Attention

I love attention.

What? Am I not supposed to admit that?

Either way. I love it. Which is why a private proposal never would have done it for me. Sure, I would have swooned and ooh'd and aah'd, and of course I still would have said "YES," but, Mike knows me. He knows the bigger the better, and, he knows how much I was dying for a killer story. A story that we could tell our kids, and get that legitimate "WOAH" factor from. In fact, just now thinking about it, it's a story we can SHOW our kids. We can take them up to Section 308, Row H, Seat 24, and we can show them just where Mommy and Daddy got engaged. How freakin' great is that? He knows me that one. He knows me real good. And if the story wasn't enough, he tosses in a ring, loaded with meaning and family history? Move over happiest person in the world.... I'm coming in. What a jerk I am for being so impatient. He had been planning since September. SEPTEMBER. Do you know how many "Oh WTF, SHE'S engaged?!"'s and "Whatever, I guess you JUST DON'T LOVE ME ENOUGH"'s I threw at that kid since SEPTEMBER?! (I know, I know, I'm a bit overdramatic....) I will continue to apologize to him, mainly by flashing my ring and bragging about his thoughtfulness and adorableness as much as possible.

Are you annoyed with me yet?

Safe to say, I may not be everyone's cup of tea right now, but, I've been waiting for this for a long time. And it's finally here, sparkling up at me from my keyboard. And it is the best feeling in the world. And I'm going to shout about it, and bask in all the attention and I am going to talk about it. A lot. This thoughtful, funny, amazing guy, who loves my friends and family, and is loved by them in return, picked me. He not only picked me, but, he did so in the absolutely perfect fashion. And we get to get married. And be together forever, good or bad. And have babies that look like us, and go through everything that the next 100 years holds (yes we're going to live to 125). Together. It is the coolest thing in the world. I don't know how we got this lucky, but, man does it feel good.

So thank you, to everyone who has paid attention to us, and who has wished us well. You have no idea how loved we have both felt in the past few days. We were just talking about how we had no idea how many people would be so thoughtful and sweet with their congratulatory messages. We feel, not only lucky to have each other, but lucky to have the friends and family that we do. I speak for both of us, genuinely, when I say we cannot wait for the next 18 months to fly by, so we can celebrate with all of you, and start our lives together.

What a brilliant feeling. :) Now on to planning!