Hi there, how are you? Whatcha up to? Oh me? Nothing much. You know, just sitting around, BEING ENGAGED.
It’s the strangest most satisfying feeling in the world. Also, the hardest to process. I’ve tried to write the “I’m engaged! And this is exactly how it happened, down to the flavor of my lip gloss and how exactly M’s hair was parted” post. Except every time I try, my inner writer - usually dormant, lazy, aloof - starts piping up with the “ugh, really? You’re going to POST THAT?” or the “wow, you really didn’t do it justice you untalented whore.” So, please forgive me (I KNOW NOT WHAT I DO! Ahem, sorry). I will get to it. It will come. My mind is just still processing it all. I will tease you with: it wasn’t what I was expecting. It probably wasn’t what you were expecting either. But it was so very us.
While there’s no engagement story, there IS a list! And photos! Hurrah! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to staring at the ring. Full-time job, really.
THINGS I SHOULD PROBABLY NOT BE ALLOWED TO DO (ANYMORE):
-Refer to the ring as “our baby.” Related: Make M say good morning/goodnight to the ring; ask M to get me a glass of water from the kitchen because, well, the ring demands it and I can’t control the ring.
-Refer to M only as FIANCE. As in, “can you pass the ketchup, FIANCE?” “What movie would you like to see, FIANCE?” “FIANCE, let’s watch something else.” It’s probably only cute to us.
-Spend over $100 on wedding magazines and books.
-Be left alone with my camera and my ring:
Updated to include non-blurry photos (thanks, guys!):
100 bucks on MAGAZINES? HOW ABOUT A NEW DAMN CAMERA!
I love my Canon Powershot! It usually takes great pictures, I don’t know why some of these are so damn grainy.
I’m just messin. Sort of.
How big is that thing? In some pics the band looks gold… but is it? I can’t telllllllllllllllll.
It is two delicious carats. And the band is white gold - apparently M was talked out of platinum by the jeweler as it doesn’t age well. I didn’t have a preference either way.
SO fun! So Jealous!
Live it up girl !!
AHHHH!!! Yay!
I am still waiting for the details post, but this is cute and hilarious in its own way. I love the first pic ;).
LOVE the ring. however, put your camera on the macro setting (or even super macro if you have it) so you can get a nice, crisp close-up picture to show us! sheesh. you’re all ‘i’m engaged and here are some blurry pictures and no story to tell you all about it.’ just kidding
i’m super happy for you!!
ask M to get me a glass of water from the kitchen because, well, the ring demands it
hee hee
That is pretty endearing. I think you can milk that one for a while.
Congrats!! I love, love, love the ring . . . And good for you - I’m nowhere near getting engaged, and I’ve already bought at least half of those magazines!!! Luckily my M thinks it’s cute when he sees them strewn around my apartment . . . Just tell us one thing - location? I’m hoping for more good Dylan karma
No matter what camera or what setting, a picture of the ring never do it justice. With that being said, yours must be gorgeous!
Congrats!
yep, that thing is ginormous. so sparkly! i’m like a damn bird with those gazing ball things - cannot. stop. staring.
White gold is stronger than platinum. Or something like that.
Stop buying magazines. Visit golightly’s blog and there’s a recent post titled “Style Me Pretty” which directs you to a great wedding planning blog. No, seriously - we spent hours upon hours on it the other day and neither of us is near engaged.
Congratulations Clink!
Everyone is right, the pictures will never do it justice.
Which is why you should upload a 10 minute video of the ring, casually angling your hand so that the light catches it.
Congratulations! I just got engaged a month ago and I know exactly how you feel. PS you are going to tell the engagement story so many damn times in the next week that you’re never going to want to tell it again, so post quickly xo
Congratulations…but Geez..HUGE DIAMOND, much? Spectacular!
And nice to see–finally. 
Goodnes…all those magazines…at least you can keep looking at your hand as you flip the pages.
My friend and I have been reading your blog for a few years now and no lie I was soooooooooooo excited to hear it finally happened …… Whoohooooo … Congrats girl!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations Clink, how exciting for you - and us, your devoted readers!! Can’t wait to hear the full story. Congrats!
HOORAY!!
It’s so pretty! and shiny! and gorgeous! and sparkly!
And, and, and all of those things that a perfectly cut diamond should be.
Congratulations and I will keep checking for the backstory!
Oh how it sparkles!!!
Congratulations!
The ring is absolutely gorgeous! Can’t wait for the how/where/when/what you were wearing post!
Oh, yay! Best wishes to both of you! (Also, DAMN. That is gorgeous!!!)
Oh my god. The suspense is killing me and my boss is out of work today. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE.
Sparkly!