From the desk of the future Mrs. Johnson...

We're engaged! Ross proposed on Monday night and it couldn't have been more perfect.

We were staying in Glenwood for the night as he had a job about 2 hours away (5 hours from home), so we stayed at the Hotel Denver for the night. Well, he didn't get back to the hotel until about 1130 pm so I was hanging out with Shanti on the shore of the Colorado drinking beer and just enjoying the mini-break.

As the night wore on, I considered walking over to the Hotel Colorado to kill some time. The Hotel Colorado is this BEAUTIFUL hotel in the middle of Glenwood Springs. It's big and luxurious and victorian and it's where I had all of my proms and homecomings and my mom used to take me there when I was little for shirley temples.

It's also where I always dreamed of getting married and Ross knows that this little detail is just part of the package.

So anyway, I thought about walking over there because it was a beautiful night and the courtyard is just gorgeous, but decided to just wait for Ross. I'm glad I waited.

Ross got back and "agreed" to walk over there with me, even though it was so late.

So we walk over the bridge and up the steps to the courtyard and I see this little table set up that's covered with white votives and 2 vases of white roses. Like an idiot, I say, "Look! It looks left over from a wedding!" to which Ross just said, "no" and led me over to the table where he proposed!!! i can't believe he actually pulled it off! It was just after midnight and we were the only ones around (except for the event coordinator who helped him plan it).

I couldn't dream it up if I tried.

Back in the saddle again

I am no longer a Grammy intern and I'm blue.

I arrived home last Sunday, a week ahead of schedule. I had completed my hours and my projects were wrapped up and even though I had a phenomenal time in Nashville, I could no longer financially justify staying there.

So, the summer in a nutshell:
- both inernships were a stunning success. Arrived home with fabulous recommendations and job offers upon graduation.
-completed some interesting projects, stuff I never ever imagined doing.
-didn't meet a lot of famous people, but met a lot of very powerful people.
-made some incredible friends. The girls of Nashville are simply the best.
-my roommates: an overall nice lesbian couple who failed to tell just how environmentally strict they were, leaving me to develop a very close relationship with every fruitfly in Tennessee. Is that BO I smell? But yes, a lovely couple who live completely on the fringe and who taught me a thing or two about saving the planet.
- I ran. A LOT. Between the running and the wonderful food my roomates lavished on me, I arrived home with a body that's the strongest it has been in my entire life. Gained 4 pounds, but went down a size.
-You should see my tan. It's a sight.

So now I'm in this limbo time where I'm not in school just yet and my internship is over and I'm just incredibly bored. I can't run because A) after living in a quiet, quaint, hilly neighborhood, coming home to a depressingly urban setting makes running damn near terrifying B) I got too comfy running at sea level and C) It's damn hot. Damn hot. Also, I got pretty used to having a core group of girlfriends available at every turn and being back with Ross is wonderful, but we all need our girls, you know?

Speaking of which, Ross and I are better than ever. 10 weeks away from home having the time of my life could have destroyed our relationship, but he was on my mind constantly. It was hard not to have him around and I wasn't sure I could do it, but I'm glad I did. I think Ross is too, if only because he thinks I will make a ton of money someday ;)

I didn't blog at all over the summer because I had to keep a daily blog for my internship and it would've been a lot to juggle.

Things are getting back to normal, though. I'm walking a lot and have dropped a few pounds even since I've been home (save for this past weekend) and am cutting my carbs a bit to try something new.