2 Years!!

It's hard to believe yesterday was our 2 year anniversary. So much has happened in those 2 years and yet it seems like just yesterday we were flirting in Brumfield's Christian Home class.

To celebrate the occasion (which lands right in the middle of finals week!) we went to the Old State House in Little Rock. I love that he shares my love of history and cool old buildings! The Old State House was really interesting. Perhaps one of my favorite pics of the whole time we were there however is this one:

There was a room with a trunk full of dress-up clothes and you could take pics on the train platform. The fun part is that Matt initiated the silly dress-up game... so much fun!
After the State House, we walked along the river (above) and even stopped at a playground for some adventurous fun (below and below).

Then he took me to Sonny Williams' Steak Room - a fancy restaurant in downtown LR (above). The food was great and the atmosphere was elegant... romantic even. While we were eating however, it began to pour outside. We were parked several blocks away & Matt offered to go get the truck since I was in a dress but I figured if he had to get drenched, I might as well join him. And so we ran through the rain... water dripping down our faces and making our clothes stick to us... and laughing... oh, how I laughed... I laughed like a school girl on a swing. I have never enjoyed running through the rain as much as I did last night... Holding your hand and trying not to fall on the slippery bricks... I couldn't have been happier. I'll run through the rain with you anytime, Matt...We thought about going bowling but then decided to just drive around instead. We listened to music and tried to dry off. We spent the rest of the night just enjoying our time together, listening to the rain and talking.

It's been an amazing 2 years, Matt... I've lived and loved and learned so much with you in my life. Everyday I'm so glad that I'm with you and I hope I don't ever have to leave your side... Here's to many more happy years!

Goodbye, Farewell and Amen

If you've known me at all in the last 2.5 years you probably know that I am a huge fan of the TV show M*A*S*H and watch it a lot in my spare time. Even though it was off the air before I was even born, I watched re-runs with my Dad when I was a kid and got the 1st season on DVD Christmas of sophomore year. Since then, thru Christmases, birthdays, sales at Hastings, etc, I have acquired all 11 seasons. Nikki and I started watching them 2nd semester sophomore year and made it our goal to finish all 11 seasons before we graduated. Well we did just that today. We watched the final episode this afternoon. It was entitled "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" and the title pretty much describes the contents of the 2 hr series finale. The war is over and everyone has to say their goodbyes. It was particularly dramatic being the finale and I must admit that we watched it in 2 sittings because we were getting too sad yesterday. And yes, when we were watching it this afternoon... I cried. It may sound strange but after 11 seasons, you kinda get attached to the characters and it was if I had to say goodbye to them too. But it wasn't just the drama of the show or the fact that our 11 season rally was finally all coming to an end. It just hit a little too close to home. I have some goodbyes of my own to say in a few days and I think this episode really made that clear. Some goodbyes will only be temporary... a few people will be back next year for one last semester or to get their masters too. But some goodbyes will be for a long, long time if not forever. And just like I can pull out those DVDs and watch any of the seasons again, I can look through pictures and remember the good times. I can even keep in touch with some of them via facebook and email and whatever new forms of social networking emerge in the next few years. But it won't be the same. Just as it won't be the same as when I watched the seasons for the first time, it won't be the same as when I could walk down the hall and see them or meet up at Midnight Oil for coffee and a long chat. All good things must come to an end... but that doesn't make saying goodbye any easier. And with that, I suppose I should go before this posts gets any more melancholy...