This is the last 3 weeks of being a McCook

What I mean is that I'm getting married is just over 3 weeks. Then I'll be a Kroll. I think it's interesting that my name is going to change. I also find it interesting that I'm going to spend the rest of my life with someone. The reason I use the word interesting is because it sounds better than scary or weird. I'm really excited to know that Ben and I are in this together, for the rest of our lives. Maybe it's because my parents are divorced or because I know a lot of people who are divorced. Or maybe it's because I'm worried he won't love me in 60 years. Either way, interesting is a better way of describing it. Don't you think?

As much as I know divorcees I also know lots of married folk - happily married folk. They are quick to tell us how great it is without leaving out the fact that it's work. I can see that. But it's also work to be single. I remember wondering who HE is, where HE is, when will HE show up. Well, HE is Ben and he showed up right when I expected - or wanted - it the least. (I had changed everything in my life just a few months before we started dating.) And I couldn't be happier with the results.

Ben is everything I thought he would be and way, way more. He makes me laugh when I need it and laughs at me when I need it too. He listens to me when I'm crying and makes suggestions on different things. He's patient and kind to everyone. And he has an amazing knack for picking out the best cards. I'm still trying to learn his secret. I had literally made a list of who I was looking for and after we were engaged I found it. The only thing that he didn't match up on is that he doesn't like video games, but he likes to hang out with me while I play them, so what more can a girl ask for?

As I type this I realize more and more how truly excited I am to become a Kroll. It's a new chapter in this book and I can't wait to see how it pans out...