Finally, I have returned home to Campbell University. After traveling from North Carolina to Kentucky to Maryland and back to North Carolina (and also three different NC cities in that time) and also losing my phone at a random gas station along the way, I have never been happier to return to school. With all the traveling, I actually had to time to miss Joshua over the break. It was oddly satisfying to know that I am still that in love with him after almost two years. I consider all of the family time that I had with my immediate family, my extended family, and my future in-law family, and I realize that it may have been one of my best holiday breaks of my life. In the end, though, I am so happy to be back in my apartment with my best friends a skip away and my fiance living three stories above me.
Tomorrow is my last class-free day, but I am extremely excited for the classes that I am registered for this semester. With courses such as Walking Fitness, Sign Language, and Intro to Persuasion, who would not be ready to start? I do have one rant to leave with this blog though...and that is the price that textbook companies charge college students. Do they realize that we are paying upwards of $35,000 a year to attend college in the first place (and we are not even one of the overcharged schools!). Not to mention, we are providing for ourselves for the first time in our lives. What type of company then charges these students $500 for five books? It is absolutely ridiculous.
Enough with the heavy though, I am happy to say that Joshua and I have set a date for out wedding. I will be marrying the love of my life on December 18, 2011. That is exactly 341 days from today (as in this Tuesday). I was also blessed over the break with finding both ceremony and reception venues, the baker (my cousin's adorable wife, Carrie), and possibly the caterer! I have decided to try and slow down to take in every moment of this year because it is the only one I will experience as a fiance. I want to remember every magical memory that I can.
My life, although busy and stressful at times, is blessed by my Savior every day. I cannot wait to see what this semester holds. I pray for the peace that I read about in His Scripture, knowing it is His holy word and that I need to trust in him for every single situation in my life.
"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." ~Romans 5:1
With Love, Tiffani Elizabeth "Rudy" Thomas
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