the first week of engaged life...

...has been wonderful! I'm so surprised at how fun being engaged is. I've always heard that engagement is a difficult time - stress from planning a wedding and always talking about wedding stuff... being in this in-between time... and granted, perhaps all of that will come at some point over the next 11 months, but I sure am having fun so far.

I love dreaming of a future with Nick and not feeling bad about it - you know, when you date someone, you want to kind of guard your heart and not assume that things will progress to marriage... well, no more do I have to be careful! I can dream all I want! Because we're getting married - and it's a reality - not some dream rolling through my mind's eye. So, it's exciting.

This week has been pretty productive... maybe it's because I want to get things planned before school starts up so I'm not obsessing about my wedding when I'm supposed to be working. Maybe it's because I'm a control freak and want to get everything organized. Maybe it's because I love planning things... who knows... who cares! Things are getting done and it is fun! My dress has been picked out and purchased... my maid of honor's dress has been picked out and purchased. The flowers for the girls' boquets have been picked out and purchased. The date is set, ideas of locations have been mulled over. The bridal party has been decided on and contacted. And I will admit it, this has been so much fun! There's lots more to plan, but that's a great start... now, I just have to impatiently wait for 11 months to pass! I can't wait!

a new stage of life

Well, finally an update for all of my faithful readers (like there are so many). My life is changing... after four months of dating Nick, and I realize it sounds like an incredibly short amount of time, I am the happiest I've ever been. This man has made my life so much better than I could have imagined. He fits me so well, makes me laugh all of the time, is so supportive of anything I do, is a dreamer and helps me see possibilities where I would only see walls. I've never felt more comfortable with anyone before, and I can't imagine life without him. And, luckily enough, I DON'T HAVE TO!!! Because....

WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!

It's true, I am engaged! I feel so lucky to have found the love of my life. I can't wait to start a life with him and see where God takes us.

In other news... yesterday I took Emma to the dog park, and left with a sprained ankle. Emma was playing with a really large dog, and when this dog was chasing her, she came running toward me (she likes to do a "fly by" and scare me a little)... but her little plan backfired when the other dog didn't see me standing there and ran directly into the back of my legs knocking me completely off of my feet and onto my back. I must have lifted my right leg as it happened because my left ankle got the brunt of the impact. And so I spent the afternoon at the hospital making sure it wasn't broken and now have to keep off of it as much as possible and put lots of ice on it. And I walk funny... my new nickname is "gimpy".

That's all for now. Hope you are glad I finally wrote.