political Science. And I currently work a low paying job, and I am engaged. I have not done much worthwhile from my time in college besides meeting Matt and that sucks. So I decided to do something about it and get my Masters degree! I may start next winter if I can work this all out. It would make it easier to find a job, plus I'd look better next to Matt who is getting his Ph.D.

Life These Days

Things weren't going so well in Los Angeles, so I moved back to Houston. Then, things weren't going very well there either, so I moved back to my college town of Fayetteville, Arkansas to work my old job. I sure am glad to have it, too. I love working with people with disabilities; it makes me feel like I am actually making a difference in this world.

Also, on March 25th I got engaged to the love of my life! I'm so excited to start my life with him. We will be getting married in July of 2015. It's been almost two months since our engagement, but I still can't stop staring at my ring when it's on my finger. So pretty :)

Look at all of those cords!

An emerald with two diamonds on each side. The diamonds belonged to Matt's granny, which makes the ring even more special.

As you can see from the first photo (given his cap and gown), Matt also graduated from the University of Arkansas Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors!) and I could not possibly be more proud of him. This September, we're off to Pasadena, California so he can attend California Institute of Technology. He is so intelligent, it blows me away.