Well, I think it'll be time to retire my xanga. Xanga and I have changed so much. It has all these new features and such, and I'm so used to the old xanga of a year ago.

Like I said, I've changed so much. I guess the most recent change is that I'm engaged (and i'm so excited!) I don't feel like I need a xanga anymore. I guess it's like a quote from the author of Anne of Green Gables... "only lonely people feel the need to write in diaries or journals." (paraphrased) Of course that is a very broad genralization.

And now I'm in graduate school also. If you ever thought that undergraduate work was hard... well... try taking a grad class where I double the time that I spend in class merely doing the homework for the class outside of class. So, 9 hours of class a week = 18 hours of homework. 2 private lessons (lute and viola da gamba) = 4-6 hrs of practicing a week. A TA job (10-20 hrs a week). Don't forget 15 hrs. a week working in the Deli of Super Target. Oh, and planning a wedding (which is going to be in June). I'm really excited to be engaged. Chris is a wonderful man, an amazing boyfriend/fiancee, and above all has become my best friend. It'll be so amazing to just hang out with him for the rest of my life. I can't wait...

So, such are the doings of my life. I have my TA class in 10 mins. See ya around, xanga, though I'm afriad it might be a while before I can ever get back to you... maybe after I'm married I'll update my life...

-Emily