It's Engagement Season...

Yeah, I know. I've been a bad blogger, but I'm still excited to see that Kit hasn't taken me off the list of consistent bloggers. I better get on it though!

So December was hella busy - I had finals with my last one being on December 11th. The afternoon of December 11th, I started training with Macy's where I worked at the women's fragrance counter. I got lots of free perfume, and it was much better than working in the clothing department! Then, on December 26th, I went to New Hampshire where I got to see my siblings! It was GREAT to catch up with everyone, and they all got to meet Enon which I think went well, but I haven't received an affirmative on that. It was also the first time that we'd all been together since Daddy's funeral - of course the Christmas season had him on my mind, and I'd really been missing him, but a good dose of the Gray Family seemed to cure me. All in all, it was a GREAT trip!

Left to right: Terri, Dean, myself, and William

Now, we're back to realilty - school started back on January 8th, and it's already kicking my ass. My New Year's Resolution was to get back to running, but I already see that NOT happening. Intramurals are starting up, and while I'm incredibly out of shape, it'll still be fun. AND, apparently it's engagement season! Gag me! I seriously knew of 3 couples that got engaged just this weekend, not to mention the 1093877340928475034 people that seemed to get engaged over the holidays. I guess this whole wedding thing is something I better get used to because we're finally reaching the age where everyone's getting married. I'm just wishing people would get together and spread things out so that it doesn't overwhelm me! haha....

Now, I had a lot of people ask me if I got engaged over Christmas. What I don't get is why people would expect that I would. Don't get me wrong - I really love Enon and don't foresee him going anywhere. What we have makes sense, and I truly feel like he is what God has had in mind for me after all these years. But what's the rush?? Neither Enon or I have jobs as we are both students, he's in more debt than I am, and unless he's going to be able to support me, it doesn't make sense to get off of my parent's tab just yet. Besides that, Enon and I have only been together for 6 months! Sure, some people have short courtships before they get engaged. In fact, my sister only dated her husband for 5 months before they got engaged, and they've now been married for 10 years! But I guess I want to be sure. Enon is still figuring why I'm so hardheaded about being right about everything (although, Dean's evaluation of my personality profile seemed to clear some things up) and I haven't quite figured out what causes his intermittent bouts of OCD. We still have SO much to learn about each other, and until we truly figure each other out, there's no need to rush into a long engagement that may not even come to fruition. Right??

I did, however, get a ring for Christmas. My family gave me a hard time about it, but Enon knows how important it is to me to have my family's blessing before we embark on any road that leads to a wedding. I was really excited about my ring though because it's the only real piece of jewelry that I own aside from my high school class ring and my Great Aunt's pearl necklace that I never wear. It's just a little sapphire, and getting it was really special to me. So while everyone else is flashing their engagement rings in my face, I'll be content with my little sapphire. My day will come eventually...........

Thanks Baby!

That's just about all that's semi-interesting right now. Hope ya'll had a great holiday season, and Happy New Year! Love y'all!

"Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable."
~Oscar Wilde