| | 1] you get hit on WAY more [guys see the ring and suddenly i'm like the forbidden apple or something]
2] strangers/strange-acquaintances suddenly become very interested in your life
3] people begin incessantly asking the question, "HAVE YOU SET A DATE YET?" [the answer is: not yet, however we really really want to, but all the clergy/organist/etc at our church (our first choice for location) are on vacation.
4] people want to know how he proposed [how come no one ever wants to know the other mushy stuff Matt does?] here's the story: It was Christmas Eve, around 3pm, and we were alone in our apartment as per usual. We had a lot of plans for that evening and for Christmas, so we wanted to exchange gifts early. I was totally surprised to see my leather jacket with its lining repaired!!! that leather jacket means SOOOOOO much to me that i started to cry [i bought it at a vintage store named "Wiffinpoofs" in Winchester, TN many years ago, and i'm kinda known for that jacket, as in, "oh, there goes Guinevere and her leather jacket!" and if there were a fire, it would be one of the few things i would try to grab]. However, the lining had become totally torn so that i could hardly get my arms in anymore, and i decided it was too expensive to fix it, so matt surprised me by having it done for me!!! Here is a picture of me in college wearing that jacket so you know what i'm talking about:
So, i was totally surprised and started to cry, and then he said, "i have one more gift for you!" and he got down on one knee and the rest is history. I said, "yes". he said, "I'm not very good at proposing" as though it's something he does all the time, like, "I'm not very good at bowling". He's cute. I'm marrying him. Anyhow, then we went to his parents' house to hang out with his fam, then we went and sung a Midnight Mass, and then we drove to my parents' house (getting in a little after 2am, and waking up a little after 5am). Christmas was a blur, and i didn't want to distract too much from Jesus (the Reason for the season) so i stayed pretty low-key. Anyhow, back to the list i was making:
5] i smile way more than usual
6] and laugh way more than usual
7] everyone asks, "Really?" um, yeah. really.
8] they also ask, "is it real?" i'll tell you the same thing i told you when you asked, "is it real?" about my tattoo: YES!!! i'm an honest gal. maybe i don't seem like the tattooed type, or the marriage type, but here i am : tattooed, engaged, and currently watching fat snowflakes fall all around.
...i'll finish this list later
actually, i am overjoyed. overwhelmed. verklempt.
my ring is gorgeous. it's perfect for me--simple, elegant, dainty --- not at all cumbersome for someone who works with her hands as much as i do. Also, it looks just like the ring i used to play with as a little girl --- that ring was a piece of costume jewelry that goes back at least to age four, when my mom used to wrap it with string so that it would fit my finger and i'd run around my preschool pretending to be engaged/married. It was very meaningful to me, and matt had no idea i had such memories when he chose my engagement ring. He's amazing.
it came with a matching wedding band. i'm stoked cuz that means i'm actually getting married.
i bought some wedding magazines the other day. i'm a bride-to-be! wowwwwwwwweeeeeee!
everyone who has already gotten married: GIVE ME ADVICE!!!
The plan is to do something small. we'd love to do it at the church where we sing as early as this spring (why be engaged when what you want is to be married?). I'll keep you posted as to dates and plans and i love all y'all. |
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