Sister gets the bling-bling

My sister is engaged! She called last night to tell me that B proposed. He took my dad out to lunch to have "the talk" and then he met my sister at her school (she's a teacher). They went to the park where they often go and he asks her to marry him. I'm excited for her! Her ring is a 1 caret princess cut solitaire--exactly what she wanted. I'm sure it's georgeous. She says they might get married this upcoming summer or they might wait a little later.

Brad kept asking me if I am really happy for her or if there is a twinge of jealousy. I am extremely happy for her and there is a twinge of, not jealousy, but almost sadness. I mean, my baby sister (4 years younger than me) is engaged! She's all growed up! She said that mom made them cookies and took lots of photographs of them. During the lunch discussion between Da (my name for my dad) and B, Da asked two things: 1. love her and therefore respect their marriage 2. take her to church.

On a different note, I've basically finished my dress...I just need to hem it. It turned out much better than I thought it might and I am very pleased with the fit. The hardest part, as always, was putting in the zipper. This time I used an invisible zipper and I really like the way it lays and looks. I'm going to cut out a top and a skirt and see if I can get them done today. The top looks pretty easy but you never know!

It sounds like the coffee is done. I'm going to get a cup, take it downstairs and watch Project Runway. It's a show all about what I want to do! If you haven't see it and are interested in sewing and/or designing clothes, don't watch it because you will be hooked!