Engagement Begins

It's been almost 7 weeks since Ground Hog's Day K and I got engaged; technically it's been 6 weeks and 4 days, but whose counting? Initially it was difficult to find time to really let the notion sink in; that weekend K's parents came into town for my white coat ceremony (I look like an official dentist now!), so we were dealing with school stuff, and dinners with our families and friends, and I had exams to study for. It was several days until we found ourselves finally saying aloud, "Wow, we're engaged."

6 weeks and 4 days later, I'm still finding myself referring to K as my boyfriend- followed by a very quick correction to his status as my fiancé. One of the funniest things to me about all of this, is that K is still pretty mad about the fact that he proposed to me on Ground Hog's Day... and since it falls on February 2nd every year, his proposal will always coincide with that holiday. But, as far as I'm concerned next year and every year after, Punxsutawney Phil won't just be checking for his shadow, he'll also be reminding me of the day the love of my life confirmed he really does want to spend forever with me (what a brave guy)!

 Ah, the ring! A LaRosa Family heirloom.

Wedding planning is off to a slow start. We don't have an official date picked, but we do have a time frame in mind- Summer 2014. Mark your calenders! I've begun looking at venues online (it's kinda hard to plan a wedding when it's taking place in another state), and this past weekend my mom and I made our first visit to a bridal boutique to start the process of wedding dress shopping. Eek! The wedding colors have pretty much been selected, we've started thinking about the guest list, the people in our wedding and house party have confirmed that they like me and K enough to join us on our special day... all I have to say, is thank goodness we have over a year to plan this thing!

Future 'Dr. Baby' and the future in-laws.

So far 2013 has been kinda busy. K and I rang in the new year in California, he started his second semester of grad school, I picked back up with the D2 year, finally got the apartment looking the way I want it, we celebrated the 3rd anniversary of my 21st birthday, received my white coat, we got engaged, and celebrated the last Valentine's day as a "single" lady (of course I mean 'single' in terms of a government document- which we all know just means 'not married').

Here are some pictures from 'our' place. A BIG 'thank you' to my mom for 

making the pillow cases, ottoman cover, and curtains for the living room.