Moving on...

Life has changed and been wild the last so many months. I find myself now, engaged to the best man I have ever met and moving with him to a strange town in a new state. My mind still doesn't truly comprehend it all the time. Just imagine, a year ago I was in a totally different place and would have laughed if you told me this was coming!

We are moving to Portland, OR because Dave will be getting his Phd in Microbiology at Oregon Health and Science University. I plan on finishing my undergrad at Oregon State just as soon as I can! Starting on Monday we are loading a truck up with our posessions and driving with his parents. It's going to be grand! Then, after a few days of un-packing and seeing my new home (ah!) I will fly back to Colorado to work a little bit and then get ready for our wedding on Sept. 5th. There's a lot to do and a lot of people to see and spend time with so it's going to fly by fast I think!

My sisters have been gone the majority of my relationship with Dave and I think that is one of the harder things for me. I wanted to call them right away once Dave proposed and yet, I couldn't, they were in New Zealand! Had to settle for emailing instead. I am looking forward to them coming back to the states about two weeks before the wedding! Which I am sure will just add to the insanity (have you ever seen my sisters and I together, it's crazy enough) of weddings and extra people and things to do! So exciting though.

I have finished my last shift at the bookstore I have worked at now for two years. It's been such a great job and a blessing to my bookshelves... I packed away all of my books last week and realized how many there now are because of this job! Sad to leave.

With all the craziness of life and the scheduling insanity that my life has become I have hardly seen any of my Fort friends and now am leaving them! I count my blessings in each of them though and the important roles they have played in my life and time here. I am really trying to get together a little hang out/party thing so we can say goodbye. :(

Someday soon I will start up my reviews again of great books I have been reading. There are so many it's hard to keep up!

Kara