We Did It!

Good morning! Sorry to have taken so long to write a new post, we've been quite busy over the last week or so...doing what?

**Drumroll**

Getting married!!!

Yep!! As of this past Saturday, I'm a married lady!

It took a lot of planning and hard work from a lot of people, but our wedding was wonderful. There were a few minor 'day of' hiccups [everyone said there would be], but nothing major...I really couldn't have asked for the ceremony to go any better!

We were worried about the weather, so we ended up renting a tent for reception food and seating for some guests. But it didn't rain! Well, not until the very end of the reception...Thankfully, I think just about every guest had left by then.

I don't think it'll be possible to ever express as much thanks as my amazing family deserves...they made our big day happen! [They can likley expect to hear me say 'thank you' until it becomes annoying!]

I don't have many pictures to share right now, I was too busy with all the getting ready stuff, I never had a chance to take pictures! But, I know that our photographer got tons of them...I'll share my favorites once we have them back ^_^

Until then, I'm going to enjoy my first full week of being a Mrs. I hope you all have a wonderful week!

An Old Friend...

Hey guys!! Hope you're having a fantastic weekend, so far!

This morning, I decided to do something that I haven't done in years... I decided to play the piano!

So awesome, but so difficult!

I found an incredible Legend of Zelda medley on YouTube a few weeks ago and made it a goal to learn how to play it. [Link to the video here ] I had a few hours of spare time at my parent's house over the weekend, so I eagerly hopped online and bought a download of the arrangement. I printed out the 7 pages of sheet music and excitedly placed it on the piano. As I glanced over the music, the realization hit me like a ton of bricks....oh man was this a challenging arrangement. I've gotta be honest, I was very disappointed in myself.../sadface

I've played the piano practically my whole life. I mean, I started to learn when I was 4! I've played pretty much every day up until about 8 years ago. [I moved, several times, and haven't had a piano in my home since then.] I was definitely more rusty than I anticipated, and it was disheartening. I know I shouldn't be surprised....it's been years since I tried to play anything new...but still.

I miss it.

I miss playing the piano. I miss being able to gracefully skip my fingers along the keys and create whatever music matched my mood...truth is, I never cared to play for anyone else. I hated to perform. Still do!

When I played, I played for myself. I played for the feeling of it, for the release of all of the emotions that clamored inside of my head and heart. Music was such a wonderful outlet for me; there were many times when my piano was there for me when it seemed like no one else was. Ask any musician, I'm sure they can relate!

I guess I didn't realize how much I'd missed all of it! And how much I need my music....
I say all of that, to say this: If you have a passion, pursue it! If you have a hobby or interest that bring light into your life, don't stop!

I've gone far too long without my music, and I thoroughly intend to change it. ^_^

Updates...

Hey guys!

Hope you're all doing well, I know it's been a bit since I've posted and I apologize...I've had a definite lack of time to write lately, and I've also been pretty stumped on what to write about. So, that being said, if you have any suggestions, let me know!

Since my last post, there's been a few things of note to happen. Here's the quick re-cap!

Me and my fiancé, just before my birthday dinner

• I had a birthday!! Now, I'm not embarrassed by my age, but I'm definitely no longer at the point of being excited by birthdays...however, this one was pretty nice ^_^ I got home in time to spend the afternoon and evening with my wonderful fiancé. We went out to a really nice dinner, spent some quality time together, and then got to watch a seriously kick-butt episode of Game of Thrones...yep! Definitely my kind of birthday!
• If you noticed, I said "I got home in time," which suggests that I'd gone somewhere...which, I did!! Last weekend, I took a quick road trip to Baton Rouge to visit with my roommate from college and her wonderful family. I had a great time and can't wait to see them again in a few months for *drum roll* our wedding! (Eek!)
• Some wedding stuff is falling into place...it's hard to believe that in just a little over 3 months, we'll be married! I'm sure that there are dozens of little details that still need to be attended to, though.
• School has started back for my kiddo...I cannot believe how quickly the summer flew by! I swear that time moves much, much faster than it did when I was a kid!
• I haven't been gaming much, lately. I just haven't had time! Not that it's a terrible thing, at all...but it makes it harder to write about gaming if I'm not playing at all!

*Ponders*

Well, I think that might be about it! I will try to be better about posting on a somewhat regular basis, promise!

Until then, hope you guys have a good week!

Introductions...

Hi there, and welcome to the first post of my blog!

My name's Tammy and this is my second venture into the world of blogging. I loved my first blog [check it out here!], but I feel like I've kind of 'outgrown' it. I'm rather proud of it, though! I maintained it for three years! I'll probably reference it and link back to it fairly often, especially during these beginning 'getting to know you' posts.

I suppose now is a good time to tell you a bit about myself!

I'm in my early 30's, a Christian, and a mom to a wonderful 8 year old boy. I'm a gamer [mostly PC gaming, right now] and a lover of most things nerdy/geeky. I appraise real estate but would much rather be in the medical or science field [I was a science teacher for a short while and even went to medical school!]. I love to read, dabble in painting, and can play 3 different musical instruments. This brings me to my most recent, and one of my most favorite, details about myself...

I'm getting married to my best friend!

Yep! Wedding planning is well underway, and there's always some detail that needs attending to. We are getting married this November, in right at 120 days! I could write several posts on our engagement and wedding planning thus far....and I might do just that! Check back soon if that sounds like something you'd like to read about!

Alrighty, I think that's enough of an introduction [I hope!]....if there are any particular topics you'd like for me to write about, please do leave me a comment or send me an email!

This is me! /waves