Engaged!

I'm putting work on pause right now - even though i have so much to do. I just need a minute. or 5.

So - big catch up moment: I got engaged!

Life has been more of a whirlwind since then. It happened Sept 5, 2009. Seems like a good day to me. I loved it because as much as my fiance was so sure he would never surprise me - he did! He did have to catch me in a totally unguarded moment and i think it took us both by surprise. He asked me while i was vacuuming! lol

In the end, it was funny. And sweet because he just couldn't keep a secret any longer. And honestly - i'm glad it happened the way it did. Neither of us are huge romantics, and i think i take the most pleasure from those tiny sweet moments however unexpected they might be.

The ring is beautiful. More beautiful than i could ever imagine. It's funny how some people have every detail of "what they want" planned out before they even meet someone. I can't say i hadn't thought about what it would be like to meet the right person, what it might be like to be given a token of someone's love...but i really hadn't considered it too deeply.

Now that i have all this planning to do - i'm being forced into making decisions about so many things. I think i'm already not a fan of all this planning. But my hope is to get most of it done in advance so then it's not such a hassle at the end. I guess i'll be taking this one day at a time!

I never wear much jewlery - so it's been a bit of an adjustment. But i feel this deep attachment to it - i guess because it's just a symbol of what's next and this new chapter in my life.

I wonder if i'll ever just not pay attention to it or think twice about it. It's just so new. And i want to do everything right now and at the very same time not do anything at all. lol

I have a whole year to plan - so it won't be so bad. Plenty of time. Just trying to enjoy the moment while it's mine.