Chloe’s wedding was last Saturday and I was one of her bridesmaids. It’s so weird to think about it. We’ve been friends since we were born, and now we’re finally growing up. She was so beautiful and the ceremony made me cry. I think TJ and Chloe will be very happy together, but I hope that it doesn’t mean we can’t still go out on the town. The bachelorette party was a riot and it was really great to see old friends. Next year it will be Grant and Jess and then who knows! Everyone’s starting to pair up, even though I keep reading that more and more women are waiting until their 30′s to get married. I’m certainly in no rush, since I’d like to start living in the same country for a while before I think about life-time commitments. That said, for the first time ever I’ve started thinking about my wedding. I was never one of those girls that fantasized about dressing up like a princess and getting hitched -but I always dreamed of love. 
Speaking of which, my love is officially coming to visit for Christmas. He’ll be here for seven weeks and experience his first Colorado winter. I’m so excited that he could come up. Otherwise, it would’ve been a year apart before I could get enough time to go down there. I’m hoping to land an internship in Fortaleza to keep me busy next summer. It’s probably wishful thinking, but I plan on testing the waters soon to see what’s out there.
For now, I’m trudging through graduate school and loving everything except the stress. My friend here haven’t seem much of me these past few months since I’m locked to my books at all hours of the day. I should probably loosen up, but I get stressed out when there’s too much on my plate. It’s what I signed on for, though.
