It is ALL good!!!

  So once again it has been a while since my last post and I can honestly say that alot of great things have happened since. Both of my brothers and their families came to our house for xmas...it was a full house but it was an AWESOME full house!! One of my brothers (my older brother) lives in Iowa and works for John Deere...he has an awesome job and an awesome family and they drove all the way from Des Moines to stay with us. My other brother (my little brother) lives in Canada with his wife and they flew here for xmas and they had awesome news and I am so very excited for them!!  We spent xmas morning together and we had family pictures taken so overall the holiday was going great. BUT then it happened...one little thing that made the holidays so very amazing and unforgettable for me. What is that one little thing you might ask...well let me tell you. My boyfriend came to spend xmas eve with me which was a surprise in and of itself but that is not the little thing. Anyway, he was here to do the traditional "Bingo for Presents" that we do every xmas eve and then he got to open his presents from my family and me. He had to leave that night due to the fact that he had to work the next day which made me sad. he asked me to walk him out to the truck so I did...not knowing what was about to come. We got in the truck and sat there talking for a little bit when all of the sudden he pulled out a small blue velvet box and handed it to me saying "I want you to have something that you can wear all the time and look at and know that I love you...(I opened the box...and there is was)...I want you to wear this ring, this promise ring, and know that I love you with all of my heart." I started crying...it is beautiful and it is real gold and real diamonds and even though I am a silver and white gold fan, I wear it all the time with pride. Now I know to some of you that may not be such a huge deal...a promise ring...but to me it is. It is the first ring I have ever been given that is the step before an engagement ring so I am so happy and so in love.
  Life is going great for me...a big change from a couple months ago when I just wanted to disappear from my life. I love my family, I love my man, I love my ring...I LIKE my job and it is going good so as for right now, there are no complaints from me. I hope that you all had a great holiday season...I hope it was as great as mine...I don't think mine could have gotten any better (okay, okay, and ENGAGEMENT ring would have made it all perfect but...). I loved that I got to spend time with all of my brothers and sisters (in-laws included), nieces and nephews, my grandma, my mom, and my boyfriend. I didn't want it to end, but it had to and I am not ashamed to admit that I cried...it was hard for me to watch my brothers and their families drive away, but we will see eachother again soon (I hope) and I will ALWAYS have all the memories. Thank you to my family, thank you to my man. Happy happy happy am I!!!