No, I haven't died........I just got sidetracked by the move.  

But I'm here!!  I'm actually in Kentucky!  I finished packing my stuff, the movers came and took it, and my folks and I drove down to KY.  I got the apartment, my folks helped me shop for a few last necessities, and then they left.  (I spent a couple days in the apartment with my computer and an air mattress, waiting for the movers to get here.)  Finally, my stuff came.  I got the cable, internet, and phone hooked up.  And I began settling in.

Check out the photographic proof here:   https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150625697659620.403657.748939619&type=3&l=3bc65575e7

Once I start cooking, you know I'm settling in, lol.

The last couple weeks have been good.  My fiancé has been coming over every day, and we've been able to get out and do things.  (No, I don't have a car or a license.)  We've been able to visit with his friends, go to church together, run errands together, blah, blah, blah.  I got my VT learner's permit transferred to KY.  We popped in to the local library.  (WOW, it's AWESOME!!  We are TOTALLY going back there, and I am DEFINITELY getting a card!!!)  We went to a movie together.  It's really been nice.

The cathedral parish down here is HUGE - I've never seen so many people (and so many YOUNG people) and so many activities.  And there's another parish here which offers the Latin mass (and my fiancé sings in the choir there), so we've been able to go to that as well.  Totally nifty!!

We even went to the religious freedom rally last friday, and got caught on the local news.  (I'm here for less than a month, and I end up on the local news?  Must be doing something right, lol.)

http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/26402/3374334?title=local_news

(Those cardboard signs I made only lasted for about 10 minutes, because it began raining like CRAZY - my purse took almost 2 days to dry!!!)

I found a "local" NaPro doctor.  (Local in the sense of "only 3 hours north")  So I have an appointment there next month.  I've switched to the KY health insurance (which has been a HUGE hassle!!!!  UGH!!!!!)  And we've been working on the wedding prep.  I'm in the process of mailing out the invitations.  And the pre-cana classes are next month.

*collapsing in exhaustion*

Today, we're hoping to go to the mall and wander around.  It looks like a really nice mall online!!!!!

And we've been busy playing Super Mario Bros. games.  (SMB 3 on the SNES, and the New SMB for the Wii - I really like the wii version!!  Really neat!!!)

It's still so.........surreal.  I'm here.  I'm IN Kentucky!!  Bizarre!!!  I do miss Vermont, and I do miss my folks.......but I guess the real super homesickness hasn't set in yet........???

Yes, I know, I haven't updated in almost 2 months!!  I'm sorry, I got all distracted with everything.  But here are the main bullet points.

-I finished school.  Got an A in my final class, and that left me with a 3.84 GPA.  That's decent, right?  (I'm not up-to-speed on these number things.)  My school only has graduation ceremonies in May.....so, forget it.  I'm not sticking around for that, thank you very much.

-I submitted my final paper for publication.  Considering the controversial nature........any bets?

-I've started packing for the move.  Where on earth did I ever get so much stuff??

-I got rid of my xylophone.  Meaning - I boxed the thing up and shipped it to a company that handles these things.  They paid the shipping and gave me $100.  (Yeah, I know......it's worth way more than that......but these aren't the easiest things to get rid of, y'know!!)  This has got to be the largest thing I've ever shipped.  Had to raid the local bicycle shop, to find a box large enough.

-I found that I can get health insurance in KY........but it costs more, and covers less.  AAUGH!!!!!

-Now, of course, I'm left with the dilemma of "how do I actually -move- all this stuff to KY??"

I can't believe the trip is almost over.

Second-to-last-day with my fiancé, on this trip.  Spent most of the day at the hotel.  Watched a scary movie.  (Something called "The Mist", which had awesomely cute giant scary bugs, but did, indeed, turn into a horror movie at the end.)  And then we went out to Bob Evans for supper, along with a friend of his.  Very nice, very fun, very low-key.  (Hey, with the CFIDS, this is about all I can take.)

Tomorrow is it.  I don't WANNA go home.

