First off, I’m doing very well in school.  My grades are excellent and I’m very proud of myself.  I’ve been doing homework everyday, making sure I keep up with all the large amounts of work.  On my tests, I’ve been getting a lot of good feedback from them.  I do have great study habits.

I move out in two months.  Chet and I are planning to get a house soon.  I need to start getting boxes so I can start packing a little bit.  I don’t have a lot of stuff but then again, you never know till you start packing.  We are planning to move out to “New Tampa.” Its a very nice area which is being built up nicely too.  So there is a lot of room for development.

Then Chet and I are getting married too.  Its very exciting, first getting a house (practicing on how to be a wife) lol, getting married and then going to Japan for our honeymoon!!  I don’t think that all these great things have sunk in yet.  Life is good and I could go on why, but its mainly because of the most wonderful guy in my life who I appreciate more than anything!!  <3

Even though some people might think that my life is moving a little fast, I would disagree, because I’m happy and I wouldn’t stop anything right now because of that fact.  I’m growing up.  I’m 22 years old and I’m glad that I have established a lot of respect for myself.  I know what I want in life.  People can think whatever they want, but nothing will ever take my happiness away from me.

Anyways, this Sunday marks one year for Chet and I being engaged~! Thats really exciting, and we are possibly planning to go to Kobe for dinner !

All in all, its been a good year so far. Lots of things have changed for the better, and a few things still need improvement, but overall, I cant complain. I hope things keep progressively getting better because I’m getting used to it being that way.

Every time I go up the the school, I always think about that crazy fun class I had with Chet and Chelle back in ‘07.  Those days were a lot of fun.  I pass by that class almost every day.  Brings back good memories.

I’m looking forward to soo much this year.  First, this sunday marks one year for Chet and I being engaged! I’m kinddaa looking forward to that.  Also, we move out in less than two months, yay! Chet and I are also getting married on the 24th of October this year.  So yeah, this year is awesome.. and its moving along really well. I’m enjoying class, even though the professors love to cram you with work, Im just glad to be in school and be busy.  Lots of great things to come, hehe.

I like my classes, they seem pretty easy and simple.  I’m looking forward to the math class. I like math and I know I have a great professor, and its a long class, so I will be able to stay focused and alert.  Its gonna be good.  Then next semester (summer), I will be attending HCC.  I’m really looking forward to that because I will be getting into my graphics classes. I haven’t had a graphics class since VCC (2006-2007) and they were a lot of fun!

I look back on my talent and I think I do very well with being self taught in photoshop/illustrator.  I feel like I really don’t need to take college level graphics classes, but then again, it will be helpful at enhancing my skills.  There is soo much content online that teaches you techniques and etc that you can learn anything and become skilled quickly.

I finally, finally finished my online portfolio. http://www.melyzdesign.com Its very simple, but I like it.  It took me a few days to complete. I was reading an online article about how to design a great portfolio.  If its simple and clean, then thats the way to go.  So simple and clean it goes.

I submitted my application for logo tournament tonight.  I hope I get in.  They wanted you to have some logo examples and an online portfolio.  I don’t really have any logo designs besides one of my own (for my websites).  So my chances might be very slim in getting in. I will stay positive and hope for the best.  If I do get in, then awesome, I can make logos and earn anywhere between 100-1000 dollars per logo in doing so.  I can work hard at making logos, running GeekFleece and going to school. That would be the life to live.

I got back into blogging again.  Maybe its because I am a very thoughtful person.  I like writing/typing my thoughts out and it helps me clear my cluttered mind.  I also write in a more personal journal on my imac that I like keeping to myself. I like connecting with myself and my thoughts.

This week is going to be busy and I’m really looking forward to being busy.

Here is my desktop .  My favorite apps are:

Adium – iCal – Coversutra – Twitterrific – Notify – MagicPrefs

I did get the Adobe CS4 Design Suite for Christmas too.  I got the student edition, so I am still waiting for the serial to show up in my inbox from Adobe.  Its gonna take a few days. I can’t wait to use it though.  I haven’t even used CS4 yet! So I am excited. I love this machine!  When I first started it up, it did freeze a lot because it needed the new software/firmware update.  Once I ran those updates, I haven’t had anymore problems.  It works like a charm. I would prefer this over a mac laptop any day. (Trust me, Iv’e owned a Macbook Pro for 4 years.) I was ready to move to a desktop. I’m sure glad I did. <3

I love it! I couldn’t be any happier!  Every time I look down at my left hand, I think, “wow I’m his forever.” Its a great feeling and every time I see Chet, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside because its him who I am spending the rest of my life with.  Its amazing.

