Homecoming, Thesis, and Invitations, oh my!

I forgot I never updated you on the turnout of Homecoming, so here it is: I didn't win. But it's totally fine; I never expected to, and I'm completely cool with it. It was definitely a memorable experience, and it was such an honor to be on Court in the first place! I wore a beautiful red dress (see right) from my "little sister"/bridesmaid Erin, and it was lovely but kind-of a struggle to go up and down bleachers in... Waiting to make my "entrance" was the most nerve-racking part, though. I was terrified of falling! Thankfully I didn't. Also, Eric (my escort) and I were the first pair to walk out, so were both worried we would walk too far or not far enough... etc. All silly stuff, but when it's time to walk out there, it doesn't seem quite so silly. I hope I'm not worried about stuff like that on the big day! I better not trip on my dress, either... Talk about making an entrance!

In other news, my thesis is still coming along slowly but surely. Organizing this beast seems to be the hardest part. Writing it isn't bad, but I've never done research on such a large scale before, so choosing what to include has never been such an issue. I want to include everything just to prove that I've done the research, but it doesn't quite work that way, especially if it's supposed to be more creative rather than analytical. It's definitely a learning experiment, and it's something I'm pretty sure I won't be able to understand or explain fully until it's finished. I had to speak about it the other day to a freshman honors class, and I hope I didn't scare them too much... I just wanted to be honest about the hard stuff so they wouldn't think of it as just a long paper. It's much more than that. It really is a beast at times, and it's pretty terrifying. It will be a great achievement once it's finally done, but until then every single sentence is a struggle, and finishing it honestly seems impossible most of the time. I pray daily for motivation and inspiration that rarely comes, and graduation starts to look like less of a guarantee after each day of little to no productivity. It's the largest burden I've ever carried, and I'm really glad I'm putting so much pressure on myself (otherwise I may never finish!), but when this thing is finally done, I honestly don't know what I will do... I will probably be too shocked to do anything for a while, except probably sleep... a lot. Haha.

So there's my thesis update... Now hopefully everyone can stop asking ;) I appreciate everyone's concern and support, but for whatever reason I hate talking about my thesis. I just want to write it and be done with it! I never thought that would be the case with anything I was working on, but I guess maybe it's the senioritis...

On a lighter note, I have a meeting tomorrow with Donette from Designs in Paper about save the dates and invitations. Yay! I'll finally get to see some real samples (besides the one I received in the mail - an invitation to my friend Kelly's wedding!). These are the next items on the checklist, and a decision needs to be made pretty soon about save the dates since I would like those to be out in less than a month. Ah! So wish me luck!! :)

Thanks for the continued support! I'll keep you posted!

Much love,

C & A

P.S. Collin will be here in TWO DAYS!!!!! I'm just a little excited... ;) And his family will be here in three! Yay!! Even thesis-writing is easier when I have something to look forward to :) I'm a blessed girl!