"...she's gonna marry that boy someday."

I still feel like I am living in a dream! It is amazing that I can FINALLY say this, (I honestly thought that this day would never come) I am engaged to the man of my dreams, Brandon Alexander Adawi!
Brandon asked me last night to marry him, and I OF COURSE said YES!
Here's a rundown of how the night happened. I drove to school and found out that my class was canceled. So, I text messaged Brandon and told him that it was canceled, and he asked if he could come over and watch a movie. Of course I said yes (because I obviously love spending time with him)! He came over and we watched "P.S. I Love You". It was the first time Brandon had seen it, and I think he liked it. (Who knows though, he was probably just trying to humor me.) When the movie was over, I told him that I would just say goodnight to him there at the door. He said no, that he wanted me to walk him to his car. I walked him to his car, and we started talking about things and how I would get to see him on Saturday. He then said that he remember me mentioning a few weeks ago that girls like to get flowers every now and then, just because. He told me that he had some flowers for me in the backseat. We walked over to the other door and in there were 2 dozen red roses, and 3 white roses. He told me that the 3 white roses were special, that one represented our past, one represented our present, and one represented our future. The one that represented our future he said was extra special, that there was a string attached. (And, there literally was a string attached!) Attached to the other end of the string, was a ring box. He got the ring box and got on one knee and asked me to marry him!
Somebody pinch me, because I feel like I'm still dreaming. Can this really be happening?!? I love him so much, and I'm glad that things are working for us!
We don't have a date set yet, but the date will hopefully be soon to come! And, pictures will be soon to come too! The ring is GORGEOUS, just what I wanted!
"Terri's young and then she just don't care, she'd follow Brandon anywhere. She's in love with the boy, she's in love with the boy. What's meant to be will always find a way, she's gonna marry that boy someday."

As school starts, another journey begins

School started on Tuesday night for me. That was an experience, going back to Mt. San Antonio College, going back to a school that I tried so hard to get away from. I'm not going to lie, I was not thrilled about going to class on Tuesday night. I had to try and add a math class, that I didn't want to take, plus I had to leave Disneyland early. (Pictures to be posted in the near future) But, I went to class, and the professor said that he would not be adding anyone until next Tuesday. That is good, and bad at the same time. Good because it will give me a better chance of being added, because most likely, a majority of the students will not come back. Bad because if they all do come back, it could be a week of class time wasted. The class was VERY easy, and VERY boring (oh yay!).
Well, then last night (Wednesday night) I went to Mt. SAC to try and add two more classes. An online Philosophy class and a Poli Sci class. I was able to add both YAY! The philosophy class, I wish was an actual class and not an online class. The professor, David Lane, was awesome. He was hilarious and opened my mind to a lot of things. Like, why am I going to school? Why does school cost so much? Do professors really know more than we do? (The answer to that question is no... everyone has access to the same information... the Internet... so no one can actually know more than another person. Yes, someone may be skilled in that area, but the amount of information that professors, doctors, teachers, or whatever you want to call them have is the same.) My poli sci class is going to be interesting, to say the least. The professor laughs HYSTERICALLY. Like, he will say something funny, wait for a response, and then he will start cracking up. He made some comment about polygamy, during class last night, and looked right at me when he said it. Did he know I am Mormon? I doubt it, but either way it was pretty hilarious. The class is 3 hours long, and by the time it was over my butt was asleep!
As much as I may not being looking forward to school, I am definitely looking forward to my future. And, obviously going to school is a BIG step in the right direction, for my future. I go to school Tuesday-Thursday nights from 7-10ish (the ending time is different on Tuesday & Thursday than it is on Wednesday). I start my new job at: School Portraits by Adams Photography in two weeks. I'm VERY excited about that.
I promise I'm going to do better at keeping this blog up to date. Feel free to leave a comment here and there... I will definitely be better at updating, if I know that people are commenting and reading. What's the point in me writing something if no one's going to read it... right? Well, I love you all tons, and I've gotta finish setting up my mom's classroom.
Love,
Terri Ann

Don't you wish they all could be California girls?

Well, recently, I realized that that is exactly what people wish for. Ok, or maybe that's just what I hope that everyone wishes for, oh well, it doesn't really matter anyways.

I feel like I have been horrible lately, I have been slacking with keeping this thing updated. I feel like I am always running a mile a minute, but honestly, I wonder what I do with all of my time.

