I read Dorry’s blog today and her words spoke to me (again, yet again!) as I struggle (in a good way!) with the words to follow my last post on my engagement (!) to M.
And when I say struggle, I say this because I never quite expected to feel the way I feel once M proposed.
I knew he would.
I knew we would.
And I knew it is what we both wanted.
But what I didn’t know, was how I would react. How I would feel. Besides that elated, happy, can’t-wipe-the-smile-off-my-face feeling, I feel so ready. So so ready. To become a family with M. To be our own unit. To continue our story, wherever it leads us.
And part of that ready feeling? Jump, skipping ahead to the next. To IT.
To marriage.
Yet there is this ‘gap’ between now and marriage that I don’t want to look past. The here and now. The current season of our lives.
As we enjoy the bliss that we are in, embrace the love that continues to grow, and stop and practice gratitude for finding each other at exactly the right time in our lives (thanks for the unintentional nudge Lindsay!), there is so much in-between to enjoy. Individually, and together.
So this is my reminder. To me. To him. To anyone reading.
Embrace the current season of your life. Even if there is something exciting around the corner. And conversely, even if there isn’t. We only get one chance at this life, let’s do it right.
❤
(and thank you THANK YOU for all of your comments, tweets, texts and blog shout-outs. I have not stopping beaming and being blown away by all the love, happiness and support for us!!).
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I love this! Something we all need to work on. Living a bit more in the moment, in the now. Time to stop wishing away the present because the present can be pretty darn awesome. 🙂
Exactly! The present IS awesome 🙂
Amanda, agreed! People are always wishing for the weekend because the week is so difficult or what ever. I do this also, but try to enjoy each day. If work wasn’t a challenge and a pain in the a##, they wouldn’t pay us to do it.
What we wish away today, we will miss tomorrow.
SO right! If work wasn’t a challenge or a PITA, they wouldn’t pay us, now would they 😉 I love what you say about not wishing away today, because we will miss it tomorrow! so right on.
Enjoy this time in your life – it’s the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I sure plan to 🙂 XOXO
Dorry’s post was a great one wasn’t it? And definitely remember to stay in the here and now. Yes you have to plan for the wedding and such, but don’t let that overshadow the moments 😉
It TOTALLY was a great post! As always. I won’t let it overshadow moments at all 🙂
yes yes, amen to that! it goes by so quicky. Enjoying the love that lingers on forever, enjoy it now and forever!
The love that lingers forever, I LOVE how you put that friend!!
awww… I LOVE THIS!! that ‘being present’ thing is really a good place to be, all the time. Jason and I talk about booking our next trip as soon as we return home from one, because we love the anticipation of our next adventure… but we also “celebrate” the every day… which is really where the good stuff is. 🙂
So so true! It’s ok to think about the next ‘thing’ whatever that may be, but also enjoy the here and now 🙂 love!
LOVE the sentiment behind this post sis — not just the utter joy and LOVE that emanates from this post (yeeee you’re engaaaaaged!) but that you’re taking that time to embrace this time, these special moments vs. rushing ahead to ‘what’s next.’ Enjoy this time sis, every teeny tiny second of it. ❤
Embracing every moment and you can say ‘yeeeeee you’re engaged’ as often as you want, I love to see it 🙂
This is a great reminder to live in the moment.
Glad it was for you too 🙂
I love that – embrace the current season of your life. That’s definitely something that I need to work on. I’m constantly looking ahead and sometimes I just need to be in the moment. I particularly remember that feeling when we were engaged – rushing from saying Yes to planning out everything for the wedding (or at least my Mom rushing me). Enjoy this time right now as an engaged couple. It truly is bliss and you all deserve it.
I promise to enjoy every moment, my friend! It’s HARD not to always be looking ahead, I agree. The more we work on it, the better 🙂
I have been trying to tell myself this the entire engagement. We have done okay at doing so but I have totally thrown it out the window now. I think I’m too close to the wedding and totally fine to skip over all the waiting:) So horrible:)
At this point, you ARE so close to it, you are more than allowed to want to jump right to it 🙂
Your joy is contagious.
Thank you friend 🙂 XO
Congratulations!!! 😀
Thank you!!! 🙂
YES! Each season, each day even, has joy and lessons. I am practicing this mantra too 🙂
Such a good mantra! XOXO my dear. thinking of you!
I absolutely love this! I am still learning to embrace the current seasons of my life as it flows! This is not easy for me, but this past year has taught me so much about embracing the here and now…not looking to the future or worrying about the past. Life is too short not to enjoy everything it is offering in the moment! I am so incredibly happy for you two! I have been married to my best friend for 17 1/2 years now…best decision I ever made. There is nothing better than waking up next to your best friend!
awwww I love this and that you have been married to your best friend for 17 1/2 years. that is so so awesome! Love 🙂
So so happy for you!! And so happy to see that you are remaining ever-so-present with this “season”. Soak it up and enjoy it to the fullest 🙂
THANK YOU Tara! So much 🙂 I am trying my best to stay ‘in season’ – as much as possible 🙂
makes me happy that I posted something that inspired you to write such an awesome post! I should read that quote everyday and “practice what I preach”! xo
You always inspire me Dorry!! 🙂 We all need to practice a little more of what we preach, eh?