On Getting Engaged and Thoughtfulness

I was very surprised I didn’t know when he was going to pop the question. And now we all three sisters have been to be getting married. It was Megan first and then it was me. And now Lindsay. 

We have been off on our posting schedule for one month today. Apparently getting engaged during a pandemic bodes for several non-traditional planning sessions. To bring everyone up to speed, I (Lindsay) am now engaged to my forever guy, Kev.

Kevin and I dated during our college years. We met when I was 11 years old. This love story has been a long one in the making. After 3 years of “re-dating” … it was time to make it official for the long haul. We couldn’t be happier and I am the absolute luckiest.

We got engaged on a Saturday night in the backwoods of Arkansas on a camping weekend. It wasn’t until Sunday evening when we were back in Kansas City that we FaceTimed Leah to break the news to her. 

Her response? Beautiful and Upside Down and all things in between…rooted in L-O-V-E. 

Within the same breath of learning the news, Leah’s, “wow, congratulations,” transitioned to, “yes, yes I accept to become a part of the wedding party to stand with you.” 

She didn’t need me to ask. The answer was yes. 

The next morning, I woke up to many lengthy text messages…

To Lindsay, 

I have something I want to tell you that last night that when you tell me about the engagement surprise I was very surprised and excited too and very happy. I want to say to both of you congratulations on the engagement and on the future of your husband to you and Kevin. 

I want to tell you that did I surprise you when I say the question about the bridesmaid when I was saying yes and it would be an honor to be a bridesmaid is that my heart was got very very touch and my heart was also very beating super surprise fast too. That why I ask that question I was asking. And I want to say I didn’t know that I need to apologize or not. I just very surprise that is all I did that in very nice and sweet way. I want to say do you want me to have you to ask me like later on another time.

I remember it was right before my surprise engagement and I think it was in 2018 that we had a heartfelt conversation with you and you say you want to get an engagement with Kevin someday.

And I say yes to have another brother in law when we have that heartfelt conversation. 

To celebrate your engagement victory I want to say to Kevin way to go Kevin to ask Lindsay. I am very very lucky to have you in our family and to to say welcome to be in our family and to have another brother in law. I am very grateful that you are to be in our family. I love been with you by hanging out with you with a special bond that we have together with Kevin and our friendship bonding. 

You are the greatest and generous person that I meet that you and Lindsay are meant to be together forever always. Way to go Kevin to find a person that is my sister Lindsay with a lot of love together and special times. 

And to see both you to be in love together that is very special to me to see that. 

Lindsay I want to say that after I was very surprised and very happy that I am have already find and think of some songs for your wedding already. To help a little. 

Love, Leah.

Over the past month of planning, Leah has suggested every song from Linda Ronstadt’s Don’t Know Much to Terri Clark’s When Boy Meets Girl. Most of which, I have to explain to her, are significantly more “her taste” than mine.

It’s been a dream of mine to share these moments with Leah. On her 38th birthday, I had the honor of asking her and our sister Megan to be my Matrons of Honor. Tomorrow, we will go (Social distanced, of course) wedding dress shopping. 

The times are weird, but the show must go on. And this is a show I can’t believe I get to be a part of. 

Here’s to turning our minds Upside Down.