Weddings, Royal or Otherwise

It's still so strange for me to see people my age get engaged.

And I've been engaged for two years.

I realize how young I am, and how much people judge me when I tell them I'm getting married at 22.

But it really doesn't matter. And it never did. It didn't feel strange at all to me to be engaged at 19 or planning a wedding at 21. There was never a moment where I questioned if I was too young or if I should wait five or seven more years. It was never an issue or even a thought. And it still isn't.

I know I can't accurately describe how I feel when I'm around Sean. But I'll try anyway.

It's like a constant big, warm hug. When I come home or see him during the day, nothing else seems to matter. Whatever I've been stressing or worrying or thinking about...it all just shrinks. And it's not that I completely forget about it, but I know that he will listen and help me work through whatever current struggles I'm facing. It's teamwork if I've ever seen it.

Sometimes, it's a little Twilight Zone-y because he knows me so well. And I see so much of myself in him.

He knows how to make me laugh (especially when I'm mad at him), and he knows how to get under my skin. Then he smiles, and I just can't be mad at him any longer. I always tell him that he better hope that trick always works :)

After watching the Royal Wedding this morning (How bout it? Up at 3:50 a.m.), I'm just so excited to have my own wedding. I can't wait to have family and friends and good food and fun. I can't wait to look pretty and get hitched!

I'm excited to do most of the creation and decoration myself. Sure, I had multiple meltdowns over getting the venue chosen and booked, but now that that's out of the way, all the rest seems little and easy to achieve (even though it may or may not be).

I'm excited to have bright colors and daisies and sparkles everywhere. I'm excited to create the programs and send out invitations and see my girls in their bridesmaids dresses. I'm excited to try my dress on (again and again and again). I'm excited to get married in such a beautiful place to a beautiful person.

And one last word on the Royal Wedding...

I really wish Kate woulda had more BLING!!! :)

She was beautiful, though, and the wedding fit her style perfectly. And we're all going to remember it for years to come.