Excited!

After having written a post about engagement woes, it's time to write a post about engagement awesomeness!

Firstly, the guy.  The guy is great.  I feel like each of you have heard me say my piece about how much I love this guy, but I'll go ahead and repeat it.  He's fun and considerate and clean and kind.  He knows when to calm me down and when to let me vent (usually).  He is stoked about travel and world cultures and food and all those things that I love.  He's super smart about scriptures and has a strong testimony and drive to do good.  He's infinitely patient.  I just love him.  Quite a bit.

Secondly, the parties.  Showers?  Those are great.  And not really because of the presents (though I'm constantly floored by everyone's generosity and kindess--it doesn't go unnoticed!)  But it's been so much fun to see friends and family that I don't really get to see very often.  I get to catch up with everyone and receive a million hugs and give a million thanks, and it's my favorite.

Thirdly, the support. Weddings are fun,  but they are WORK!  And I've had an incredible support system.  I'm so grateful to my mama for her endless amount of ideas and energy and work in creating something beautiful for her daughter.  And my poppa for his ingenuity and crazy ideas and his loving advice and for opening his pocketbook so generously.  I'm grateful to Lacy to have someone to bounce ideas off of, to support each other through this craziness, to lament together, and also to get super excited about cool wedding things.  I'm grateful to Megan and Kristin and Aubree for the wedding crafts they've put together out of the goodness of their hearts.  I'm grateful to my amazing brother Adam for the website and announcements he so beautifully created out of thin air.  I'm grateful to Jami and Katie and Lynsie and Aysia for their excitement and encouragement and kind words of support through all of this.

Lastly, the wedding.  California.  In less than three weeks.  With all of my favorite people in the world.  I cannot wait to party it up and to marry an incredible man and to have beach and sun time.  And to start a forever marriage.

Let me just say thank you to all of you.  And thanks again.