I figured that I should let everyone know, I will be staying a TRUE California girl, at least until January. After much deliberation, I decided to stay in California for this fall semester. My mom gave me an offer that I chose not to refuse. Brandon also helped me make the choice to stay.

I will be living in Chino, for the next 4 months, with my mom. I'm going to be going back to Mt. SAC (Mt. San Antonio College), and I will also be working for a school portraits photography studio. I get to do a bunch of office work, and organize the picture orders and what not. I'm really excited to be staying.

I moved back in with my mom on Sunday night, and by Monday afternoon, I already had a job. I'm excited for this semester, and I hope that things will work out as planned between Brandon and myself. But, honestly, these days we can never tell. I love you all. And, for those of you who are still in Provo, UT... don't worry, I will be back. And, I'm going to try and visit at least once during the semester. <3

It's Kinda Crazy!

So, it's kind of crazy, but it was over a month ago that I last updated my blog. I can't believe it! I used to be so good at updating it, but these days, I guess I've got a little bit more on my plate than normal.

I will try and give you a brief update of things:
-Things with Brandon are... eh. I honestly don't know how things are going. The last post I made, I talked about how everything was, and how I was head over heels, madly in love with him. Well, I still do love him, but, as my Nana said it, "The twinkle in your eye is gone." And, it's true. I told him last night, that I don't feel special to him anymore. And, when people don't feel special to someone, it makes them not want to spend time with them. Because, why spend your time with something or someone who you do not feel complete and total joy? Well, I'm in the process of getting things back on track. I've expressed my concerns to him, so I hope that WE can work on it.
-I am working around 20-25 hours a week at California Pizza Kitchen, and I LOVE it! I'm a host right now, but will hopefully, someday, move up to a server. I really enjoy my time at work. And, it's kind of sad, sometimes I enjoy time at work more than I enjoy time with Brandon. I think, the deal with Brandon is, that it's not what either of us expected so, "We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so we can have the life that He planned for us." Anyways, work is great. If you're ever in the Temecula area, come in and visit me!
-The Singles Branch is GREAT! We have a statewide YSA Conference coming up in a few weeks, and it's going to be really fun. It's kind of going to be like a mini-EFY, but for YSAs. I have made a lot of new friends this summer, through the branch, and I'm so grateful for that. I've made some new friends, that I will hopefully be able to hold on to in Provo.

I guess that that's really all that has been going on in my Big Adventure called Life. I will try and keep y'all better posted. But, we'll see how it goes (with as busy as I am). lol. Love ya!

Pictures of me and Brandon at Harveston Lake

This is one of the pictures of us at Harveston Lake. It was taken in June, sometime. And then edited by one of my very good friends: Debbie.

"I can almost see it, that dream I'm dreaming"

I honestly cannot believe that I am writing this. After last week, I didn't think it was possible. But, I am so totally 100% head over heels IN LOVE with Brandon Alexander Adawi!

I guess that I will start with Sunday. Not this past Sunday, but the Sunday before. Basically, Brandon was RUDE to me. He was more rude to me than anyone had ever been. He maybe said 2 words to me, but other than that... NOTHING. (That is the summarized, nicer version of what happened.) Now, I will jump to Tuesday. By Tuesday, I hadn't heard from Brandon at all, so I called him and told him that we needed to talk. He came right over and we sat and talked. Well, the night before, I had prayed for Heavenly Father to give me strength throughout it all. I told him that I was so hurt by how he had treated me, and that it wasn't ok. He then told me that his parents had talked to him, and they told him that I wasn't ever going to be a good "home manager" and all of this bad stuff. I was surprised with myself, I didn't talk through the entire conversation that we had. He told me that the reason he was so mean to me on Sunday was because he didn't want to accept the fact that it was over between us. But, then he said that he thought he needed to date other people from our singles branch. WTF, right? I wasn't thrilled with the idea, but if that was what he thought would be best, than ok. So, I went to work, a little frustrated, but it was all good. I came home, and at about 10:30, I got a phone call from Brandon. He asked if I wanted to go running with him in the morning. WTF, again, right? I told him I didn't know what to say, that he wanted to date other people, so I didn't think it would be good. I told him that he broke up with me, so I needed to get over him. And, I told him that if he wanted to date other people, than I was going to, too. I think that's what really got him. I went on to tell him how I know him and his family better than people might think. I described personality traits in every single one of them. We ended the phone call, and I was feeling so confused.

