I should be going to sleep, but after actually reading some other people's PJs (and not just trolling through all the lovely photos!), I realise I never said anything about us, really. So here goes:
I'll start by saying that neither DF (Todd, henceforth, T) nor I are very romantic people. That said, I think T is actually the more romantic of the two of us. We met in our 2nd year of college; we were the same year at the University of Virginia. We were working on a giant conference together and our jobs and planning board execs had us working long, long days and nights together. Basically, I think after the conference was over, we'd gotten so used to being around each other, we kind of just kept hanging out. We actually talked about how we weren't considering ourselves together, haha, that worked out!
By 4th year, we were pretty much inseparable and when it was time to find real jobs, we decided to move back "home" to northern VA. We moved in together and that was pretty much it. I started working as a teacher at the elementary/middle school I'd attended and T worked as a paralegal for a year before starting Law School.
Two years ago, I sort of randomly decided I wanted a pet. On top of not being romantic, neither of us has ever been really "into" animals or pets. Neither of us really cared for the (mostly) lame pets we had growing up. I had an annually changing turtle who lived outside, various fish, a cat who technically belonged to our neighbours and stupid birds. T had cats when he was really little, a bird, a lizard who wouldn't die. Nobody we really ever got attached to. So the fact that I all of a sudden started really wanting a pet was kind of a big deal for us. Besides that, I didn't want a typical cat or dog, I wanted a rabbit. In my preschool/kindergarten (it was Montessori) classroom, we'd had a class rabbit who was loved by everyone in the school. I still remember the day that poor old bun left us; the whole school community was a mess. Anyway, I attribute my rabbit wanting to good old Peter. After a couple months of searching (it's hard to adopt a bunny!), we finally managed to adopt a rescue bunny. He's all white except he has a little "mascara" on his right eye, which makes him extra cute. Getting Tuzi got everyone saying that we were practicing for kids! We do spoil him like a baby, so I guess maybe there's some truth to that.
T and I have always been really open with each other about everything; even the stuff that people say couples aren't open about, like finances, plans for the future etc. So we've had conversations off and on about getting married, but always in the "practical, matter of fact, when in life does this make sense" kind of a way. That's just how we are.
In the past year, we'd started talking about getting married as though it should happen soon. We talked about rings, and how much I wanted something as green as possible and certainly made following fair labour practices. We stumbled upon
Brilliant Earth (they are awesome!) and they happen to carry the exact ring I never knew I always wanted. It's great for me because I work with young children and I wanted a smooth setting that wouldn't scratch them or anything like that.
As this school year got on, he made it clear (maybe unintentionally?) that it was going to happen sometime soon. Usually I manage to figure out surprises he has for me, so he was trying hard to keep things a surprise. I knew which ring I would be getting, but not when, where or how. I managed to con out of him that I'd be getting it before this school year was over, but that's pretty much it.
Ok, REALLY have to go to sleep...
Tomorrow; our engagement story: as romantic as we can get! 
I think they have us penciled in for a 2:30 ceremony. We want our reception at the Whitehall Room, though. How exciting to find another bride with the same wedding date! 
