Drum Roll Please......

I'm engaged!!!! [insert exciting scream here!]

After being friends for 3 years and dating for 6 months, we are now officially "official" :) Poor fella, everyone has been hounding him about when the ring was coming. I tried not to bug him too much because I knew the pressure was coming at him in all directions! Because of this, he knew he couldn't concoct anything elaborate or I would be suspicious from the beginning.

It began as an average Tuesday morning, (January 18th) he asked if I had plans for dinner. I (thankfully) did not. He offered to grill hamburgers that night, and I thought that sounded like a stupendous idea. (at this point in the story I'm always afraid people are going to think he hid my ring in ground meat, but he didn't). So, as usual, I called him when I left work to see what he was doing, and he was heading to the grocery store. I came home and began organizing my pantry (Mr. Wonderful had hung new shelves on my pantry door the night before, and for those of you who know me, know that organizing is my heaven).

He then arrived at my house and brought the groceries in, and I asked for the items to put in my newly organized pantry. He handed me several cans of pringles (I'm still not sure why we need so many varieties, but alas, we apparently do) and then handed me a card and said "I picked this up for you because I knew you hadn't felt good this weekend, so I thought this would cheer you up". At this point, I'm still just thinking he has earned major brownie points for being so thoughtful to pick up a card for an ailing girlfriend. I opened the card, and the words could not have been more thoughtful. To spare you from wanting to gag yourself, I will not repeat it word for word, but basically it said "You're the one I want to share my life with, and share my hopes and dreams with". At the end he had hand written "so with these things being said...." and then at the very bottom "will you marry me?" At this point I'm thinking, if this is a joke, it's a very cruel one, and if this is for real, OH MY GOSH! so, I turned around, with what I'm certain was a very confused look on my face, and he was down on one knee, ring in hand.

At this point, I still had my opal ring on my left hand (the ring that has been the source of MUCH confusion in some recent fb posts), so I had to remove it. He had laid the ring box down at this point, and silly me reaches for the ring to put it on myself. As I grabbed it, I realized HE needed to put it on me, and so he did.

I failed to mention that I said Yes! Actually, now that I think about it, I'm not sure if I ever actually did. I remember "OH MY GOSH", I remember saying, "I'm in shock", I remember "I'm so surprised" but I don't remember if I actually ever said the word "yes". Oh well, it was obviously understood that I would accept the ring - which btw - is absolutely beautiful and he picked it out all by himself!

Wedding details are in the infant stages, but I'm certain I'll keep my audience up to date with all things wedding related!

Love, the Bride to be.....

Snow?

Disappointed would be an understatement. I wanted snow, real snow, lots of snow. Not a dusting and some ice. All of my north Alabama friends and family have 8-10" of snow, my ATL friends have 5-8" and I have a yard that looks like someone sprinkled a salt shaker over it. I just wanted to make a snowman and some snow cream. Is that too much to ask?

Here is my "salt shaken yard":




Hope you and yours have had an awesome day playing in the snow!

Snow Lesson

For those of you who live in the South, you know we go slightly crazy when the "S" word is mentioned. Well, today we have it, snow and sleet AND it's sticking! As I looked out the window and saw the first few HUGE flakes falling from the sky, and I began jumping up and down like a two year old, I had an epiphany.

The first few flakes that fell were huge and just as beautiful as the flakes that will fall once the ground is covered in snow. But, if I had not seen those flakes fall with my own eyes, I would have never known they fell. The same is true in our lives. Each one of us have a contribution to make. Some people may feel they are not important, or they go unnoticed, or they may think it wouldn't matter if they contributed or not, but each one is just as vital to the body of Christ. We all have a part to play. Some may be the first few "flakes" of snow that fall, the people who lay the ground work. Some may be the middle, the people who connect the generations. Some may be the final flakes that fall and make the beautiful, undisturbed snowy blanket that we see. It takes every single snow flake to make that beautiful snowy blanket. It takes every single Christian to accomplish God's perfect plan. You are unique and needed. You contribute to the plan. You have a purpose. Never underestimate what you can do.

Enjoy the snow day!