So the trip home to Buffalo has turned into an impromptu vacation for me. Fiance returned home with Dog #2 and I have decided to remain here with my parents for the rest of the week. Fiance’s sister, my Maid of Honor, is coming to visit us in Columbus on Friday giving me a perfect way back home and giving her some company on her way in. The Parents are in NYC for the weekend and I find myself alone with The Parents’ 2 yapping mongrels and Dog #1 (no longer Peeing Dog because she’s actually potty trained!- minus those occasional poops in the basement…) in The Parents’ large and currently empty house. So I’ve had some reflection time and got to thinking about this whole engagement thing. As I mentioned, you might want to get your barf bags ready…

I don’t think I’ve ever been happier.

Now I’m not talking like this because I look down at a shiny rock on my hand but instead I find my mind wondering to my gorgeous, wonderful fiance. When I decided to stay here, I didn’t realize that this is the longest we’ve been apart in 2 years. Now I’m not so needy that I’m breaking down without him- but instead I genuinely have time to miss him. Every time he crosses my mind, I smile. Every time I see that he’s called or texted, I find myself excited to hear from him.

I reconnected with a hometown friend tonight and in speaking I mentioned that being engaged is “weird.” He asked me, “how so?” And I explained to him that honestly it has nothing to do with apprehension or hesitation. It’s the fact that I’m so excited to spend my life with someone that I love more than anything that planning a day surrounded around US and attended by our closest friends and family is indescribable. Having people congratulate you and welcome you to their family with open arms is wonderful. And looking at the person who feels the same about you is… too incredible for words.

What are the moments you still have with your special someone that give you those butterflies all over again? I think my absolute favorite is when fiance wakes me up in the morning and says those 3 little words that start out a perfect, loving, wonderful day… “I made breakfast.”