It’s happening.
My baby sister is getting married.
I remember the first time I met Tony. Coming off of nearly two years of unsuccessful frog blog expeditions, I admit I was less than optimistic when Heather suggested we have lunch with the boy she was “dating”. I wasn’t nervous to meet him, rather I was mildly annoyed. Why was Heather wasting our precious sister time with a boy that she would no doubt dismiss in another week or two?
Tony met us at the restaurant, eagerly shook my hand, and once we sat down at our table he said “I’ve been thinking about all the things I think you should know about me.”
“Okay…” I said.
He responded with “I think the first thing you should know is that my brain is mush.”
I stared at him for a solid five seconds and ready for
anything I asked “Okay…is that due to drug or alcohol dependency? Maybe a
previous overdose?”
He looked at me like I was an idiot. “No,” he said. “I was just born like that. It’s just mush.” He smiled, plopped his arm around Heather’s chair and looked me like he was quite pleased with himself.
Bewildered, I looked at Heather, and using our telepathic communication, sent over a “WTH?!” signal.
That was the first of many occasions where Heather translated Tony’s intentions, words, or text messages.
I could spend the rest of this blog post telling you about how Tony won me over but I’d rather focus on Heather and I (it is OUR frog blog after all). Please rest assured, however, that Tony has, indeed, won me over.
When Tony texted me (yes, he friggin texted me) to tell me that he wanted to propose to Heather, I nearly lost it. This was partly because I wasn’t sure if he was serious (it was a text message after all) and partly because it was 3 p.m. on a work day in the middle of my first week at a new job (good job, bro). Rather than instantly be excited for Heather, I straight up panicked. WHAT ABOUT ME?! She was MMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYY sister. Who was Tony to ask her anything?! What would I do without her?!
I wish I could say I was embarrassed by my reaction but who are we kidding? I’m sure I would do the same thing all over again. Heather and I are, and will always be, connected. It took me a little bit for me to realize that Tony was not taking Heather from me, he was asking to join our elite crew. (#youcantsitwithus)
That processing took at least 24 hours but we emerged on the other side with a crazy plan: a surprise engagement party for Heather (note: Heather hates surprises).
There were lots of lies, plan changing, and groups texts but
I think we nailed it. 😊
I won’t share much of their actual engagement story as that’s their story to tell but please enjoy these pictures taken by a photographer friend Tony asked to hide in the bushes (ultimately creeping Heather out).
After Tony said “it’s happening” and popped the question, I
was the first person Heather called. That alone makes me want to sob
hysterically while I type this. The comical part of this is that I had assumed
she would call me, NOT FaceTime me, which is exactly what she did. This meant
that when my phone started buzzing, there was utter chaos at the Airbnb where
we (two of Heather’s best friends and one significant other) were frantically
getting ready to surprise Heather at her dinner. The end result is that I
answered the FaceTime half-naked and told Heather I was getting ready for a
Junior League event (still funny to me).
I had met Tony earlier in the day to give him a dress Heather had previously tried on and loved, and a card that literally said I would now call myself her fairy godmother, and told her I hoped she and Tony would have fun at dinner that night.
As you might imagine, Heather was floored when she arrived to the dinner with Tony to find a small army of close friends and family from all over everywhere.
If you’d like to watch our combined Snapchat documentation of this whole event, feel free to check it out below! (Disclaimer: Sorry not sorry for the clips of Ash and I scream/singing Kesha).
It’s hard to believe that Heather’s engagement was nine
months ago, and even harder to believe that this weekend she will become a
married woman. While I have lots of feels, and I don’t anticipate them ever
stopping, I am ultimately overjoyed that Heather has found someone she loves and
that she is embracing this next chapter in her life. I cannot wait to see what
the future holds for them both but as Tony is well aware, Heather and I are
double trouble and Tony should fasten his seat belt.
Here we go!
With so many hugs and no more frogs for Heather,
Holly
He looked at me like I was an idiot. “No,” he said. “I was just born like that. It’s just mush.” He smiled, plopped his arm around Heather’s chair and looked me like he was quite pleased with himself.
Bewildered, I looked at Heather, and using our telepathic communication, sent over a “WTH?!” signal.
That was the first of many occasions where Heather translated Tony’s intentions, words, or text messages.
I could spend the rest of this blog post telling you about how Tony won me over but I’d rather focus on Heather and I (it is OUR frog blog after all). Please rest assured, however, that Tony has, indeed, won me over.
When Tony texted me (yes, he friggin texted me) to tell me that he wanted to propose to Heather, I nearly lost it. This was partly because I wasn’t sure if he was serious (it was a text message after all) and partly because it was 3 p.m. on a work day in the middle of my first week at a new job (good job, bro). Rather than instantly be excited for Heather, I straight up panicked. WHAT ABOUT ME?! She was MMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYY sister. Who was Tony to ask her anything?! What would I do without her?!
I wish I could say I was embarrassed by my reaction but who are we kidding? I’m sure I would do the same thing all over again. Heather and I are, and will always be, connected. It took me a little bit for me to realize that Tony was not taking Heather from me, he was asking to join our elite crew. (#youcantsitwithus)
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| She said "YAAAASSSS"! |
That processing took at least 24 hours but we emerged on the other side with a crazy plan: a surprise engagement party for Heather (note: Heather hates surprises).
There were lots of lies, plan changing, and groups texts but
I think we nailed it. 😊I won’t share much of their actual engagement story as that’s their story to tell but please enjoy these pictures taken by a photographer friend Tony asked to hide in the bushes (ultimately creeping Heather out).
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| FaceTiming Holly! |
After Tony said “it’s happening” and popped the question, I
was the first person Heather called. That alone makes me want to sob
hysterically while I type this. The comical part of this is that I had assumed
she would call me, NOT FaceTime me, which is exactly what she did. This meant
that when my phone started buzzing, there was utter chaos at the Airbnb where
we (two of Heather’s best friends and one significant other) were frantically
getting ready to surprise Heather at her dinner. The end result is that I
answered the FaceTime half-naked and told Heather I was getting ready for a
Junior League event (still funny to me).I had met Tony earlier in the day to give him a dress Heather had previously tried on and loved, and a card that literally said I would now call myself her fairy godmother, and told her I hoped she and Tony would have fun at dinner that night.
As you might imagine, Heather was floored when she arrived to the dinner with Tony to find a small army of close friends and family from all over everywhere.
If you’d like to watch our combined Snapchat documentation of this whole event, feel free to check it out below! (Disclaimer: Sorry not sorry for the clips of Ash and I scream/singing Kesha).
It’s hard to believe that Heather’s engagement was nine
months ago, and even harder to believe that this weekend she will become a
married woman. While I have lots of feels, and I don’t anticipate them ever
stopping, I am ultimately overjoyed that Heather has found someone she loves and
that she is embracing this next chapter in her life. I cannot wait to see what
the future holds for them both but as Tony is well aware, Heather and I are
double trouble and Tony should fasten his seat belt.Here we go!
With so many hugs and no more frogs for Heather,
Holly
