New Apartment

Here is a picture of Alex's new apartment! We finalized the paperwork on Monday, and his move-in date is December 15th! We are excited that he got this apartment because 1) it is only 2 miles down the road from my house 2) they are pet friendly with no extra fees! 3) it is gorgeous and in a great location and 4) he got it at a discount rate! We are so thankful that the Lord made this such an easy process. My friend Jessi & her fiancé seem to be having much more trouble (according to her blog). Jessi, I hope things get better for you! I'm sorry that they are being so difficult! :( Anyways, here is the picture! I'll have to post some pictures after he gets all moved in!

- b -

"There is a tide in the affairs of men."

The only reason that I know this quote is because of One Tree Hill. It is from Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar and although I remember reading it in 7th grade, I never really remembered this quote. I hear it all the time when I am watching "my show," so today I decided to look it up so that I could understand what it really meant. Here is what I found in my search:

Brutus:

There is a tide in the affairs of men.

Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;

Omitted, all the voyage of their life

Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

On such a full sea are we now afloat,

And we must take the current when it serves,

Or lose our ventures.

Julius Caesar Act 4, scene 3, 218–224

Brutus and Cassius are discussing the final phase of their civil war with the forces of Octavian and Marcus Antonius. Cassius has been urging that they group their forces at Sardis and take advantage of the secure location to catch their breath. Brutus, however, advocates heading off the enemy at Philippi before Octavian can recruit more men. Brutus's main point is that, since "the enemy increaseth every day" and "We, at the height, are ready to decline" (lines 216–217), he and Cassius must act now while the ratio of forces is most advantageous. "There's a tide in the affairs of men," he insists; that is, power is a force that ebbs and flows in time, and one must "go with the flow." Waiting around only allows your power to pass its crest and begin to ebb; if the opportunity is "omitted" (missed), you'll find yourself stranded in miserable shallows.

Just wanted to share a little knowledge! :)
- b -

Dream Come True

So this weekend I got engaged to my best friend! Alex proposed on 

November 14th & we will be married before next 

school year, the Lord willing! We couldn't be happier! 

Here are some pictures that we took this 

weekend! Thank you to everyone who has called, texted and 

sent us the sweetest messages! We love you all!

- b & a-

Grateful

This whole weekend I have been moping around and pouting. Thursday was my birthday, and I was going to wait until the weekend to celebrate with my friends and family, but around 3:00 on Friday afternoon, Alex called to tell me that he was at the doctor's office getting tested for the flu. And guess what? The test came back positive. I was really upset at first, but it ended up just turning into sheer disappointment. I had SO been looking forward to seeing him and spending my birthday weekend with him. That didn't happen so I just moped around all weekend. It wasn't very fun, but I did get a lot done. I decided that I wasn't going to celebrate anything about my birthday until he got here, sooooo the presents are all still wrapped, the cake has yet to be made and my dinner(s) with family and friends have yet to be. I just wanted to wait until he was here to celebrate with me, and that's what I'm sticking to! It's so hard because I love presents, but it will be well worth the wait. :) He is still not feeling very well and is staying with the dogs at his apartment in Jackson until he feels better to get back to school and life. I feel so bad for him, and I ask for you to keep him in your prayers! Swine flu is no fun from what I've heard. :( There is some good news though! UofL received all his credentials to enter the Sports Administration program in January, and he has an interview on Friday morning!! Hopefully he will be feeling better, but I am so excited!! He received the notification today, and that has made it a great day. Please pray for him to feel better and for him to do good on his interview Friday! Hope all is well! 


- b -

Welcome To The 20's!

Today is my 20th Birthday!! :)

It started this morning when the sunlight through

my window woke me up. I checked my phone to see

what time it was but it had died. I opened my laptop

to find that it was 10:30! My first class ended at 10:45 and

my next started at 11:00 so I had missed all my classes! :(

Naturally, I decided to sleep in. I woke up around 12something,

took a shower (& used my mom's special shampoo), and 

then went to lunch with my mom at Lynn's Paradise Cafe 

because I had never been there before! It was 

amazing, and I'm glad that I have officially experienced

it. It's a Louisville original. :) Then I went and 

got a flu shot and came back home! We are going to 

celebrate my birthday tomorrow actually because 

I have a TON of homework to do tonight. Sigh. So I am about to go 

hit the books. But I am glad to be 20! 

Thank you to everyone who called, texted, or

facebooked me today! Love you all!

- b