Woo-hoo!!

I'm sorting through my mail this evening after another grueling end of the semester crunch day at work and find a rectangular envelope. I figured it was a holiday card, it being December and all. I checked the return address and it's from my friend, we'll call her "Jane." So I pull out my knife, slice the envelope open, take the card out. Open it: Happy Holidays, Peace on Earth, all the good stuff.

And then, in her curvy handwriting: "I'm engaged!!!"

Whee!!!! I don't remember how long they've been together, but I finally got to meet him last summer. He's a great guy and they make a wonderful couple. I'm just so happy for them! They haven't set a date yet; they're thinking late spring or early summer of next year. I really hope that I'll be able to go. In the almost four years we've known one another, we've been through a lot together, and I'd really like to be there for her and her fiance(!) on their special day.

Wow - if I get this excited over someone else's engagement, what's going to happen when I...err, never mind. Let's not go there. Neither of us are ready to address that issue yet.