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.

When one can't have the ring you're going to wear, heirloom jewelry seems the perfect replacement. I think Miss Manners would find it charming.

Ahahaha, we called people within 3 minutes. *Maybe* 5.

Heh. Well, we were about to see our families for Christmas, so we figured we'd wait and give them the good news in person. Except that Mark was going to Oklahoma first, while I went to Massachusetts, and then we'd planned for him to fly up to MA on Christmas Day, but OKC got hit with a major blizzard, so instead he and I spent two days texting and calling each other with updates like "Well, this flight got canceled too, but there's a chance I can get there by midnight tomorrow," until finally we realized it wasn't gonna happen. So then I told my family by myself, and immediately burst into (happy!) tears. Holding that in all throughout the holiday was hard!