Why I Am Marrying Nathan Morris

Today is the first day in a long time where I have had an entire day with no scheduled obligations. Don't get me wrong, that doesn't mean that I had nothing to do, it just means that there have been no specific times to be somewhere or do something. I should have worked on my Brahms paper. I should be working on my Brahms paper right now. But instead, I want to take a second to tell all of my blog friends a few reasons (that you might not already know) why I am super excited to get to be with Nathan Matthew Morris for the rest of forever.

1. He can reach things on shelves that I'll never be able to reach. And he can clearly see what is on top of the refrigerator. Every short girl can understand how useful this could be to have around all the time.

2. If I make dinner, he does the dishes. Without even being asked.

3. He has an amazing sense of direction. When left on my own, I have the potential to get all sorts of crazy lost- even if I have mapquest directions. He scans over the directions one time, and gets us places without a problem. Every time.

4. He loves my guinea pig. And sometimes refills her water if I forget.

5. He isn't a picky eater. I think it takes a brave man to marry a vegetarian who cooks meals that contain things like textured vegetable protein, couscous, and hummus. Not only does he eat what I eat, but he likes it! He's never complained to me about lack of carnage.

6. We have the same favorite color. I love that we both love orange!

7. He's usually pretty amazing at helping me chillax when I get all worked up over something. And believe me, I get worked up! However, he doesn't let me get away with being a brat, even when I feel justified in my brattiness.

8. He planned a secret honeymoon for me. He is awesome at surprises, and he knows that I love them.

9. I really love it that he likes sports. I love curling up on Sunday afternoons to watch a Colts game with him. Or when he talks about Jazz stats, or texts my dad after a stellar U of U football play.

10. The two of us together will never have a lack of good tunes. He shares my love for good music, and is always on the lookout for bands and songs and albums worth listening to.

All this and more will be mine in FOUR days. :)

Woot.

Do you like the new playlist?

The next 5 days will be devoted to:

3 book reports on pedigogical treatises

(I feel like I haven't written a book report since high school)

1 pedagogy doctoral project

1 music theory presentation on the Mozart Clarinet Concerto

1 formal analysis paper on a Brahms lied

practice Beethoven Sonata #5 for juries- find a pianist!!

... in that order

THEN the next 4 days:

Study for and rock at a pedagogy final

Finish formal analysis of Brahms

practice more for juries

wedding details

turn 25

go to the temple

... in that order

THEN 7 more days to:

play a stellar jury

turn in my Brahms Lied project

more wedding details

declutter

move 25 years worth of (de-cluttered) stuff into our tiny apartment

clean the space I'm leaving in my parent's house

BaChElOrEtTe PaRtY!

Pack for the mystery honeymoon

** New clue: 2 days cold, 5 days warm**

and THEN

Get Married

Have a Party

Go on Vacation

Celebrate first married Christmas

And married New Years

... in that order

SEE YA IN 2011!

Hot Kool Aid

Everyone that I live with has contracted death by chest cold.

Nathan's got it too.

What do the sickies want to drink?

Hot Lemonade.

So I make it for them.

And it reminds me of a seriously awesome Youtube video.

One of my favorite things to say to Nathan lately:

"I MADE THIS... FOR YOOOOU!"

They'll have their hot lemonade.

I'll keep sippin' Airbourne.

And we'll all be healthy and happy for finals and wedding.

I hope.

Watch the video. :)

Bella Umbrella

Due to the recent blizzards, I have started to get a little concerned that we might have some major snow on our wedding day.

Then I found THIS awesome website that rents out vintage umbrellas for weddings. And I may or may not have made a rental reservation. :)

Now I kind of hope that it does snow on December 18- big fluffy flakes that will land on our stylish vintage red umbrellas.

Catching Up. November Edition.

