More upbeat!

Hi guys!

In a more upbeat mood since my last post, so I thought I'd share. :)

Just finished booking all the hotels, train tickets and plane tickets, rental cars for our Europe trip! Lier and Ariane are on board with us for the France segment, so I'm happy!

So the current route for my trip:

Venice --> Verona --> Geneva --> Nice --> Paris --> Rome --> Florence --> Sienna --> Rome.

It's going to span over 3 weeks, never been on such a long trip, hopefully it wouldn't be that bad.

Gonna be an Italian princess in Florence! We got a nice room in an ancient castle for two nights... woot woot!

I have to say, I'm looking forward to this trip so much, definitely more than my defense and probably more than my wedding. I'm sure my fiance will agree. Ha!

Weddings are such a waste of money. It completely changed my concept of money! In the past, we'll be like oh 20 bucks, that's cheap. Now we're like oh 300 bucks for a celloist? That's cheap. I feel like I'm being ripped off. Sigh.

In the bubble now, before my paper gets back from review (which will prompt another frenzy of experiments and writing), and before my dissertation is sent out, and I have to meet with one of my committee members in mid-June.

Have to enjoy this moment before it's gone. Could be any day now.

Gonna take our engagement pictures this weekend! I bought a nice dress from A&F, and will have my makeup professionally done, so I'm excited! :)

I guess I should go to work... I guess. :P