Engaged!

Sooooo, as you can tell it has been several months since the last time I wrote anything on here... And needless to say, lots and lots has changed in my life! Definitely for the good, that's for sure...

First of all, I am ENGAGED!! I know I know, it seems crazy, but it's true. I have finally met my soul mate and can not wait to spend the rest of my life with him. His name is Eric, and he is pretty much the most perfect man I could have ever hoped to find. I know that sounds so sappy... But I mean it. And, I am in love, so give me a break. ;) People always used to say 'when you know, you know', and I never really truly understood that until I met Eric. Now I know what true love really means and is supposed to feel like. It's actually kind of scary... But I try and not think about the scary things and just enjoy the moment.

Anyway, I guess there is a long story behind it all, but I will just summarize it for now. Eric proposed to me on the day of our 8 month anniversary, May 25, 2011, on the beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I TOTALLY did not see if coming, and was brought to nearly uncontrollable tears I was so happy and excited. I still to this day, look down at my ring and smile when I think about our future together and how happy I am... And not to mention how much I absolutely adore him.

So yeah, I am engaged. And now it's time for the crazy wedding planning and all the complications that come with that territory... It doesn't help that Eric just started CRNA school at Midwestern University. It's a two year program that literally sucks the life out of the students. I am so happy for him because I know it's a great thing that he is doing; but it's really hard on him. And not just hard on him, it's also hard on 'us'. When we got back from Cabo where we got engaged, it felt like 'Yay we got engaged! I love you so much and never want to leave your side! Alright honey I'll see you never because I have to study...' <--- Totally sucks! And luckily I am not that 'needy' of a girl in the first place, but it's hard not to feel needy when you literally just discovered the love of your life, and he doesn't have much time for you. But I know it will all be over in 2 years and we'll be able to live happily ever after. I just need to suck it up.

Anyway... We finally picked a date for our wedding. It was difficult because we need to work the wedding around Eric's school schedule. But after much deliberation and thoughtful 'guessing', we decided on May 5, 2012. :) I am soooooo excited! It's going to be a magical day indeed... Now if we can just find a place that is: 1.) Available on our date 2.) Doesn't charge an arm and a leg for food 3.) Something he and I both love!

It's going to be quite the process. I imagine I will be blogging a lot more to vent about everything that I am dealing with throughout the planning process. Stay tuned for more details!