Just because.......

As a warning for this posting, I'm slightly venting about something that's been bothering me for a long time now.......

As many of you know, I'm engaged. Many of you also know that due to the way that the cards fell, that Lee and I haven't set a wedding date. Every time someone finds out that I'm engaged the first question I get is "When are you getting married?" or "Have you set a date yet?". Once I explain our situation, the mood of the person who asked instantly changes. All the excitement completely vanishes and I end up with some kind of sympathy because I can't plan my wedding right now.

Maybe it's just me........but just because we don't have a wedding date doesn't mean that we're not excited about spending the rest of our lives together. We just have to wait for all of the traditional things that happen after you get engaged until we get some things figured out. It's a horrible feeling to have someone feel sorry for you because you don't have a wedding date right then and there. There are worse things in the world to feel sorry about. There are children dying everyday from hunger and disease. That's something to have sympathy about. 

Also, just because I don't have a wedding date doesn't mean that I don't want to talk about anything that had to do the engagement. We're still excited about getting married and for the future that we have together. For me, I'd love it if my members would ask to see my ring and ask how Lee proposed. I love telling that story. It's a lot fun to tell our engagement story. I also know that asking a woman about her engagement ring is something that makes her light up. I've asked women about their engagement rings in the past and I just love to see the smile that comes across their faces. Her ring means something very special to her. Don't be afraid to ask about it! You just might make a woman's day......well, you'd make my day.

Thank you for reading my soap box posting. I'll get off my soap box now and continue on with my day.