Hey Baby - I Think I Wanna Marry You

Well, I'm not marrying anyone, but someone IS getting married. Last Wednesday morning I was awakened from a blissful sleep by my obnoxious alarm right on cue at 6am. As I do every morning, I check my phone to see if I had any missed text messages. Turns out I did. I had two missed messages from my sister. I clicked on them, and the first picture was of a fancy looking ring, followed by another that said "i'm engaged!". I sat upright in bed and read it again just to make sure - yep, my little sister is growing up and getting engaged. I had figured it was coming, but it still caught me totally off-guard (maybe it's because I saw this all before 6:05am). I frantically called my parents to confirm, and they said yes it's true.

After my initial shock wore off, I was really excited for her. Matt is really great, he treats her right, and she's incredibly happy. When I saw her afterward, she was beaming. I've never seen her so happy.

The plan is for sometime next May with a low-key ceremony/reception somewhere out near my parents. And I get to be a groomsman - huzzah! I told Matt how much it meant for him to ask me (I think Jess and I have grown a lot closer as we've gotten older), especially since they're only each having 3 people in the wedding party. Sure is exciting, and I know that my parents (and me too) couldn't be prouder. I guess I have to get to work....