Early Valentine's gifts!

Will and I couldn't wait--we gifted each other early. (Seems like it's what we always do!) He upgraded my 2GB silver iPod to an 8GB purple one:


Of course since I'm always in wedding-planning mode, I've already thought of some wedding pics I can take with it =P

I went to Tallahassee for 3 days this week, thru UCF. While I was there, I stopped by World Market (since the closest one to us is in Sanford). I got him some European chocolate, and a Skullsplitter beer, from Scotland. That's already gone, of course
;-)

I have one more thing, though. I got a free, blank "love scroll" from World Market too. I'm going to wait until he's busy doing something today...and write a note to him. I'll give it to him tomorrow before we leave for Universal.

Yay! Happy (early) Valentine's Day!

12 days 'til....

...Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons at Universal! I didn't even know they were performing at Mardi Gras this year, until I saw a poster at Publix last night. And they're playing on my birthday! (LOL!)

I've liked their music for a while, but ever since I saw "Jersey Boys" I like them even more. On a whim, I asked Will if we could go to Mardi Gras to see the concert(since we have Annual Passes) and he said YES!

Yay!!!!!!!

Sharing

Will and I have one semester together, before I graduate and he continues at "U Can't Finish" (only kidding on the nickname, UCF!).

That means we get to share a bunch of stuff:

*the free events that go on constantly

*Late Knights (if we ever want to)

*on-campus meals

*complaints (about Webcourses, especially)

*obviously, hugs and such in between classes

It's nice knowing he's here too. It's comforting. And it's cute that he asks me for help all the time. Yesterday he asked me to highlight the Engineering and Comp Sci buildings on a campus map, and tell him where Parking Services is. (He IMed me during his class to let me know he'd gotten everything okay, and found his classes with no problems.)

Yay.

More good news!

UCF has all of Will's documents now, and that means info about his AA from SCC. So he's officially been accepted! Apparently he has orientation on Jan. 6th.

He still has to petition the math and business colleges to accept his courses, but so far he's done the most important thing: gotten his foot in the door :) It should take about a year for him to finish his MIS degree.

Yay!

Will's a college graduate!

He earned his AA from SCC last Friday :) Now he's just got to do a few more things before he is officially accepted to UCF, and the real degree quest can begin :)

He actually followed through, and he's got a lot to show for it. I'm really proud of him.

Grandma died today.

I'm...I have no idea what to feel. I cried momentarily in my car when my mom called to tell me, but I started thinking about good times...and then those filtered out. Now I don't feel anything, but I think I have to SAY it somehow. I haven't actually said the words out loud, so I've been writing it. Here. In my other journal too.

I'm not even sure what ELSE to say. Will has been, well, Will, since I told him this morning. Mom says the service will be in Michigan sometime after New Year's. Since spring semester doesn't start (for me) until Thurs., Jan. 8, I can fly out to MI the Friday before that.

Will is sooooo understanding about the whole thing, even though it means we'll probably leave Auburn before New Year's. I can't fathom getting back in late one night, and turning right around to get up early, drive to the airport, and get on a plane. I need a couple of days to repack my stuff at least!

I'm gonna go continue being numb...and perhaps have a drink. I don't know what else to do. I know I should be doing things, like starting to pack for Auburn, and studying.

I feel empty.

Early Christmas gift!

Will and I went mall-walking to find Christmas gifts for his family about a week and a half ago, maybe a little more.

He pulled me into Whitehall Jewelers (anyone realize they've had that "Going Out of Business" sale for practically forever?) and started nosing around the birthstone jewelry. He asked a sales associate to show us some bracelets, but he didn't like any of them.

Then he asked about the birthstone earrings, and found these:




He had them boxed, and said they are an early Christmas gift! I've worn them with my necklace at Thanksgiving already...I can't wait to wear them at Christmas :-)

He handled it well

Well, America could do it...and we did! Obama is our president-elect! I'm STOKED! Soooo excited!

But I gotta give Will tons of credit :-) He kept an eye on the electoral votes and figured out when Obama won, but he agreed to let us watch until Florida was called. We took a non-partisan break to play some Guitar Hero, and then California put Obama over the top.

Will was just like McCain: really gracious. He didn't get in my face, there were no snide or stupid comments, and he didn't call me anything horrible. During the campaigns we teased each other, but tonight? Just a couple of hugs and a kiss.

I love him even more.

Will's anniversary gift

Our 2-year eHarmony anniversary was Monday. Will and I gave each other our gifts early,but I felt like he needed something else. We didn't go out to dinner or do anything otherwise special, so.....

I promised I'd finally play WoW with him. I set up my character on Monday night. I have/had 2 exams this week, so I haven't actually played yet. Not started any quests, but tomorrow night is our night to spend together (totally, ALL night). I promised him I'd play then, because I'll be done with all my tests.

I wanted to be a Blood Elf, but I'd need to have the Burning Crusade expansion on my comp for that, and I don't. So I'm undead instead. My character reminds me of the Bella-vampire from Twilight. But that name was taken :-( So I chose an Irish one instead!

Her name is Siobhan.

My favorite hat

It's almost my last semester at UCF...for the second time. I'll graduate next May, but I'm still searching for a little extra money to get me through. I signed up at the Brickfish site a long time ago to see if I could win anything, but so far nothing yet.

They do have a "My Favorite Hat" campaign now, though. I posted this for it:

Hot Heads Favorite Hat Gallery Brickfish

Will bought me that Auburn hat when I saw my first football game at Jordan Hare, and it means a lot to me...I wear it every chance I get, even when it's not a gameday. I wear that hat so much more than my other ones! It reminds me of Auburn, Will, and his/my family and the whole day we had together when we saw that game last season. Every time I see it or even think about wearing it, I smile. I wish I could wear it everywhere!

If you're following this and you have a chance, please click on the pic, go to Brickfish and vote for it. I'd like to see it get as high as it can go in the contest! I wish I could have written more about it, but there's a character limit of 700.

Oh well...it'll always be my favorite hat.