Miracle of miracles... I got engaged

I know this is seriously belated. I got engaged over a week ago, and I haven't been the best about blogging anyway. But there are some occasions in a woman's life where she's just got to buckle down and blog about the happennings of her life. There are also those occasions where a woman shouldn't blog about the happenings of her life. I've done both numerous times, more so the "shouldn't share" blogs, so maybe this blog would trump all those negative or embarassing ones.

So yeah, I got engaged. Let me just say...

CRAZY!! Insane in the membrane! Thank you Jesus!! I do not have to donate my ovaries to science!!!

If someone had said to me 373 days ago that I was going to meet the man I would fall in love with and promise to partner with and be loyal to for the rest of my life, I would have probably spiralled into a bitter depression of denial and bought another cat for my cat... who already has cat. So I would have owned a cat and his two cats, thus solidifying my crazy cat lady-dom. And aside from cat's cats, throw in a tub of ice cream. Luckily, no one did this and there aren't too many pet stores directly adjancent to a Baskin Robbins.

But the truth is... it did happen. I did meet him. And boy has my life changed.

Wowzer.

For one, I'm leaps and bounds more happy. I used to be a bi-polar blogger. I also used to be very angry in real life, not just blogger life (which sounds so nerdy to say). I was jealous of my married/dating/engaged friends. I was insecure. I was lonely. I hated the Gators. And I don't really hate the Gators (okay.. I really kinda do), but I took all my agression and frustration out on facebook and austracized myself from a lot of great people. I was pretty much lame. VERY lame.

And I'm disappointed to say that a man changed all of that, because it somehow seems to say I'm half a person or that I'm incomplete, and I'm not. But I'm also the type of person who does not thrive in solitude. I crave affection, attention, and a sense of belonging. I am at my best, like most everyone else, when I am surrounded by friends, family, or other admirers (like my cats). Now I kind of get all of those wrapped up into a 6'1" hunk of burning love man flesh.

Too much?

I'm sorry! I'm engaged. I'm excited. There's so much to do!!

But I'm so thankful for this man in my life. Many of you have met him, and you have attested to what I already know to be true... we are so fitting for one another. True compliments.

I'm also thankful for those of you who are sharing in my excitement. Because of my bitter LAME-butt stage in life, I half expected people to not celebrate it with me because of the years I harbored jealousy. It kind of makes me a hypocrite. Yes, I know... it actually makes me a hypocrite. Not kinda. But I have been overwhelmed with humility and gratitude for my friends and family as they share mutual joy while I express my own happiness. I am truly blessed, and I've learned a good lesson from all this.

Thank you for your generosity and compassion in sharing in this happy event with me.

And now... I have a year to plan the wedding of a life time.