I’m officially engaged to the sweetest man in the whole wide world!!! YAY!!! It’s literally 3am just a couple of days after Christmas and my body is buzzing with excitement like I’m a six-year old trying to fall asleep on Christmas Eve. I’ve decided that documenting this journey is super important to me however, social media is kinda a lot for me right now. In other words, hey blog! Long time no see. I want to cherish these moments with my sweet man and family forever and writing is the best way I know to do that. But eeeekkk! I’m honestly just so so so excited.
The proposal was just so perfect. It was the most beautiful Christmas proposal at The Umstead on December 21, 2024. I was honestly so surprised! He was so intentional with the details. From the ring to including my little brother and best friend from medical school, it was everything and more. Ugh and the champagne at Rosewater (our favorite restaurant), absolutely NO NOTES! I felt like we were the only two people in the world for 24h. I wish it could’ve lasted forever.
Hopefully when I get back to Chapel Hill, I’ll be able to do a little more clear headed planning with him. I literally have a venue tour in a couple of days and I’m sitting here like OMG is this happening?! It’s kind of hard to think about all of this sometimes because I am still in medical school and have SO much to do as I prepare for my fourth year. (Like I have four manuscripts to write…yikes!) BUT at the same time, I’m just so excited to be on this journey with my new husband-to-be! It’s going to take a lot of planning around my school schedule, and communication will be key (which is something my partner and I are really good at) but at the end of the day, it’ll be just as God planned it to be and all will be well. If I get to spend the rest of my life with my sweet partner, I’m so good. Keeping God at the center of this will be the most important for me.
I just have so many things running through my head…wedding dress shopping, engagement photos, wedding websites, save the dates, etc. The list goes on and on! But it feels less overwhelming that I thought it would. At least for now. It feels more exciting than anything. I don’t want to miss any moment. I just want to stay present throughout this whole thing for the both of us. I want to feel like my partner and I are in control as much as we can of this entire year. I want us to have a lot of fun with this! I know that’s really important to him. Gosh, I just love him so much and can’t believe that we’ve been blessed to enter this new era together. We’ve just been through so much together and I am so in love with our goofy, genuine love. I pray that this year is filled with even more of our silly, innocent moments together. I also pray that my relationship with God continues to blossom and grow as well as I prepare to step into such a big and important role!!!
In 2025, I really want to get back to writing on my blog for fun. I loved being able to look back at some of my previous post and think oh my goodness, I wish I could tell her where I am at now! So here to a new year of more writing about my bridal journey, fourth year of medical school, and whatever life throws at me.
Did you hear that? I think I hear wedding bells! 💍
