Wedding bells are ringing!

It's been a bit since I posted!  My how time flies!  Finals and such went well, but they definintly kept me busy!  Anyone who keeps up with me on Facebook knew that I spent a week writing four papers due in four different classes, for a total of thirty-one pages due in two days.  Apparently, my teachers did NOT get together and chat.

Anyway, on to the more exciting news......NEAL AND I ARE ENGAGED! 

About two months ago, I asked Neal if he wanted to put a "limit" on how much we could spend on Christmas presents for each other.  He VERY promptly said "no."  So I smiled and agreed, but I had a feeling I knew what I was getting for Christmas.  So, days dragged on, and Neal kept teasing me about a ring.  On the 23rd, we went to the Denver Zoo Lights.  He kept trying to get me alone, but I kept refusing!  I wanted to see all the lights!  Finally, he tricked me into going to the downstairs portion of the polar bear exhibit (to see if we could see any polar bears....in the water....at 8:30 at night...when its pitch black...everyone's allowed their blonde moments!)  There was another couple down there, but Neal convinced me to stick around until they left.  I turned to him and as I was wondering why he kept trying to get me alone, he kept fiddling with his pocket and then was holding something behind his back.  As I tried to move to see what it was, he pulled out an absolutely beautiful ring and said, "So...do you kinda, maybe, wanna be my wife?"

(Now, precursor to this:  When he asked me to be his girlfriend, we were standing out by his Jeep, and he gave me a small kiss and said, "So....do you kinda, maybe, wanna be my girlfriend?"  This was after seven days straight of going out and hanging out...and on my birthday :) AW I know)

Anyway, the first words that came out of my mouth were "ARE YOU SERIOUS?"  Neal looked at me with a rather quizzical look and sarcastically replied: "No, I'm totally joking."  I then proceeded to jump around like crazy (Neal swears I was four feet in the air) and babble incessantly.

So, there you have it.  We're engaged.  We'll be gettin' hitched in May, and enjoying every minute of the journey :)

To see the ring go to: http://www.shanore.com/popup_image_blank.php?image=14L75WED_L.jpg&name=Emerald+And+Diamond+Set+Ladies+Claddagh+ring