Clayton's engaged

So my cousin, best friend and apartmentmate Clayton is engaged. It is an odd thing for me, especially considering the fact that he's about my age. I don't really know how to react- I'm very happy for him, of course, but it's still really odd to me. It makes me feel old.

My generation is all getting married. Half of my best friends from high school are now either married or engaged.

$250

So at the BYU-Utah game (which, I might add, BYU won), I found a gift certificate under my seat for $250 off of a minimum $1000 purchase from Sierra-West Jewelers. I have been trying to figure out what I want to do with it. Some of my options are:

1. Find someone I can get engaged to in a hurry;

2. Buy a ring now for the future;

3. Buy a diamond now to be fitted for a ring in the future;

4. Try to sell the certificate somehow.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

German and Thiemann

I decided that I want to take German. Why, you ask? Well, in all actuality, I don't have a really pithy explanation. I like German. I think it's a very interesting language, and I think it would lend itself to some of the classes I am planning on taking.

I am somewhat worried that I will just sign up for it and then not be committed enough to follow through. How can I assure that I really do want to learn?

On a different note, I just found out that my MTC companion and good friend Marcus Thiemann is engaged. His birthday is tomorrow (he'll be 22), and so I am sure he'll be doing a lot of celebrating this week. He is a very good guy, and I'm happy for him. Makes me feel a bit old, though. :)