Well, I guess I will spill all the juicy details about the engagement/proposal.

Friday night, Chet spent the evening with me and then Saturday morning, we woke up around 8:00 a.m. and left about 9:00. He first went over to his house so he could grab a couple of spare tires just incase one pops. Hes been having bad luck with his racing tires lately, so we didn’t want to take another chance. His parents were supposed to go, but he said his mom was sick and his dad went to go grab medicine for her.  I was bummed out because his mom really wanted to go and she is a plant lover, and I knew she would love it! Once we left his house, we began our loong road trip to Delray Beach, FL, which is about a few hours north of Miami. On our way there, we listened to some dance music, talked about projects and etc. We stopped and got lunch at Wendy’s in West Palm Beach. The food was excellent and we were in a VERY upscale area, so everything looked amazing. We were about 30 minutes away from The Morikami.

Once we arrived at The Morikami, we went in, payed for our admission and then began our walk around the Gardens.  This place is BIG. You can spend a good 45 minutes to an hour till you finish your first time walking around the gardens. We walked around a couple of times before he proposed. Our favorite spot in the gardens is this little shaded area that is made by curved plants supported by bamboo.  Its beautiful and its very nice. It was nice to walk around the gardens, holding hands and smiling at each other every 10 minutes or so.  I had no clue what was going on or what was bound to happen.

Where he proposed.

Once we walked under that shaded area on our 3rd time around. He stopped and pulled me close to him.  He was smiling and he spoke to me and said, “Melly.. I really can’t wait to start our lives together.”  In shock and in awe, I hugged him tightly and said, “Wow, me too! I am very excited about starting our lives together.” After I hugged him, he pulled me back. He began to spoke again and said, “I really want to begin our lives together as one. I love you a lot, and I am very happy with you.” His eyes looked watery red and it all happened to quick and so fast, I wish I remembered more of the wonderful things he had said to me. He then said, “Melly.. I have one question to ask you…” my eyes grew big and I placed my hands over my mouth.  He pulled out a black box, got on one knee and said.. “Melly, Will You Marry Me?” In so much shock and awe, I felt nauseous instantly because I couldn’t control my wonderful feelings at the moment. My heart was pounding so hard, and so fast, I felt like I was going to pass out. I glanced at the beautiful ring, which said “Kay Jewelers” on the white part behind the ring. I instantly said “Yes”, we were both shaking and crying all at once. He placed the ring on my finger and we embraced each other for a few minutes, speaking softly saying “I love you, Im soo happy, yes I can’t wait to spend forever with you.”

I will never forget this moment for the rest of my life. It was a dream come true, the most beautiful event/moment and proposal in my whole entire life. I stood there, experiencing feelings I have never felt before. I was in heaven for those slight few minutes and it was mind blowing. Words will never ever be able to describe that moment, it was too breathtaking. It was everything I had ever imagined and more.

Once the proposal was over, we sat down at a near by bench to let it all sink in. I asked him, “How.. how did you do it all?” At the time, I was still not able to make out words haha. He then said, “Well first off, everyone knew. My mom was never sick and my dad is still on his business trip.” I laughed, feeling so lost and confused. He said “You should never propose in front of your family/friends.” and I agreed. He then went into detail about picking up the ring and when he bought it. We had tried the rings on back in february 28th 2009. That same day, he asked for my parents approval… and then that same night I was thrown into the hospital because of a Kidney Stone. He was there by my whole side and he never left me. I was in sooo much pain and in agony haha. He though it was funny how he asked for my parents approval and they said “Promise us to take care of our daughter.” and that same night, he was beside me in the hospital, caring for me. Isn’t it funny how God throws random “tests” at you like that? Haha its a miracle, a sign from god that we are truly meant to be!

Chet told me that on the day before we were engaged, on that Friday. Chet, Chase, Chelle and I were playing around with each other, bantering I guess and Chet was gonna say “Melanie Weaver!” and he stopped himself before saying it. He said it was very weird how it came to his mind without him thinking about it, like it came naturally and he told me, “I knew that we are really meant to be because your name just instantly came into my mind like that. Melanie Weaver.” I thought that was really funny, cute and just awesome all at once!

Before we left The Morkami, he texted friends and family about the good news. I couldn’t get in touch with my parents because they were in Las Vegas at the time. That evening,  we had dinner at Kobe Japanese Steakhouse in Orlando to make the event even more memorable. This marked the end of a new beginning. <3

I love being engaged to Chet Emerson Weaver <3. Our engagement should be in the paper either by the end of this month or the beginning of next month

Here are some pics of the day we were engaged:

Texting friends/family after the proposal

My beautiful 2 1/2 carat ring from Kay Jewelers