Wednesday morning, I woke up at 8:15 and at 8:17 my phone rang, it was Brandon. He asked me if we could talk, I asked when, and he said, "Now, I'm outside." I looked, and sure enough, he was! I told him that he would have to wait, because I needed to take a shower. I dilly dallied getting ready, because I wanted him to wait for a little while. I went out to his car, and sitting on my seat there was a long stem red rose. We went for a little drive over to this fountain/pond thing. He told me that he had 2 things to tell me. First, he apologized for how he's been acting the past week, and asked if I would forgive him. He said that he knew he didn't deserve it, but that he was going to work for my forgiveness. Then, he said that he was totally in love with me and that he always had been. That he couldn't imagine life without me, and that he wasn't going to let anything get in the way of us. He said that he wasn't going to let his family control his life and our relationship anymore. He gave me a HUGE hug, and just held me for a little bit. We sat and talked about all sorts of things that have happened over the 2-years. Then, it started raining. He asked if he could hold my hand, and then we ran to the car to get out of the rain. We spent the rest of the day together, until I had to go to work. Things were just amazing.

I left for a few days on Thursday, and I didn't get to see him. But, he called me everyday while I was gone. I came back down to my Nana's house (where I'm living right now) on Sunday, and I went to my singles branch with one of my good friends. Brandon was there. He sat next to me and held my hand during sacrament. It was adorable. We sat together again in Sunday school, and he held my hand again. We both received callings that Sunday, so were set apart together. Then, I had an interview with my branch president, so he waited for me, and off we went to Break the Fast. After Break the Fast, we went back to my Nana's house to hangout for a little bit. We looked at a bunch of pictures that were taken while he was gone. Then, we went over to our friends house and played some games. My friend Melissa just kept commenting on how cute we are together. After games, he drove me home and told me that he would come over the next day.

Monday morning, he came over for a little bit and visited with me and my Nana. Then, he had to leave for a job interview. After his interview, he came back and had lunch with me and my Nana. It was just nice to get to spend time with him. He had another interview to go to, and told me that he would see me later that night at FHE. I went to FHE, where he taught the lesson. It was great. I went out with some friends after FHE, I missed Brandon the whole time, but I loved getting to spend even just a little bit of time with him that night. And, I had fun with my friends.

Tuesday, we both had some things to do, so he came over around 12:45 and we went out into "Wine Country". We walked around, and talked about all sorts of stuff. He told me how everything was going to work out between us, as long as we followed Heavenly Father (like I had been saying all along). We then went to a park that we went on one of our first dates to, and sat there for about 2 hours just talking. He then brought me back home and I got ready for work, and he drove me to work.

Yesterday, he came over around 11:00 and we went out to lunch. It was so nice to go "on a date" with him. Then, we came back to my Nana's house and played with my cousin at the park. It was adorable to get to see him interact with her. She's 4 and probably like 3 feet tall. Well, Brandon's 6'4" and it was just adorable seeing him play with her. Then, we came back here, to my Nana's, and watched the movie "Click". He hadn't seen it before. But, it was so nice to get to cuddle up with him and watch a movie. When the movie was over, we just cuddled and almost fell asleep. He had to leave at 5:00 to go home for lunch, but came back at about 6:45 to pick me up for a "branch activity". We got lost on the way to the activity, but it was kind of fun being lost with him. There's nothing like being lost with the man that you love. After the branch activity, our branch president's wife commented to me how cute Brandon and I are together. He drove me home, and the whole time, we talked about our future. And, about how his family wants him to date a girl like his sisters. It made me laugh, because he said that he would be miserable if he was with someone like his sisters. He told me that everything that he wants to do with his life doesn't have to be accomplished before he gets married, just that he wants to be financially independent from his parents. Idk, it was cute. We talked about a lot of different things. And then, when we got back to my Nana's house, he told me how much he loved me, and of course I told him I loved him too. Then, he looked at me and asked me if he could kiss me. I of course said yes, so he leaned over and kissed me! Seriously, things are going amazing. I love to spend time with him. I get butterflies when I know I'm going to see him, he makes me want to be a better person, and he truly does complete me.

I can't wait to see what will happen. I doubt that it will be long before "something good" happens between us. I love him and he loves me, and that's all that matters.