Random Musings

First Big Step

Week 59 / Prompt 7 - Tell us about your week. What did you do? Who did you see? Anything interesting happen?

This week was a big step for Collin and I. No - he hasn't proposed. But... we did put money down to reserve a wedding date. Backwards? Oh yeah.

We're doing a lot of stuff really backwards in order. We've talked so much wedding talk, and house talk, and baby talk.. and he hasn't proposed yet. But he really can't. You see, he's not officially divorced yet.  Now, before you go all super upset at me.. don't.

His ex filed for divorce before he and I met. She was already pregnant by then with someone else's baby. Our state refuses to let the divorce finalize without a paternity test to ensure that the baby is not his, and they won't do that until the baby is born. So he's been stuck in the marriage (though happily separated) for months and months. My own divorce took three months. Theirs is taking almost nine. He wants out of the marriage officially before he officially proposes, which I completely honor and respect.

But..  we also want to get married this year. And wedding locations fill up weekend dates early. So.. we really needed to secure a date. So.. we did.

We Put Money Down On A Wedding Date!!

I'M GETTING MARRIED!!!!

(And I'll get to get all super excited about it all over again when he finally proposes too!)

My mom tells me this is going to be an awesome story to tell our children one day. I agree.  I mean, come on, who reserves a wedding date before the proposal?

I guess it was weird for people to start living together before they were married way back when. And I've already done that. He and I aren't living together yet, but that's just because we need divorce money from the house to use as a downpayment.

My life is weird.

And yet - it's all going perfectly for me. And I'll take it as I can get it.

Rayyna

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