I said, "Yes!"

Ok, so it was a few years ago... Today is the anniversary of Don asking me to marry him. Awwww. I get butterflies just thinking about it. It was definitely one of the most magical and happy days of my life even though my dad tipped me off. Don had asked him for my hand in marriage, and my dad was so excited that he held a family meeting BEFORE Don actually proposed. lol. The good news is that I was still surprised, because I didn't necessarily know that he would do it that same day... It's funny how far we've come and how different things are since then. Sometimes it feels like a million years ago, and sometimes it feels like just yesterday. Time is a funny thing. Days like today remind me of how giddy and exciting true love can be. There is probably no other time in life that is anything like the engagement period and planning a wedding. When else would a couple stress over a cake or matching gloves and shoes to dresses? "They'll look fine in the pictures" my foot! Aside from those stresses, I absolutely loved our engagement. It was such a special time. All the anticipation, the preparations, the parties. I was born for a wedding! After the wedding, I did go through a little post-wedding depression when all I wanted was to do it again and again. Every now and then I get that inkling, but Time has decreased the frequency. I just absolutely love weddings. I love attending them (I've never been in one other than my own. No, I was a flower girl once, but that doesn't count!). I love the excitement. Sometimes I think that I am more excited for the couple than they are! I get misty every time that I hear a couple take their vows. Right now, I'm looking forward to Louie and Ashley's wedding and everything leading up to it. She probably won't need too much help, though. I probably will give her a book I read after we got married entitled, What No One Tells the Bride. It helped address some of the newly married realities that can be a little surprising if you aren't aware. It is a transition, for sure. Of course, the Self-Help Queen would have a book ready to go! Every Christmas, I have to supress my urge to give everyone self-help books in their stockings!

Ok, back to my wedding... I can't believe that there are still people who talk about it! It has only been eclipsed in recent memory by our Fourth of July parties. Moving forward is good. We can't just live in the past. We don't get all crazy with the engagement anniversary. With my memory for dates, we'd be celebrating something every other day! Although, Don did get the new Jason Mraz CD for me today, which was very sweet and thoughtful. He has added a little bit of harmony on this one you'll be happy to know.

So, thanks for asking, my soul mate, lover and best friend! I wouldn't change a thing about the ride, and I say, "Yes" every day. This is the best thing that I have ever done. I love you!