Hi Cate, Maeg, & Candi!

I'm glad Cate made this! So smart, I'm also glad she reminded me she made this! :)

Maeg, I felt nervous and worried for you before but now I feel 10000 times more stressed about where you're living. I wish I could yell at all those guys for you!! You know I have no shame when it comes to yelling at people and for once it could actually be handy :) I'm glad you're being assertive though and tough. Try not to feel too bad about being more assertive than you've ever been before. It sounds like you're doing it for survival not because you're mean or a bad person. I'm so happy that your friends will be there soon and you'll hopefully have a nice break from the crazies. Please come home soon. I think about you all the time and miss you so much!! The two things I'm looking forward to most are 1. you coming home (I tell brian all the time how many  months it is until you're back) and 2. my wedding so all my favorite people will be together. And don't forget you can stay with us and have your own room as long as you need to! You just have to share a room with all of my clothes, haha.

Cate, I miss you so much! I'm so happy that you, your mom, and Jett were able to make a trip to Chicago to see a specialist and I'm so happy you're feeling empowered. You're such a selfless, wonderful person and Mom. I swear you and Candi are just the sweetest, best moms and I don't know how you do it all and have just the best kids. I have a hard time managing my own life I can't imagine doing all that you guys do. How's Utah? How have you been?

Candi!! I miss you!! how are you? I thought you were pregnant the other day because my instagram was loading slow and you posted a caption that said "Things are gonna change a lot by this time next year" or something like that, but it was just a pic of Mike starting school. I was gonna be so mad I had to find out on insta so be warned ! ;) How much longer does mike have in school? When are you coming to Oregon? I miss you! I'm so happy I got to spend some time with you and Maeg in Nov or December (I'm getting old and can't remember)

I'm doing good! I've had the busiest summer ever and it's been really, really great! I can't believe all the stuff that's happened and that I've had the opportunity to do. Florida, was really fun I can't get over how gorgeous the water and beaches were. It was so nice to just have a vacation where you only spend time on the beach. I was really nervous to meet Brian's family! His Dad and sister are so great I feel really comfortable around them. His mom is a little more reserved and hard to read so I'm still nervous around her. I want her to like me and Brian says she loves me and is so happy we're getting married but I'm still not 100% sure. On our last night with them in Florida she was telling us about what we needed to do in the rental home in the morning before we left, and it was about the 3rd time she had told us (it was unloading the dishwasher) we made a joke and she got really mad and so that was awkward. His parents are going to be here next week for a visit so hopefully I feel more comfortable.
Vegas for my Bday was really fun! Way more than I expected my parents both had a lot of fun which was good. It's been a tough year for my family so it seemed like this trip was kind of like the good ole days. Beyonce, was of course AMAZING! It took me a really long time to get back to reality :) And we just got back from New Orleans which was really great. I'm so happy I got to spend time with Kellyn and Shelby and remember that I actually have friends haha. Since Maeghan and Sammy moved from Eugene I only have Katie and I see her maybe once a month so it's been hard not having any friends anymore. Thankfully I have Brian and I love spending all my time with him but it's still a hard transition not to have a lot of friends around. I also think the New Orleans trip was good because it reaffirmed I made the right decision to move home when I did. The grass is of course always greener so I've had doubts and felt lame for moving back to Oregon but this trip really made me appreciate where I live and that Oregon is where I'm supposed to be right now. I also saw a lot of the people I used to kind of hang around and they were all still doing the same thing....which was fun at 21/22 but not so cute at 25 ;) so I felt relieved to not be in the same position I was 3 years ago. Good looking out 22 year old Savannah! ;)

Other than all the trips I've been taking the Wedding has been taking up most of my time lately. Which is a ton of work! I knew it would be but it's more than I could've expected. I'm also realizing that your wedding isn't so much about you, it's about a lot of people, and a lot of people have opinions. So although I get final say usually someone (my mom mainly) is mad at me for something. I've also had a lot of trouble getting responses from the coordinator at Sunriver which has put me in an awkward spot. They were great at getting back to me until I paid the deposit and now it's like pulling teeth. I also found out our venue can only hold 80 people and we have 110 on the preliminary guest list so trying to decide what to do about invites has been really stressful. The only friends at the wedding will be the people in our bridal party. I hope not too many people are mad at me. It's also so funny how many people you never planned on inviting tell you that "they wouldn't miss it for the world" ....haha so who knows how this will all pan out.

My job is good, it's ramping up to be really busy this Fall. School starts on the 29th so my life will get more hectic. Brian is starting his 3rd year in his PhD program so he has 3 years left!! haha so I'll be in Eugene for 3 more years. Then we will move wherever he gets the best job. We're hoping he gets hired at the Federal Reserve either in SF or Atlanta. And currently the plan is to wait to have kids until we're at least 30. Which I'm fine with because I'm still worried I'm not ready for that level of responsibility and commitment haha but I have been feeling more nurturing and wanting a baby which I've never felt before so I'm relieved I was worried I was one of those weird women that never feel the need to have a baby. Thank goodness that's not the case!

Anyway, sorry this is so long! I miss you guys terribly. Please keep me updated with anything and everything with your life!

Love you!
Savannah