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Hello Bees! So I have had mid-terms, and two full weekends of being sick. Somehow I was well during the week (at least I wasn't missing out on $$ from work!) but was sick as a dog the last two weekends. This last weekend was bad enough that my SO called his mom who works as a nurse at the hospital. Ugh...fever, chills, the whole 9 yards. Thank goodness it's all gone (other than congestion and a cough, I can handle that though!). I've also been kind of kicking back a notch on wedding stuff...he still hasn't found a job, we're 10 months out and I'm paranoid he won't find one in time to get everything done and paid for. I have been worried about this for a while so finally tonight I was honest with him and asked him if he really thought we could afford a wedding this year (he's very frugal, so if he says we can I believe him). He said yes, even after I told him that I wouldn't mind heading to the courthouse and eventually doing a big reception and a blessing of our marriage in the church. I'm a planner so I don't like to do things last minute by any means, so I'm going to keep things slow until he for sure has a job...*sigh. With that said I'm going to Hobby Lobby and Michaels tomorrow with a good friend ;) With all of those things said, I guess my main point is, I am SO very thankful that I have him, even without a ring. He took such good care of me this weekend, went to the store 3 times in one day (which has literally never happened in 3 1/2 years) and every time I coughed he brought me a glass of water, brought me anything I asked for. That was more meaningful than a ring, I don't know what I would have done without him here this past weekend. Have any of the rest of you Bees had that overwhelming feeling of how lucky your are lately? I know I complain about being on the waiting list, even though my situation is a little different, but deep down I know how blessed I am :)

@ MissAsB: Thanks! :) I'm really lucky, I like that "man-servant" I'll have to use that next time...teehee! He's heading out Wednesday to start the hunt over again, I've got all fingers and toes crossed until he gets home :)

Oh, I'll keep you in my thoughts. I know how hard it can be to not find something when you're looking. I have a friend who was unemployed a little longer than what you have been now and she was seriously going stir crazy, but she didn't have the Bees to rely on ;)

@Magasalot, that is so nice of him, I think it's easy to take them for granted (maybe when they start driving us crazy?) ;) but I'm glad we can all be thankful for them! It sounds like you found yourself a good one!!!

I'm sorry to hear you were so sick, and I hope you're on the other side of it!  I don't have the ring yet either, but I actually had a moment just like what you were talking about this past weekend.  I work two jobs (my full-time and then a part-time), and this was one of the biggest weekends for me in regards to my part-time job of being a second-shooter for a photographer/member of her events team.  We had TWO HUGE SHOWS in one weekend - a women's show on Saturday and a bridal expo on Sunday.  So, this means that I worked 8-hour days all 7 days last week.  Mr. CW and I are currently in a LDR and he stayed later than he wanted to on Sunday just to make sure he'd tidied up the house/made me a hot fresh dinner/and I even got a foot and calf massage!  Ring or no ring - I love this man!

Thanks for all the kind words ladies! :D I'm still coughing a little but I can breathe through both nostrils--HA! That's a win if you ask me!

@Miss Chicken Wing: Bridal expos are exhausting, I used to work at a bridal shop and I used to dread the weekends we'd load up and go. The absolute worst was doing the fashion show, talk about exhausting. I'm glad somebody else can appreciate their SO without a ring too ;) I think my friends assume I've lost my mind since I'm not making a huge deal (all the time...just sometimes) about not having a ring. They all ask me all the time and I just want to say "Hey! I'll have one by Jan. 8 so at this point, who cares?!" (I'd also like to say "My relationship is SO MUCH healthier than yours!" but that wouldn't be the right thing, so I keep my mouth shut...). ;)

@KansasPrincess11:  Ha!  Yes, I would count that as a MAJOR win!  Yes, they are exhausting, and you're right - the fashion show is ALWAYS the hardest part (along with setup, in my opinion - when you have to help all the vendors construct their spaces, it takes a lot out of a girl!).  I feel like you and I are totally on the same wavelength - during a "Wine and Whine" with my ladies this past week, we ranted about the bad things (one of them has been on-again/off-again with her man, and it's giving the rest of the girls whiplash!).  They asked me how I was doing and I just said that sometimes I freak out and want the ring/want to be married now and others I'm really mellow, and I think to myself that I've been able to keep a good man for almost 6 years - and I am proud of that!  And I agree with you, I've never said it either but I sometimes think that my relationship is much healthier than the ones that have sonewhat judged me for not being engaged yet!  You go, girl!