Summer is almost over, and it's been one of the happiest summers of my life! My new boyfriend has made sure of that. Well, he's not exactly a new boyfriend; we've been together for about five months, but with how infrequently I write on my blog (and the fact that the last post I made was about my ex), he's new to anyone who reads this (HAH, as if anyone actually reads this blog).
Honestly, I didn't think I'd find him so quickly, and I wasn't trying to start a relationship, but I guess I can't really help the fact that he turned my life around and made me a much happier and positive person. I can be my goofy self around him and he makes me feel special, cute, and all the other silly things that people say love is but that I've never really experienced before.
Against my inner voice telling me it was a bad idea, I moved in with him and his two roommates over the summer and started paying part of the rent/utilities. Surprisingly, it has turned out better than I ever imagined. His roommates and I are pretty good friends now (we all went to Renaissance Faire together last weekend and it was awesome). It's been wonderful cuddling to sleep every night and waking up next to him every morning. I'll miss living with him when summer is over.
Anyway, enough mushy gushy stuff. My boyfriend is amazing and I adore him... now on to the rest of the update:
I got to meet my new sister in law earlier this summer. My oldest brother got remarried at the beginning of this year (right around when I got dumped by my ex). They live up on Lake Ontario in New York. I spent a week living with them. It was really relaxing... and they have a hot tub! My new sister in law is really nice and I think she and my brother are a great match.
I've been working for the city government for the last couple months as a finance/accounting intern. It's been a great opportunity and it'll look pretty sweet on my resume. I also got invited to a special young professionals career dinner/meeting with the City Manager, so I'm super excited!
I'm kind of bummed that there are only a couple more weeks of August left... I'm nervous about going back to school in the fall, but I have a lot to look forward to. My new roommate is a good friend and fellow accounting major. She is such a sweetie and I think we'll have a fun year. I'm also the new president-elect of our Accounting Club and there are all kind of events planned this semester! Hopefully I won't get crazy stressed out like I have been about school in the past, but I've felt so much better about life over the last few months that I think I might finally be getting a grip on things (see my previous post about Lonely Latenights). :)
My 16-year old sister just had a baby a couple weeks ago!! I was so worried about my little sister, but my new niece is adorable and so far my sister seems to be handling everything well. My boyfriend went with me to meet my family right after my new niece was born. It was really nice. My mom, dad, one of my brothers, and my little sister all like him so far. (I met his family over Easter and a few times since then, and they seem to like me as well. We're going to see his family again this weekend since they live closer than mine and there's some sort of fair/festival going on in his home town.)
I'm so proud of my lil' sis! I don't think I could ever be that strong. If something like an unexpected pregnancy happened to me, I'm pretty sure I'd just fall apart. Speaking of my little sister, tomorrow is her 17th birthday! I remember when I was 17... Jeesh, things were way different for me than they will be for her.
My childhood friend, Colleen (whom I wrote the For a Favorite Friend post about) just got engaged a few days ago. How crazy is that? Colleen and I haven't really remained close over the last few years, but she's still a special and important person to me and I can't wait to meet her fiance and be one of her bridesmaids.
Hm... what else... I can't think of a whole lot... but I'm going to go make chocolate chip cookies! :)
