The day he put a ring on it....

Well fans and friends...I'm engaged!!! Whooo hoooo! Finally. I was never the girl who dreamed of my wedding day. Long long ago I had my heart broken so many times I decided (and revolted) this day would never come.

But it did. I met the man of my dreams. I realize how corny that sounds but what's even more cheeseball-ish is that it's true. I remember being in my church youth group and we were told to write a description of the guy we wanted to marry. I wrote down a ridiculous list of characteristics and qualities that NO man could ever possess. Imagine my surprise when 12 years later I met him. Really, God? You made me wait such a long time, but I can say it was worth the wait.

So...back to the day. Jeremie surprised me with a "Pack your bags, I have a surprise for you." I packed a bag and Jeremie pulled into the Peachtree Plaza Hotel.
Now....a little bit of a back story. I am a nosy gal. I overheard J on the phone a couple of weeks prior saying "Yeah I got the ring...planning on proposing in 3 weeks." I paused the TV and listened in the hallway and then proceeded to call one of my best friends and confess.

So...I knew he had SOMETHING planned when the valet took his car away. He tells me to get dressed and we will have drinks at the Sundial. And drinks we had. It was so nice. He then tells me that we will probably order room service for dinner....me, being the brat that I am, I thought 'room service, really?' We go downstairs heading back to the room and stumble to the hostess stand. "Mr. Day...reservations for 8:00?" Ahhhh....I see what's happening. We have a fabulous dinner ---which consisted of the waiter telling us that the menu items had only been on the menu for 3 days and he wanted our feedback. We granted him his wish, acting like food connoisseurs. Soon dinner was over and no dessert! I was sure he would have the ring with dessert.

On the way out of the restaurant, we stopped at the restroom, which happened to be on the observation deck. Because the restaurant is circular and rotating my sense of direction was askew all night, so I didn't even notice that Jeremie led me in the opposite direction of the exit. As we walked, he drew my attention to a small secluded bay overlooking the city with a rose petal and candlelit table. The waitress brought the dessert and an opened box sat on top of a piece of chocolate cake. Now, I was expecting this the entire night, but when I saw it, I couldn't believe how surprised I was!? Of course tears immediately came at the sight of this perfect ring. Jeremie got on one knee and did the whole deal. I was expecting a speech from this guy but he simply asked, "Stacy, will you marry me?" Between tears I said "Yes, of course I will."
Oh what a night. This man is just so....perfect for me. I've never been happier.

Wedding will be in May 2011. Plans, plans, plans. I shall keep you updated with my bridezilla behavior. Hopefully not. We shall see.

Global warming angers the earth and causes earthquakes.

Sean Penn has pissed me off for as long as I can remember. Some may say he's a great actor, but he's a complete communist. Jeremie, if you are reading this, stop here. I know how you feel about finding TOO much out about an actor's personal life.

Well folks, recently Sean Penn made the declaration that any journalist should be thrown in jail for calling Hugo Chavez a dictator. Journalists: don't talk about his boyfriend this way. This communist way of thinking is alarming. What is even crazier is how he describes what should happen to people who criticize his humanitarian work in Haiti. "Do I hope those people die screaming of rectal cancer? Yeah, but I'm not going to spend a lot of energy on it." I'm always surprised every time I realize the twilight zone these liberals live in. He's trying to punish people for telling "lies." But under the First Amendment journalists can say basically* anything they want. And unfortunately, so can Sean Penn.

I found it funny that he said he isn't going to spend a lot of energy on the demise of his critics. Really Sean? Sounds like you spent some time on this. Hey, you know what you should spend your energy on? Why don't you make a time machine and send yourself back in time to 1861 where this kind of behavior was acceptable.

Victoria's (disgusting) Secret

I'm so happy the Olympics are over and the folks at the Today Show are tackling the tough issues once again. Today, they shared an alarming report. They discovered that panties are being returned by customers and put back on the shelves. Um, gross. As the rest of the world is shocked by this revelation...I threw up in my mouth years ago when I had my own panty investigation.

The next part of the story was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. About 4 years ago, I purchased panties from Victoria's Secret. When I got home I noticed the underwear had been visibly worn. Disgusted, I threw them across the room...put on gloves, threw them in the bag and decided to return them. At Victoria's Secret, I began the exchange. I honestly can't remember if I returned them or had enough trust in VS at the time to exchange them for another pair. Anyways...I gave the sales associate the bag, she pulls out the panties and before I can warn her I blurt out, "They've been worn!" I didn't think my statement through. Before I knew it, everyone around me that heard my confession gasped in disgust. I tried to make it right...."No no no....not by me!!! When I bought them they had been worn!" No one was buying my story. My sister, standing beside me, began laughing uncontrollably and shared the same look of repulsion displayed by the other customers. It was horrible!

Word to my readers: always wash your wears before you wear them!