Right now, at this very moment, there’s something hanging around my neck.
I’ll give you a clue: it’s shiny, is usually worn somewhere else, and it’s the key to a much bigger adventure.
I’ll stop the guesswork.
I’m engaged.
(cue screaming and jumping up and down)
I wasn’t expecting it to happen, but it did and I’m overjoyed.
And now it’s time to get the ring resized so I can stop wearing it on a chain.
They say you know when you’ve found the right person and that getting engaged will just feel like the universe aligned. For me, it was more like this:
If you could be in my head at this very moment, you would have heard a lot of “HOLY SHIT!” “THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS IS HAPPENING.” “REALLY?!” “MY HEARTBEAT IS IN MY EARS.” “OH-EM-GEE FOR REAL!” (As you can tell, I couldn’t really say anything, but my brain was on overdrive).
I honestly say that it was terrifyingly wonderful. Perfect. And you’re never quite ready for the moment when it happens either. Sure, we’ve been together for quite some time, but I wasn’t expecting it. Maybe that’s why the feeling is just so deliciously intoxicating.
It’s been about a month since he popped the question and we’re still riding the high. We go out to different things and we see someone new who congratulates us. I’ve got a bit of wedding fever and my family doesn’t help much with it (I know you’re all excited and I am too!) It’s a nice feeling, to know that so many people are happy for you and support you. I know that when the big day comes, we’ll be surrounded by so much love that we won’t even know what to do with ourselves.
Or maybe we will. We’ll say, “I do.” That’s what you do when you’re surrounded with that much love.