Lots of news to tell. I was trying very hard to wait until I could get photos to go along with my blog, but I don’t see myself taking care of that in the immediate future, so I might as well share my news now, by the now-archaic way of text-only blog.

First by way of importance, although probably not first chronologically, I am engaged to be married. I’m completely thrilled. Brian and I have set the date, almost-certainly, as July 21st for the tying of the proverbial knot, and I look forward to it greatly. It will be a somewhat low-key affair, but I am excited to plan it none-the-less. Also, my lovingly-termed “drug-buddy” will now be my drug-sister. What do you all think of that, hm?

Classes are finished, and finals are over. Yay! I’m so glad to be done with another semester. It wasn’t a terrible one, but it wasn’t my easiest, either. I’m glad to have received the grades I hoped for in all of my classes, and I’m looking forward to next semester, which is looking to be a rather light class-load (light, for me, anyway, since 18 hours has been my average). For my major, I’ll be taking CIS 360 (Databases), CIS 250 (E-Commerce… hm.), and doing an independent study of Math 204 (some kind of… well… math). While the class will be offered next fall, Amy was offered to study it independently in light of her trip to England in the fall. I decided to study it with her, and avoid the trials involved in taking the class from the professor. For my minor, I’m taking Art 308, which is just a Computer Graphics class. Not a fun class to be in, but it’ll be a breeze. Then for a general education credit, and possibly the class I’m most excited about, English 214, or “Literature of the Unwanted Other”. I’m completely intrigued by the title of the class, and it’s from a new professor that I’ve never met. I’m slightly apprehensive that the class will be a let-down, just for the reason that I’ve built it up so much in my mind, when I know that really, it’s just a Gen-Ed Literature class. Still, two full semesters with no English class has had me itching to write a paper. I can’t wait for it.

As an additional order of business, although I’m sure it needs no announcing, tomorrow is Christmas Day. I’ve spent most of my up-to-now holiday doing a lot of nothing. It’s a good thing, though. I wish all of the readers of Amandy.net a very Merry Christmas, and of course a happy and rewarding new year!