5 things I have learned this week

As you all know I started the week no longer missing something on my ring finger….I am now engaged. My hand sparkles and that ring finger no longer feels naked. It’s great….but through my measly four days of being engaged I have learned five important things about engagements.

Honestly, I can’t tell you where the week has gone!! It’s been an active week from calling family & friends, trying to keep up with school, keeping to my training schedule, and sticking to tasks at work, that aren’t wedding related.

In the past four days, I have learned 5 important things that happen when you get engaged:

1. Your world doesn’t wait for you!! 

It’s true, even though my world has seemed to stand still and I feel everyone should just realize I need to spend every waking minute planning, the world actually keeps spinning. Thus, l fell a little behind with school tasks, putting off writing some discussion posts and starting a paper that’s due soon. Oops!! So now I am trying to figure out how I am going to accomplish meeting deadlines before the week’s end.

2. Your fridge doesn’t grocery shop for you. 

I really have nothing in my fridge, but hadn’t seemed to realize until tonight when I actually took some time to “make dinner.” I have lived on cadbury eggs (not the healthiest source of nutrition).

And tonight I made a fancy quinoa salad. It had three ingredients in it: quinoa, avocado, and onions. Oh and a little cayenne pepper. Fancy, I know.  I guess I didn’t realize my fridge had gone bare until tonight.

3. Your runs are significantly faster. 

Even though I didn’t feel like I was trying any harder or working any harder, my runs have been fast. Monday I started the week with a 8 mile hilly run and a time of

I have never ran a 8 mile that fast in my life!! Outside of racing that is. I guess I can’t complain. I powered through some hill repeats on Wednesday, even after 5 hours of sleep. I think I need to get engaged more often. 🙂

4. Sleep is overrated. 

Not only is it hard to sleep because I have a rush of 10 million different emotions, but there seems to be so much to do. When I do sleep for the 5 hours, on a good night, I dream of my “To Do List.” Seriously!!

5. It never gets old telling the story and staring at my ring finger. 

I think every time I open my mouth, it’s to tell the story of my engagement or answer wedding related questions. Everyone wants to hear it, and everyone wants to know the date, location, colors, flowers, dress selection…….

Yes, I still mindlessly stare at my sparkly diamond. And I mindlessly flash it. And I may or may not wear my wedding band 🙂 I know I should probably keep it in it’s rightful place: it’s box. My good friends said “You should stop doing that. Marc needs to hold onto that for you. Seriously Bry.” I didn’t think it was that big of a deal, but Marc should really, probably take it away from me. 🙂

I know I will probably learn A LOT more throughout the 7 month process, but for now this is what I got. There’s some other minor things I have learned, but no need to discuss everything. I have been told to enjoy this time and that’s my goal. It’s about Marc and I. I will repeat those words throughout the process. Hopefully it makes it easier.

Wish me luck!! And please share your lessons from your engagement!!