Going to the chapel...

And I'm gonna get married! Austin and I are engaged. Sunday, we spent our afternoon at a plantation near Charleston, SC. We took a nature tram tour around the grounds and saw all kinds of wildlife: alligators, turtles, peacocks... fun, fun. We had a picnic by the river, and then we took a walk around the gardens. On a footbridge overlooking the Ashley river and the gardens, Austin proposed. I have a ring on my finger, a wonderful fiance whom I love, and lots of planning to get started! Pictures to follow.

The Circus is going through town...

On the way home from work this week, Dad and I saw Barnum and Bailey's circus train headed into Downtown! I have never seen a train just for the circus!

A Lawyer's Daughter I am.

Well working here at dad's office has been fun. Thankfully the work isn't difficult, as I pine the hours away filing, printing, faxing, photo-stating (what Angela calls copying), replacing the torn file-folders of gigantic 20 year old files, reorganizing, archiving, making phone calls, sounding official and grown-up to answering machines... It's been a blast, wink wink. But seriously I've been busy, not bored, and I've learned a new trade, so I think I can put on my resume someday in previous employment: "file clerk." It has a nice ring. Doesn't it?

In the next few days, I will be traveling to the warmth of South Carolina... Oooh yum... to participate in the festivities for Austin's sister and family as they celebrate her graduation from medical school.

My sister ran (a while ago) a great race on May 5th. She didn't even seem tired that afternoon. She is inspiring me to become a longer-distance runner. I can make it 2 miles, but maybe someday I can run a 5K or even a 10K with her. I haven't started my training though... Anyway, It is finally starting to feel like summer, and I am relaxing. Thank you Lord!

Celebrations and Semantics

Tomorrow is my sister's birthday! She will also be running a mini-marathon on Saturday (that's a whoppin' 13 miles, if you didn't know.) I am proud of her.

So tonight we had a celebration for her birthday at my house. She cashed in with some new inline skates, some protective gear, a coffee carafe, and a new dress. The night's events led to a riveting conversation that we had as a family about what it means to be tolerant. To throw it out there, I am interested to hear what others think of the word.

File Room Glory

Today was my official first day on the job at Dad's office. I was lucky enough to be assigned the job of shifting the files. So I spent my whole day in the file room, mostly. Surpsingly, I have never had such a fast eight-hour work day. I think it's because my hands were busy all day long, transfering files from one shelf to the other. I ended the day with one paper cut and about four scratches: the battle wounds of a temporary file clerk.