Engagement and such...

Since I've been engaged for a while now (a year next Friday!), I'm not going to spend too much time talking about the actual engagement, but instead some things I want to remember about it.

In a nut shell, it was Christmas day. He told NO ONE. Not my dad, not his parents, no one. He simply decided on his own it was time and off he went to the jewler. I had always thought I knew what I wanted from an engagement ring. I thought I wanted square, three stones, white gold, nothing too fancy. To be honest, I just wanted one...I didn't so much care what it looked like. In my mind, anything he picked would be perfect. Until I saw it...round cut solitare...So unbelieveably sparkley. I truly can't imagine anything else on my left hand. Total love at first sight.

As the story goes, it was Christmas day and we were just about done opening gifts. I had no clue it was coming. He said he had one more gift for me, and as he got down on his knee, I thought he was pulling something out from under the couch so I got down with him. He asked me to marry him in front of his whole family and I said yes. It's probably the only moment in my life that I truly felt like the entire world stopped except for the moment I was in. It is such special memory, I hope I never forget the way I felt that day. So incredibly special.

Anyway, after the day passed and I told everyone I could possibly think of. I was beyond excited and felt so crazy in love. I knew we were in love before, but after, it changed. It was different. There is truly nothing like it. When others around me got engaged, I felt differently for them. It was a different kind of excitement. I could totally relate to their happiness and it was special.

But I have to say, I was totally taken aback by it. I didn't know it was coming, I didn't pick out my ring, and I'm so happy about that. Every choice he made was his and it demonstrated his thought about me and what I would like. It made it so much more personal to me, and I couldn't have asked for anything more.

I still get butterflies thinking about it. It was truly the greatest day ever. I can't wait until the big day! I can only imagine how special it will be!