So Ian and I had talked about when we should get engaged. We figured conference weekend would be a good time. We'd have been "dating" for 6 months and we'd only have a 4 month engagement.
Little did I know that He would cave to the social pressure of the never ending question, "When are you getting engaged?" So on my birthday a little more than a month before we planned it, he proposed. What was I supposed to say? Sorry, you'll have to try back at a later date?
Every once in a while I'll turn to him and say, you know this extended period of waiting is all you fault! (with a big grin on my face - teasingly) Though I must admit, it's a lot harder when you actually have that ring. You have to seriously start planning things and keep your head away from the idea of being married already. School has been doing an excellent job of keeping us busy. And this summer we'll both be getting a night job as well to help pay for everything. But I find it actually easier to not spend time with him. It's too tempting.
In our Preparing for an Eternal Marriage class, which by the way I really recommend to people, our teacher presented an idea we're going to try. (Well, we're planning on doing.) No kissing a whole month before the wedding. Thus less temptation! Hopefully we can do it. Laugh all you want, but we'll do it!
Well, I have two tests tomorrow and I need to study. Have fun!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Last Month of School
I have a large calendar on my wall. Each day is marked with the homework and stuff I need to do. I keep looking at it thinking, three more weeks of classes and one week for finals and I'm done! Well, until next fall anyways.
I'm working on a second bachelors. I'm crazy I know. But, during a mission, I realized that my first degree in Elementary Ed. wasn't for me. I realized I was doing it to make my mom happy. And it wouldn't make me happy to do that. So I went back to school. At first I planned on working on a masters in library science. However, I realized that once again I would be limited to only one option as a career with all that time gone. (And that i was paying an arm and a leg more than necessary.) So I switched to a 2nd bachelors in Family Finance. There's a list of jobs I can do with that! If you really must know you can read through the small print!
Family Finance Emphasis. Majors choosing this emphasis will be prepared for careers in financial counseling, advising, and education. Coursework focuses
on the financial decisions that individuals and families face relating to insurance, investing, credit, budgeting, and home ownership. Students will complete an
off-campus practicum and a Financial Counseling practicum at the Family Life Center on campus. At the Family Life Center, students will encounter various
types of financial experiences, including new home buyer counseling sessions and workshops, as well as financial problems related to credit and budgeting. The
Family Life Center’s housing and financial counseling services are approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provide
counseling and education to the community. Employment opportunities include consumer credit counseling services, credit unions, the armed forces, corporate
employee assistance programs, employee benefits counseling firms, college financial aid offices, bank loan offices, hospitals, corporate credit offices, bankruptcy
courts, community housing programs, Federal Home Administration, Housing and Urban Development, personal banker, mortgage loan officer, credit
counselor, financial counselor or educator, consumer relations coordinator, military financial educator, debt collections coordinator, credit investigator, fraud
detective, insurance broker, stockbroker, and financial planner.
Students in the Family, Consumer, and Human Development major receive the necessary preparation for graduate study in a family, consumer, and human
development-related field.
And so, I've been toiling away for a whole semester starting this new bachelors. I'm not regretting it. Even if I don't end up getting the second degree before having a family, I'll still be able to apply the things I've been learning to my family.
Ian is still trying to figure out what he'd like to do. He's working on his generals and getting used to school life again after a mission. I still don't think he'll be fully prepared to be married, work, and go to school. We'll have to work on balancing all of it. I've talked him into taking a class called Balancing Work and Family, next fall. Hopefully it will help. :)
I'm working on a second bachelors. I'm crazy I know. But, during a mission, I realized that my first degree in Elementary Ed. wasn't for me. I realized I was doing it to make my mom happy. And it wouldn't make me happy to do that. So I went back to school. At first I planned on working on a masters in library science. However, I realized that once again I would be limited to only one option as a career with all that time gone. (And that i was paying an arm and a leg more than necessary.) So I switched to a 2nd bachelors in Family Finance. There's a list of jobs I can do with that! If you really must know you can read through the small print!
Family Finance Emphasis. Majors choosing this emphasis will be prepared for careers in financial counseling, advising, and education. Coursework focuses
on the financial decisions that individuals and families face relating to insurance, investing, credit, budgeting, and home ownership. Students will complete an
off-campus practicum and a Financial Counseling practicum at the Family Life Center on campus. At the Family Life Center, students will encounter various
types of financial experiences, including new home buyer counseling sessions and workshops, as well as financial problems related to credit and budgeting. The
Family Life Center’s housing and financial counseling services are approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provide
counseling and education to the community. Employment opportunities include consumer credit counseling services, credit unions, the armed forces, corporate
employee assistance programs, employee benefits counseling firms, college financial aid offices, bank loan offices, hospitals, corporate credit offices, bankruptcy
courts, community housing programs, Federal Home Administration, Housing and Urban Development, personal banker, mortgage loan officer, credit
counselor, financial counselor or educator, consumer relations coordinator, military financial educator, debt collections coordinator, credit investigator, fraud
detective, insurance broker, stockbroker, and financial planner.
Students in the Family, Consumer, and Human Development major receive the necessary preparation for graduate study in a family, consumer, and human
development-related field.
And so, I've been toiling away for a whole semester starting this new bachelors. I'm not regretting it. Even if I don't end up getting the second degree before having a family, I'll still be able to apply the things I've been learning to my family.
Ian is still trying to figure out what he'd like to do. He's working on his generals and getting used to school life again after a mission. I still don't think he'll be fully prepared to be married, work, and go to school. We'll have to work on balancing all of it. I've talked him into taking a class called Balancing Work and Family, next fall. Hopefully it will help. :)
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