Wedding, or, my Grandma thinks I will never get married.

I went to a wedding today.  It was held in Island Park (read: the woods), so I thought that it would be a casual affair.  I wore my heels (silver) (dark silver, very classy) a pencil skirt and my new Vera Wang (her Kohls line) t shirt.  We showed up late, because my sister and my Mother can’t get it together, and the first thing that I noticed was that I was waaaay overdressed.  The people closest to my level of “fancy” were the old ladies, dressed one and all in lovely pantsuits.  The younger people (my Mom’s age, that generation) were dressed in whatever they could find that was clean enough to wear in public.  There were several women wearing sweatpants.  SWEATPANTS!  I am no fashion maven, and I have been known to wear jeans long after their natural death, but REALLY.  Is it so much to ask that you wear pants with a waistband to a wedding, even a wedding in the Idaho forest.

My Dad thinks that it sounds like an episode of My Big Redneck Wedding.  All I could think the entire time is that I was waaay too city for the event.  It was pretty awesome.

On the way to the wedding, my Grandma said that she is glad she won’t have to attend any more weddings after this one.  Apparently even she thinks I am out of the marriage race.  Thanks Grandma.  I know, I am 26 and not married and that makes me an old maid.  I guess I will have to console myself with the fact that I move to Lithuania in a month. Oh, the horror!

Tranpay came today, I am getting my financial aid without any hitch.  I got my bag today, my shoes are coming, and I got a whole bunch of clothes when we went on our “girls day” yesterday (hence the new top for the wedding).  I have my passport, my plane tickets, my visa, and a place to stay when I get there.  Now I just have to lose thirty pounds in a month and get a facial peel and I will be ready to go!

See you in Lithuania!

Five Year Plan

For the first time in my 26 years on this planet, I am officially putting together a five year plan.  It is easier to do when everything that I have to do for the next few years comes in discrete little blocks of a year or two.  That being said, the plan is as follows: 

One year at Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.  I will take courses in Lithuanian language, Russian Language, and Eastern European history.  This will lead to the completion of most of the requirements for my degree in English/International Studies at ISU.  

I year at ISU, finishing up the remaining requirements for my degrees, complete in June 2011.

1.5 years at a Master’s International (Peace Corps) certified University, completing coursework.  Complete in August 2012.

2.5 years in the Peace Corps, finishing one term of service and the remainder of requirements for MA degree.  Complete end of 2014, or so.

Then what?  I don’t know.  I will be certified in TESOL, so I could do that.  Or I could seek government work, which I would be qualified for based on my extensive international experience.  Or I could decide to stay in school and get a doctoral degree, but I doubt that I will be ready to do that right after I get out of school with two degrees.