Oh...hello...

Hi! It's me - Monica - The absentee blogger!  How's it going?

Life here is pretty much amazing! Since I last wrote a LOT has happened. Well, maybe not a lot, but some things worth mentioning.  And, because I feel lazy and do not wish to write big 'ol paragraphs, I'm going to use my leetle friend, ze bullet point!

• I got married!!!!  I thought it would never happen but hallelujah, I was wrong :)  I married my bestest buddy in the world, who just happens to be a total hottie and computer nerd. I never thought I would combine those two characteristics before meeting the hubs.  We got married on May 14, 2011 in the LDS Oklahoma City Temple.  It was such a beautiful ceremony and the pure feelings of joy and peace that filled my heart as I sat across from him are becoming even more poignant since that day.  He's super cool, funny, and quirky and understands me 100%

I think this picture is hot :)  
• A fun insight into our relationship.  This particular situation-which had me laughing for a good ten minutes- happened this evening as I told him a story from my previous dating life.
• Mason: Yeah, you're a floozey
• Me: I'm not a floozey!!!
• Mason: You're right...you're a FLOOZINATOR!!!!
• I started my (super) senior year of college!  Yeah...I'm gonna be here awhile.  Being engaged for two whole semesters destroyed my GPA and my graduation plans. I will not be graduating this April because of my stupidity, but will next April. Ouch!  Oh well, I made a mistake and now I have to take care of it the best I can!  I am going to BYU and am in the English Education program.  I'm starting to toy with the idea of getting my masters in Library Science (apparently you need a lot of training to know how to alphabetize books and such [embarrassing side note: it took me about 5 times to get the spelling of "apparently" right ... oy, my poor future students will have an English teacher who can't speak good or spell nothing! :)]
• I have become OBSESSED with DIY/ refinishing blogs.  My favorites, you may ask? Better After - I seriously  spent a good 2 days reading every single post of hers.  It is a whole blog comprised of before and after pictures of some truly hideous pieces of furniture, decorative accents, or rooms turned delectable treasures. I really did drool...a lot. Then I spent the next two days looking on Craigslist and KSL Classifieds for crappy pieces of furniture that I could destroy, er improve.  I just think getting good and dirty on a project that will make my little apartment feel more like home sounds divine! And guess what?! I found a book shelf that has a ton of potential and was only 15 bucks! The hubs was nice enough to let me get it, because he is so good about helping me fulfill my crazy dreams!  I am picking up the shelf tomorrow and pictures will be posted.
• Tomorrow is the incredible BYU vs Utah football game and guess who has a ticket thanks to some awesome in-laws?! ME! Mwahahaha! Actually, this is quite new for me.  I haven't gone to the football games religiously since my Freshmen year here and I never went to the bedlam game before (apparently "bedlam" isn't a well known term...In Oklahoma it is the game in which the two main teams play against each other (OU and OSU). Just FYI).  I'm more excited to be outside in a packed stadium at night with some cute BYU gear on and a hot dog than the actual game, but tomatoe/ tamahto! The hubs is super psyched about going so that's what matters most :)
• I have dreams of travelling the world.  Places I want to go: India, back to Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, etc.  Mmmm, I love seeing new cultures and doing the touristy thing without being super touristy, if that makes sense.  I don't really like the typical Tourist trap stuff; I would way rather go to places that are out of the way and see more of the everyday culture.  

Um...So this wasn't a super update of my life post...more just the random ramblings of my mind :)  Oh well, you get what you get.