Waiting Until the Time is Right

February 8th, 2010
Waiting Until the Time is Right

Dear Blog

Don’t take it personally that you were the last person I told. I still love you. (I know you won’t take it personally… you aren’t even a person! Barely even an inanimate object!)

The News: Julie and I are engaged and will marry this summer.

This new “engagement” chapter of my life has been educational, to say the least. I’m struck by how the kids of my generation don’t seem to understand the “need” to get married. ESPECIALLY, having an engagement less than a year. No, she’s not pregnant. Yes, people have asked.

“Yeah, and we’re planning the wedding 8 months from now. That will be perfect timing.” (For that non-existent baby.)

Well then, why get married? Why not… just… live together… for a long time, until the time is right. And then just see what happens?

I love Julie deeply, with all my heart. I want to spend the rest of my days at her side. She is in the dreams I chase. And I want to support her dream-chasing. We want to grow a family together.

(Is there ever a right time for kids?) Crickets.

The time is right, because I don’t want to let another day go by. And all the little demons: wedding cost, planning, organization – will sort out. They are small peanuts compared to the love we share.

Regularly scheduled blogging can now continue.

Posted in Unbelievable Until It Happened | Comments (9)

9 Responses to “Waiting Until the Time is Right”

  1. Joel wrote:
    February 8th, 2010 at 5:58 pm

    Ha! The RSS feed gets a full sized image. NO ONE (save my fiancée) needs to be that close to my upper lip. Let’s see if I can fix that.

  2. Jordan wrote:
    February 8th, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    Congrats, Joel! My date is set for October. It’s like it’s not even happening, really.

    But happen it will.

  3. Joel wrote:
    February 8th, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    Thanks, Jordan. That’s exciting news. I had a feeling but wasn’t positive that you were engaged too. So, congratulations to you too!

    We just booked a hall a couple days ago: August 21st. BOOM. No time for terror! Let’s party!

  4. Julie wrote:
    February 9th, 2010 at 1:02 am

    I see you ;) xo

  5. Joel wrote:
    February 9th, 2010 at 9:41 am

    Julie, I see you. Let the wild rumpus start!

  6. Drunken Groomsman causing a scene wrote:
    February 18th, 2010 at 2:14 am

    Look at me, I’m predicting the future for myself! (I kid, I kid… Or do I?)

    Woooooooooo! Wedding! :-D

    -B

  7. Joel wrote:
    February 26th, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    Drunken Groomsman, your comment got caught in my spam filter! (Wonder why, @hahaha.)

    When I first read that, I thought you were predicting YOUR wedding. Which raised my eyebrows. But no, you’re predicting that you will cause a scene. Sounds about right. You’ll have stiff competition from the bride’s side, I assure you. ;)

  8. Drunken Groomsman causing a scene wrote:
    February 27th, 2010 at 12:53 am

    That sounds like a challenge I am willing to take on! LOL

    Bring on all challengers, this will be a mess the likes of which the world has never seen!

    HAHA!

  9. Congratulations To Joel / Why don’t you want to get married? – Barbarism Begins At Home wrote:
    March 1st, 2010 at 6:33 pm

    [...] Also, Joel has observed the same thing I have; that people our age don’t seem so hip to the whole marriage thing. [...]

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