So...I'm engaged and getting married

I don't talk too much about my personal life here, but many of you have come to feel like friends so I wanted to mention this big event happening in my life.  A few of you know I was divorced a couple of years ago and that sometime after that my college boyfriend reached out to me via email.  We started emailing, texting, then calling, visiting (it's a 3-hour car ride) and after six months of doing that, we started living together, which we've been doing for the past year. It's kind of crazy how often it feels as if no time has passed since college, when really it's been a very long time since then. (I'm 63) 

Anyway, last week he proposed and I said yes. He gave me a beautiful diamond ring and we both cried that this is happening after all this time. We will be married on Valentine's Day by a friend who is a judge in a small ceremony with just a few close friends -- two weeks!  

After my divorce I thought my love life was over.  I was afraid to leave and be on my own, but I was sure I'd rather live alone than pretend at something that felt so lonely. And then this happened. There is a message in here somewhere, I guess, but for now I am just living each moment, each day, and feeling so happy and grateful I was able to let go and let life unfold ahead of me.  Thanks for letting me share.