On being engaged

Gosh, another post 10 minutes later.. what a blogger!
Here is the story about me and my fiance (weird to say) and about this wedding that i have yet to start planning.
He proposed a little over a month ago, on his birthday (july 8th) after a birthday party we had at my parent's house. The perfect Louisiana birthday party- dune buggy mud riding, beer drinking and ac/dc, followed by karaoke. Followed by a proposal, that completely shocked my brains out. I knew he had asked my dad's permission to marry me at his party (because my mom told me?!) but i was thinking "ok now hes got to buy a ring.. this could take a few months". So, when he was fishing through the closet when we were getting ready for bed, the last thing I expected was to see was the dream ring I had oogled over at Barkers (mom said, "only say 'yes' if it's from Barkers."). After ten minutes of me screaming into my hands with my eyes closed, Jean-Paul asked if I could just say a yes or no? What a silly question.
Surprisingly enough he seems to be very into the planning of the wedding. So much so that he picked a time- April 2009. Seemingly the perfect time of the year. The problem is, that's a pretty short planning period for someone who doesn't work 40+ hours a week, and considering that I am not that someone- anytime I sit down to think about it, I just get overwelmed and frustrated. Let me also tell you that I am not the bride sort of girl.
Never in my life did I picture my fairytale wedding, never did I really even think this sort of thing would happen. I didn't even want a real wedding at first, but after thinking about it- this is the only time I'll ever have to do this and I don't want to miss out on it. The hardest part thus far has been finding a place, a dress, a cake that suits who we are. I keep expecting that when I find the right place/dress I will know. We don't want anything "weddingish", just simple and sweet and US (while also being cheap and easy:). What I am most excited about is becoming Mrs. Jean-Paul Clinard, not so much having a fancy wedding day (where everyone is looking at me).
So this will be my journey into putting together the perfect celebration of the two of us becoming our own family and getting ready for the rest of our lives.

sorry if this made you throw up