Random Thoughts

Well, I’m finally back home after almost two weeks of whirlwind traveling. I’m tired, and a bit sick. Just ask Kirk. I was horribly sick while I was there. So sick, that we didn’t even stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve. We went to a friend’s house, but left around 10:30, because I was sniffling so bad and my eyes would not stop watering. I crashed around 11:30 and woke up at midnight when someone shot off their guns. Then I went back to sleep.

That is until Kirk’s brother called at 1:20 to tell us that Becca had the baby. But I’ll let Kirk tell that bit, he’s the proud uncle. I’m just an aunt to be.

Speaking of which, I’m sure you’re all just reading to get details of the engagement.

To start off with, the drive to NC was rough. It rained almost the whole time (oddly enough, it snowed almost the whole trip back home) and I was delayed almost an hour by some very dense fog. Visibility was down to about 10 feet and I was crawling along the interstate.

Anyway, I did finally arrive at 6:15ish and after unloading the car and a welcome hug or two, we went to get some food. Neither of us felt like going far, so we just went across the street to the local Italian place. Not bad. But I was so very tired, and didn’t have much of an appetite. Took most of my baked ziti back to the apartment for later.

After returning to the apartment, we again crashed on the couch as we waited for Kirk’s sheets to dry. (Cuddles had made use of his bed to catch her hairball, and so upon retuning home from work at 5:30, Kirk had to suddenly wash sheets and comforter.) So we sat and talked and scowled at the cat as I really wanted to get some sleep.

Then Kirk got up and got out his guitar and asked if I’d like to hear what he’d been working on. I said I’d love to, I always love to hear him play. After strumming a bit, he began to sing, and by the second bar, I realized this wasn’t just any song. He wrote me a song. He proposed to me in song! (No, I won’t share the lyrics; he won’t let me.) It was lovely and perfect and the only way I managed not to cry during the song was by paying a little bit of attention to the cat (who was walking back and forth across the back of the couch behind me). After he finished the song, he got out the ring, knelt next to me on the couch and asked me to marry him. It was when he slid that lovely and perfect ring on my finger that I lost it. And he did too a second later.

Kirk is lovely and wonderful and took such good care of me this weekend. I was so terribly sick, and I felt like I made a mess of his New Years because I couldn’t even stay up until midnight. He didn’t care. And I couldn’t possibly be more blessed than to have him in my life. He brings me such happiness and joy, and I can’t begin to describe to anyone just how wonderful he makes me feel. I honestly feel like I don’t deserve him sometimes. He’s just so sweet and darling to me. He’s completely devoted to me, and I adore him with everything that I am. And as I type this, that lovely diamond is sparkling and I miss him so very much. But I know that someday very soon we’ll be together forever.

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