Reflections

What a special time in the lives of our children! Russell called today to say that he and Callie had gotten engaged. They are in Sewanee for the weekend at Homecoming.

He told us a couple of weeks ago that he was probably going to propose at Sewanee. When he called me on Monday about 11:00 a.m., I asked him if that was still the plan. He said that he still had not bought the ring or talked to her parents, so he just did not think so.

What a surprise when he called back about 9:30 on Monday night! He had gone to Tupelo that afternoon and bought the ring, then drove on to Columbus to talk to her parents. Unfortunately, Mr. Flowers was out of town, so he talked to Mrs. Flowers. After they talked for awhile, she called Mr. Flowers and put him on speaker phone, so they all three had a good conversation for about an hour. Naturally, they gave their blessing. How could they not?

David and I have been on pins and needles ever since, and it's been so hard not to tell anyone. I instructed Russell to call us just as soon as he could, and he called early this afternoon. She loved the ring, and she was very excited. I put him on speaker phone, so that David and I could both hear. David said, "Well, what did she say?" We could hear her holler, "Yes!" I jokingly said that she had not talked to us yet like he had talked to her parents. He said she couldn't talk right now because she was crying. I told him to call both sets of grandparents as soon as he could, and he said that he would.

I called Carol Anne and instructed her not to say anything to Mama yet because Russell was going to call her. Less than 10 minutes later, Carol Anne called back to say that I could call Mama because she had just called her! So I did, of course, and she and Daddy are excited as well. Then I called Russell again to make sure that he had gotten David's parents (he had) because I knew that David would want to call them. When I called, Mrs. Casteel answered the phone. I said, "Did you get a phone call?" She said yes and started crying. Apparently, she was very teary with Russell also. Anyway, they are excited as well, and it seems the Excitement is the word for the day. Later on, David called his brother Steve. Their conversation was much different than mine and Carol Anne's. I guess brothers just don't get as wound up as sisters do! What a concept!

I'm sure I will post more as the engagement progresses. I just wanted to write down the events of the day so that I will always remember them.