My sweet girl Gloria is now 2 years old. Happy Birthday Glo!! I'm so glad that I have her cute little personality in my life. I did a web search to find out how long guinea pigs live (5 years) and I ended up reading an extensive article about them on wikipedia. According to the article (which must be true, cause I found it online) native american witch doctors in Chile use guinea pigs in many of their healing ceremonies. Black guinea pigs, in particular, have extra potent healing powers. If you hold a black guinea pig near an infected area, or rub it on the chest of a sick person, it will be healed. After reading this, I tried to convince my mom to rub Gloria on her chest. Maybe Glo can heal cancer? But the article also stated that the only way to find out if the healing was effective is to cut open the guinea pig and examine it's internal organs. Hmmm.

Don't judge my Saturday Morning hair. Instead, notice the cuteness of Miss Gloria.

Nathan and I also went to the Kate Nash concert at In the Venue. When I bought two tickets for us, I was unaware that The Rocket Summer, Nathan's favorite band, was also playing at The Venue the same night, but on a different stage. And when we tried to buy last-minute tickets, they were all sold out. So Nathan, all decked out in his Rocket Summer shirt, was a good sport and came to Kate Nash as planned. And she was tons of fun. I'm glad we went. Do you like sassy British indie tunes? Check her out.

Did you know that Village Inn has free slice Wednesday? This means that you can go to any Village Inn on Wednesday night, and as long as you buy a drink or a meal. you get a free slice of amazing pie. We are fans. This could be potentially dangerous, because our new apartment is no less than 3 minutes from a Village Inn.

Go to www.savethewords.org and adopt a word that has been removed from the English dictionary due to lack of use. The words need our help. And the website is fun.

I had a good Sunday a while back. I was feeling less than happy, and generally grumpy at the world. I was probably a pain for Nathan to be around, and I know my family was sick of me. Then at church, testimony meeting reminded of what brings real happiness. It's about gratitude and caring about other people. I wish I was a person that this came naturally to, but I am not. I need to remember that every time I'm in a grumpy funk, I need to count my blessings, and think about others. And it works like a charm.

NEW GOALS- until the wedding

Practice cello for at least 3 hours, Mon-Sat

Do one secret sweet thing for Nathan every day

Be grateful. Write a gratitude list daily

Here's a funny story. On Thursday night, I had a wonderful bridal shower with the neighborhood women. There were all sorts of wonderful treats there, and they sent home a plate of left over goodies with me. Then yesterday morning, on the way out the door to school, I grabbed an eclair from the plate for breakfast. I also brought 4 sugar cookies for quartet rehearsal treats. At quartet rehearsal, Henrie also brought us cupcakes, and at break I ate a tiramisu cupcake, and a sugar cookie. When I got home after the orchestra concert, Nathan and Jeff came over. We went to the store to buy an ink cartridge to print address labels for wedding announcements, and while we were there, they picked up some drinks, and mint oreos, and little debbie snacks. And as we were labeling envelopes, I definitely ate many oreos, and carmel fudge cookies. And washed it all down with a Sobe. This morning I woke up feeling like junk. JUNK! Brides should not eat like that a month before their wedding. Nobody should eat like that, EVER.

Today, I have a cello lesson, then a bridal shower with my family, then we're going to go meet with our wedding videographer, and record a "love story" video, then I'm going to go play in the U of U orchestra scholarship concert number 2. Then maybe I get to hang out with Nathan after all of that.

We;re getting married in 28 days. The end of the semester is in 27 days. Right now, I am thankful for Thanksgiving coming soon. Cause I need a break!

Things I should blog about but never have time

Gloria's 2nd birthday and fun facts about Guinea Pigs

The Kate Nash (not Rocket Summer) concert

www.savethewords.org and my adopted word

A particularly good Sunday which inspired me to be a better person

NEW GOALS!

Country Dancing with Dutson and Hertig

Free Slice Wednesday at Village Inn

A delicious new Minestrone recipe

Do you want to hear more about any of those? Let me know.