I touched down in Boston around 11:30 this morning. My sister was the first person I saw. She started asking me questions about Danny and when we'll know where he will be stationed. I thought that was the perfect chance to tell her about the engagement. Her first reaction "OH MY GOD, I'M GOING TO PUKE." Her second was "I'm in the wedding right?" Then I showed her my ring. We talked about how I was going to tell Mom and Dad and what we thought there reactions were going to be. I was SO nervous to tell them.
I walked in the house and Mom said "whats new?" I got stupid grin on my face, then Michelle got a stupid grin..and you could tell Mom was like "oh no, whats going on?" So I told her and showed her my ring. I wish I could say there were tears of joy or that she was WAY excited. It was the reaction I was expecting though, "it's too soon." Believe me, I know it's soon. But how do you put a timestamp on love? She eventually loosened up a little and told me I had to tell Dad sooner rather than later. We talked about how he was probably going to cry.
Dad comes home, I talk to him in his room and he totally looked like he was going to cry. Again, "it's too soon" and not really all that excited. He said it was the last thing he expected me to tell him and that I don't really know Danny. Which I think is insane. I think he only thinks that way because he doesn't see us on a day-to-day basis. I understand that he doesn't really know Danny, but I think he should trust me and know that I am making the right choice. I know I want to spend the rest of my life with Danny.
I told my grandparents, they are way excited. Nana has probably already booked a hall and a wedding band. She is a nutcase.
Katie said something to me earlier that made my heart skip a beat. I wish I saved the text message so I could quote it exactly. She said that she has never seen a guy love (or was it look?) at someone the way Danny loves (or looks?) at me. It made me happy. I'm glad other people can see how much we love each other.
I'll post pictures of my ring soon!
