Nine Twenty-Four A.M.

so, i'm engaged. yayyyyy!

hehe. understatement of the century, right?

it actually happened about a month ago, on a bench in radford. we were looking for cars, so i didn't question being there in the first place. although, pulling into the campus parking lot was a bit of a red flag. that, and the whole, "hold on a second, i forgot my toboggan" thing.

we walked through this perfectly deserted concrete and brick wonderland, and even though it was cold, we were happy. when we went to look at the decorations on the fountain, he asked which bench was ours, and one hug and "i love you" later, the ring was on my finger and we were smiling out of our ears. he spun me around on our way back to the car, and my nervousness began as I bit my fingers and contemplated how to tell my parents.

(they were happy, by the way. not surprised. but it's still bittersweet to bring a ring of diamonds home to your daddy and mommy.)

and, there you go. the understated version of our love. spark-noted for an easy summary, but also to spare the gooeyness. don't get me wrong, i love love, but i can't stand the thought of making anyone vomit with my happiness. better to be asked before doing that.



and, until later...