p>It has been an exciting and hectic month to say the least. Talisha and I had our 3 year anniversary dinner on February 3 at La Belle Vie. I’ve known for some time that she is the perfect girl for me–Talisha truly understands me, has a great sense of humor (because it’s like mine) ;), is a loving and caring person, and is in every way gorgeous to boot. My proposal to her was long overdue but I wanted to make sure it was special and memorable! In my head, this meant a romantic moment during a trip somewhere exotic but, with our vacations being few and far between of late, I had to make do. On our anniversary night at a fancy restaurant, however, “make do” is the wrong term to use.

I did my best to not act nervous during dinner. There was no doubt that I was popping the question that night because I had planned ahead of time to have the waiter bring out the engagement ring with the dessert. When the moment came, I was a little too eager to drop down on my knee–Tally hadn’t even had time to notice the ring on the dessert plate! I did achieve my goal of completely surprising her, however.

Now, the fun of wedding planning begins. What’s the date, budget, where, who to invite, what food and beverages, what kind of invites, etc, etc, etc? It’s so overwhelming that I’m almost avoiding thinking about it until I finish planning our road trip (more to come on that) and begin my job at St. Thomas in a couple of weeks.

That’s right, after almost four years at Cargill I am moving on. It has truly been an awesome and valuable experience at my current company and I am sorry to be leaving. I will especially miss my coworkers but hope to stay in touch with them. A few weeks ago, I interviewed with the University of St. Thomas for a web developer position. Those who know me will also know that web development is a passion of mine that I’ve had at least since high school. Although I have kept current through side projects like developing a WordPress plugin, the range of web technologies that I could learn Tutuapp APK about and work with has been limited for the last couple of years. When I was offered the UST position, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get back into the field. Another huge consideration was the generous tuition remission for myself and Talisha because getting back into school is very important to both of us. My final day at Cargill is next Friday and I will start my new job the following Monday.