it is fall...

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but so hot....i don't like that very much. i am waiting for leaves to change, for long walks in crisp weather, for the opportunity to crunch leaves during those walks, for goosebumps due to being cold(but not too cold:), to hot chocolate(it is no good when it is hot out), to visiting oak glen and the pumpkin patch(the weather has to be right for it), for those crazy golden sunsets like the one from sunday night, and so on. when i was younger, i loved summer. it was beach season, it was hot, it was perfect. i think as time has gone by, i have really learned to appreciate the fall. there is something so special about this season. the somber feeling of it. it seems like everything slows down. it is the season of reflecting, i think. 

anywho, it is friday, the end of the week and i feel like i have an important announcement to make...well, i do have an important announcement to make. this week has been filled with ups and downs. it was just one of those weeks were you just have to pray that you are able to see the good things in everyday because everything seems not good. anyway, i have seen good things in the week, i am not a complete downer. and this is where the announcing part comes in:)
first, and probably most important, my big sister ceci got engaged on wednesday:) there are no photos yet but when they come i will post. she has been seeing this guy for  a while now and well, he is a good one and they are on their way to marital bliss...ok, i will probably not make that kind of statement again:) anywho, this will be the first of the siblings to make this step in life so it is a pretty big deal for the fam. it is crazy. but ultra exciting. 
second, my loan was approved. that is all i really want to say about this ordeal. it was a terrible experience and i am glad it is over. my first announcement is the better of the two:)
think happy thoughts.

ps...i have never really had a reason to google wedding rings but i had the urge to do so today, so here are the things i found:
from top to bottom:
photo 1: perhaps the most modern approach, from the options courtesy of google.
photo 2: engraved rings...some people like that...ultra old school.
photo 3: tattoo rings, they are with you forever:)
photo 4: ahahahahaha...the most creative option out there:)