I'm Back?

My goodness, I used to be really good at keeping a blog. So many things have changed since my last post.
For starters, I'm engaged!! To the most wonderful man that could possibly have been made for me. Our wedding is April 27th of this year. We got engaged in June of last year, so it's been a while. Mormon engagements are a little different. We don't shack up together and go ho-hum until we feel like getting married. So, the tension and stress is a little more heightened. But we couldn't avoid it, family comes first, so we moved the date from December to April. But I would recommend keeping it to four months from engagement to wedding.

Even though we've had more than enough time to plan, it's still incredibly stressful! I'm taking the minimum of 12 credits at BYU, only two ballroom classes and several science classes, and I'm still flopping around like a beached whale. Quite literally. Because I've cut back on dance, I think I've gained at least 20 pounds since the summer. I've never felt my sides touch when I bent over, or felt my thighs, butt, arms or back jiggle when I ran. It's infuriating and a blow to my self-esteem.

And here I will list the many wonderful qualities of one Kent Pimentel (skip to spare yourself the sap):
Kent is kind and patient. There have been countless times when I have broke down crying from stress, from sadness, or for no good reason at all, and he's been there for me with the perfect response. He's helped me prioritize, comforted me with hugs and little kisses on the cheek and forehead. He dances with me in the kitchen when no one is around. He dances with me at the supermarket. He dances with me in the street. He tells me all the time that I am the most beautiful girl in the world, and it's funny because he's the only one I believe. He makes me feel beautiful, with compliments and smiles and so many little things. "I would still love you," he says, "even if you looked like a truck. But you don't look like a truck. You're more of a Ferrari."  He doesn't get upset when I'm sulky, he just tries to love me back to happiness. Anyone else I know would be exasperated and say "oh come on enough already." Not him. He is a total nerd, in a good way. We both love Sci-Fi shows. I introduced him to Doctor Who, he introduced me to Stargate. He appreciates art, politics, music, dance, geeky computer stuff, philosophy, history, everything! His passion for life is amazing. He makes friends so easily and is so outgoing.

tl;dr Kent is awesome and I'm terribly lucky to be marrying his face.

I suppose I should sleep maybe. But I could get so many things done in these early hours... Perhaps next time I'll list details about the wedding and receptions!

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