June 13 2011 (been almost 8 months since my last blog)
I can't believe I am where I am right now, I am one report away from finishing up the third and last term of this Masters program!!! After this hand in, all I have left is my dissertation :) So I will try and sum up the last few months. October and November went by fairly quickly, assignments were tough and I made it thru them all without any trouble. A highlight for me during those months was meeting Tom for the first time. We had been talking since before I left the States at the end of summer, but didn't actually meet until the second weekend in November. It was "love at first sight" - and lets just say that since then, its been absolutely amazing. I also hosted a international Thanksgiving here at my flat. About 30 of my close friends were able to attend and it was a Thanksgiving I will never forget. The food was all amazing and just sharing this American holiday with all my friends was really a great thing. Also, Tom and his friend James decided to come all the way to Poole to celebrate in the holiday as well. It was a special holiday for me, and sharing it with Tom and all my friends made it so so special to me. I decided that for the December holiday break (1 month) I would go and stay with Tom up in Bristol! It was a wonderful month and our first Christmas and New Years together. And also a bit hard for me, as I was away from my family for the first time - over these big holidays and I missed them so much. It was very hard to leave Bristol and come back to the grind of Uni, but in January I returned home, even more in love and ready to start term 2.
Term 2 started mid January and ran through April 2. The first few months of the term were a bit easier than term 1, and I had some down time during the week to hang out with friends and explore the area a bit more. I was able to go on several day trips with the BU Photography Club as well as started up a society of my own with my friend Lauren. It was called "AMICI" Amori Mio! Italiano Culturia Internationalze. An Italian society that we formed to be social on campus and had some dinners and movie nights with our members. During that term I also started seeing Tom alot more, he would come here for a week and I would go up to Bristol when I could. It was truly magical when I was with him and my personal life was just flourishing and it was a great time. April break (1 month) was upon me before I knew it and since I could not afford to fly home for a visit, I went up to Bristol for my time off. It was an amazing month! We took walks daily, went to the movies, went to the zoo, the aquarium, and just enjoyed Bristol and each other.
Term 3 Started in early May and as I sit here, mid June - I dont even know where the time has gone. We had professional practice all of May and its concluded next week with our final report. May was a ton of lab time and lots of research to do for the case I was working on. But amongst all the chaos, something wonderful happened. On May 21st - Tom asked me to MARRY HIM !!!! So of course I said YES :) I have been in love with him, from the moment I met him and I am so excited that we are engaged and looking forward to our future together. It now being June 13th, in five short days my sister (Cat) will be visiting me here in England for 10 days. So I have an exciting little holiday with her coming up.
My current plans are to have an amazing holiday with Cat....then I will spend a week with Tom before coming back to Poole --- And then after that I will be packing up a good chunk of my stuff to take with me up to Bristol and be staying up there for most of the summer. I want to find a part time job and still be with Tom and in our wonderfully cozy flat. I will be balancing a job with writing my dissertation. It is going to be a lot of work and I am so ready to complete my Masters Program here!
I could never have imagined how this year would have turned out. I am so happy in my own life, and my academic life is coming to a close -- and its just so unbelievable how so much can change in just a few short months. I am so thankful for making the decision to come here to England and all my family and friends that stood by me on the crazy, bumpy road that it took to get me here. I could not have imagined a year ago, that I would be nearly done with my Masters and engaged to the love of my life. My life has changed so much, for the better - and the one word that sums up how I feel is "Thankful" :)
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