It’s 3:08 a.m. and I’ve been up since midnight. My mind is just racing. Did that really just happen? Did I tell everyone that needs to know? When will we get married? Who should get invited? Oh wait, what about work, and all the stuff I have to do tomorrow before we leave town? I couldn’t shut it up. I don’t even really feel tired.

What time of year will we get married? I wonder if I’ll find a house before then?

And on, and on, and on …

It feels wonderful. I was completely surprised. Seriously, 100 percent did not even see it coming. He is such a romantic and a sneakster. I knew that whenever this day came, it would be a complete surprise to me. But apparently, this has been in the works for more than a year. A YEAR, PEOPLE.

so, how did he do it?

Well, the pedibus* picked me up from work and we rode down to Wingfield Park for a picnic dinner, which we like to do from time to time. Before we left, he gave me a very sweet kiss and said “I love you so much, I wish I could tell you.” I didn’t think much of it because let’s face it, I’m the luckiest and he says romantic things like that all the time.

So we were trying to find a nice picnic spot and when we did, he started futzing with the chain on his bike. First he took out some tools and then he took out this little box and said something along the lines of “maybe you can help” when he handed it to me. I later found out he was trying to say “maybe I can show you how much I love you” but it didn’t matter. I was completely shocked and overwhelmed and happy. I started crying, which surprised me, and all I can remember saying was “WHAT?!” several times over. Apparently, I also said “Is this a joke?” Yeah, I’m an ass. So eventually I [duh] answered with a “Yeah” and we kissed and hearts were beating way faster than they ever should and I proceeded to call everyone I know. And then tell twitter. Then we finished our picnic and were on our merry way.

the ring - poor photo quality, but it's so pretty and simple and sparkly and perfect and classic and I'm almost as in love with it as I am with him. and I need a manicure, badly.

our perfect little picnic spot

the happy couple

what else?

1. No, we don’t have a date yet. We need to look at calendars and figure some stuff out. Brad is starting a two-year graduate program this month, so it’ll likely be shortly after he’s finished with that. Until then, he’ll be focused on school and I’ll continue to be focused on my career and Ad2.
2. If anyone around wants a workout buddy, I’m about to get REAL serious about getting in better shape. Just putting that out there
3. To everyone – thank you so much for all your congrats tonight on twitter and facebook! We really couldn’t be happier!

It’s now 3:35 and I’m planning to be up in two hours. What do I do?!

* AKA our bicycle caravan