Ok, so I forgot to write this down yesterday - I can't remember everything, lol.

Thanksgiving was great.  We all went out to Cracker Barrel for lunch.  (YUM!!)  According to my folks and fiancé, the special Thanksgiving meal was quite good.  But I had my usual chicken tenderloins.....which were also good, so everyone was happy.

Then we just came back to the hotel, and played video games, and watched a movie.  (The Secret Garden - one of my favorites.)

My fiancé and I went out to bring back some supper for my folks, and ended up at a chain called "Steak and Shake".  My folks and I ate there in Pikeville, once, so we knew it was good.  Totally fun, getting to eat there together, just the two of us - a very traditional sort of "date", lol.

(Seriously though, good food at good prices.  How do you beat that??)

Went to talk with the priest today.  We're thinking.........June 9th might be a nice date.........although the only slot is in the evening, which will make things harder.  (Ah well, it's also a good excuse to keep the reception short and simple, in my opinion.)

I'm impressed with the pre-cana program here.  Very in-depth, lots of stuff.  Now, I gotta figure out a way to get down here in February, so I can make it to the weekend program.......

(Wedding planning, on the other hand.........bleh - not looking forward to that.)

Tomorrow......THANKSGIVING!!  Time to head to the Cracker Barrel!!  YUM!!!

So, today my folks and I looked at the best apartment place I could find.  And it looked quite nice, I must admit.  A couple blocks from a bus stop.  Looked quite reasonable to me.....

Hmmmm.......

Really didn't do too much today.  I still feel pretty miserable, so I've just been lurking about the hotel room all day.

Tomorrow........I go see the best nearby apartment place I could find.  Wish me luck!!

Well it's official.......my boyfriend has upgraded to "fiancé" now.

Quite creative, really.  We've had an "official list of things to do together" for quite some time now.  (It seems to me, we might have started mentioning list items even before we ever met in person......and it gradually grew into a real, official, written out list.  Something like the "Adventure Book" from the movie "Up".)

So, today, he shows up and brings me into the hotel lobby......and then goes out to his car, and brings in "The List" in book form.  He'd gone through and made drawings for the items on our list.  (Very nice!!! And many very amusing!!)  And, we browsed through all of them.......and then, the last page had "Get Engaged.....Now?"  (Which, of course, prompted the whole "get-down-on-one-knee, pop-the-question, and-give-the-ring" thing.)

Very creative......very memorable........very touching.  Excellent!!

(And yes, we were all dressed up at this point, as we were heading out to the Latin mass later on......which was quite excellent too!  The first time I've been in a choir loft for mass. (My fiancé is in the choir - lovely!!)  A very fun afternoon!!)

Today went pretty well.  We went grocery shopping in the morning.  (The Kroger here is AWESOME!!!  I've never seen a grocery store with so many other things in it - even furniture!!)  I just......cannot get over how much STUFF is here.  Restaurants, stores, development as far as the eye can see.  It's nice, in a certain sense......but......it's so stifling.......the longer I stay, the more nerve-wracking it is.......and that, in and of itself, is nerve-wracking.

My boyfriend came over in the afternoon, and we (and my folks) all went to mass.  My boyfriend and I even got roped into presenting the gifts.  (For all you non-Catholics out there, that's the part of the mass where some people bring up the bread and wine to be consecrated.)  I'm not sure what the congregation was thinking.......my boyfriend all decked out in suit and tie, and I'm wearing a "My Little Pony" t-shirt, and a denim skirt, lol.   *shrug*

Came back to the hotel, and had fluffernutters for supper.  (Which, my boyfriend ate.......but I don't think he's crazy about them, lol.)  I stuck sour cream & onion chips in mine, much to everyone's amusement.  Yes.  It's true.  Peanut butter, marshmallow fluff, and sour cream and onion potato chips, all in a sandwich together.  Seriously.  Try it sometime.

We've arrived in Lexington!!!!

*collapsing in exhaustion*