Mood:  celebratory

Well I think those who are suppose to know first have already heard the news so I wanted to take the time to inform the rest of you.

I’M GETTING MARRIED!!!!

That’s right…Lennie finally proposed. It wasn’t an overly romantic proposal but it was done in true Lennie style so I can’t complain. We had been to the Albannach concert at Tir Na Nog on Wednesday night. It was a great show and even though I only had two beers I was really feeling the effects. When we got home I was kidding Lennie about how we can’t go into the pub anymore without someone asking if we were yet. His friend John had asked me earlier in the evening why Lennie hadn’t put a ring on my finger. I told him he would have to ask Lennie that question. Well apparently he did. J We were laying on the floor in the living room playing with Potter and talking about what John had said when Lennie looked at me and said, “So do you want to get married?” I responded, “When we are ready. I want you to propose when you feel the time is right.” “No that is not what I am asking” he said. “Will you marry me?” He then went into the kitchen to grab the ring he had been hiding in my cabinets for the last two weeks. I was so over joyed and I said yes.

The ring is beautiful and definitely unique. It is a little big so I am going to have to give it up so it can be sized. Lennie told me that one night while I slept he took a pair of calipers to my fingers to get the size. I laughed hysterically. How exactly would he have explain that to me if I had  woken up and seen him standing over me with a set of calipers. I asked him why he didn’t just take one of my rings and he said that he didn’t want to rummage through my stuff. LOL

Okay so I asked him when he wanted to do it and he said as soon as possible. For those of you who don’t know, Lennie is being sent to Iraq in Jan and he had just gotten activated and will be reporting to Norfolk on Nov 9^th. So we have finally set on the 24^th of Nov. So I don’t have much time to plan.

All I have managed to do so far is book the church. We will be having the ceremony at Eyler’s Valley Chapel in Thurmont, MD.  http://www.eylersvalleychapel.com I am in the process of finding a minister and reception location. I was hoping to use the dinning hall at Camp Round Meadow but it is booked. I have a call into the superintendant where I used to work to see if I can use Misty Mount. The camp is currently closed for the season but they have a beautiful dinning hall there made out of American Chesnut and it would be perfect. Keep your fingers crossed that they agree to open it up for me.

I think we have the wedding party sorted out. Anne will be my Maid of Honor and Annie is going to be Lennie’s Best Woman and Justin will walk me down the isle and give me away. We are hoping Lennie’s mother will fly in for the occasion. There is a Scottish Custom where the groom pins his tartan to me after our vows to signify my entry into his clan which I think will be very cool. Yes Lennie is planning on wearing a kilt.

Still lots to plan and work on but right now just trying to focus on the major 3. Church, preacher, and reception hall.

For those of you in NC who can’t make the wedding in MD…don’t worry…we will be having a big ‘ol bash at Tir Na Nog to celebrate.