Tim said the sapphire in my real (AWESOME) ring is like my own Blue Beetle scarab.

D'awwwwwwww!!!

(Although I have blue scarab earrings with hieroglyphs on the back. I've had them for 20 years. Because dung beetles have always been cool.)

Teppy, your engagement posts are making me so happy.

Two of my facebook friends have taken to using their page to sell nutritional supplements. One of them also constantly posts about how many calories she's burned as well as various "motivational" things. I'm totally justified in blocking them from my feed, right?

Totally, sj

I'm tempted to say, "Hey have you considered starting a business page for these purposes?" but I don't think I need the aggravation.

I would block them, but I have a low threshold for that sort of thing.

sj, absolutely.

Still loving the Teppy engagement posts! I definitely remember that it took a while for my engagement to seem real too. We didn't tell anyone for a few days, and while it was nice to have it be our secret, it also felt very unreal until our families knew about it. I also didn't get a ring until about a week later.

Also, I have been that friend who asks about whether or not the date has been set, but at least when the engagement is super new, I usually phrase it like, "You guys probably haven't settled on a date yet, right?" I think of it as just a way to show that I'm interested in the details of the engagement without, hopefully, coming across as all "Haven't you decided on a caterer and a DJ yet???"

We didn't tell anyone for a few days

Ahahaha, we called people within 3 minutes. *Maybe* 5. I posted here literally as soon as we had called all of our family (you guys came before FB, duh).

Also, I have been that friend who asks about whether or not the date has been set

And, you know, I understand that it's a pretty logical thing to ask -- when someone tells you they're engaged, after you say "Oh my gosh! Congratulations!", then what do you say next? I get that there are other options, like "Was it a surprise?" or "I'm so happy for you!", but asking about the date does seem like a pretty normal thing that happens during the "I'm engaged" conversation. So I get it, totally, but it's just kind of hilariously exhausting to have EVERYONE ask it. Especially less than a day after the Big Question.

Block 'em, sj. Block 'em hard.

Teppy, talk about your engagement all you want to! It's lovely!

I have another appointment with the therapist I saw a couple weeks ago today. Last week's appointment was canceled because of the snow storm. I'm very nervous.

What Zenkitty said: it's lovely to hear your engagement stories.

Plus -the family diamond ring? That is a totally rocking story too.