i'm engaged!
I can hardly believe it. A part of me still doesn't feel quite old enough to have an fiancee. I look down at my ring or over at Ben and I can't help but think to myself, 'wow, that man loves me enough to spend eternity with me.' Every once in a while the classic line from The Sandlot rings in my head "For-ev-er, for-ev-er"
At least my lack of age-acknowledgment is the most of my worries! In one week mom, dad, and I have gotten the following: a reception place, honey destination, wedding dress, veil, bridesmaid dresses, flower girl dress picked out, cake ordered, food pick out, flowers assembled, and most of the table decorations. PHEW! That is all by the grace of our very loving Heavenly Father who apparently really wants Ben and I married because every time we reach a hic-up in the plans we find a solutions which is better then what we had planned! Sometimes it does feel as if I get one thing off my list only to add 20 more. One day at a time.
The greatest part about all of this is that I know how much I love Ben and how much he loves me in return. I can't imagine going through all of this while wondering if I wanted to get married to him or not. It is such a blessing to have the Holy Ghost in our lives to have these answers and reassurances to get us through. I still have the occasional morning where I wake up and have a mini-freak-out, but by the time my morning scripture study is done I'm calmed down again.
Finally a story about how wonderful my Fiancee is and how well he knows me. When talking to his mom (who was thoroughly shocked at the engagement because Ben didn't tell her before hand he was going to propose. Boys - CALL YOUR MOMS MORE!) she said at the end of their conversation, "Ben, you promise me one thing. You Promise me that you will treat her like a princess." Ben, when telling me the conversation later that day, said, "Princess? You're a queen." :D Man I'm going to love being married to him. For this reason and the fact that we're getting matching chuck taylors for the wedding.
