Hello once again, reddit friends! Sorry to anyone who saw my mini-update and felt cheated of the story. Things have been crazy busy since the start of the year.

TL/DR for those who say “I ain’t reading all that” (like you have anything better to do on the shitter): Mike proposed!

I am officially slated to be Mrs. MikeWithTheWheels some time in the next year or so. I will absolutely give you the deets, BUT, first a little on why I haven’t updated or responded much lately. I absolutely love the comments, well wishes, and private messages telling me how much our story has moved them. I can’t believe how many strangers I feel so close to because you’ve gone through similar tough or lonely childhoods, or have/had inlaws that aren’t amazing. I don’t usually respond (shockingly, this isn’t my regular reddit account) but I read them and appreciate you.

On the other side, I’ve gotten some toxicity too, though fortunately not nearly as much as you might expect with the internet these days. A lot of people ask for pictures and stuff, and I’m sorry but that’s not happening. I’ve already given enough details and this has spread far enough that someone doxxed me (they were nice enough, and young, and didn’t realize just how absolutely weird and invasive that was) but it definitely made me step back a little. I don’t mind sharing updates into our life when there’s something to talk about, but I’m still a real person with a real life and I don’t want to be some kind of influencer or whatever. You also won’t see any kind of go fund me or panhandling, I’m not broke, student loans are being paid down, and Mike is rocking his career too. We have enough to be comfortable. If you want to contribute in some positive way to our lives, I recommend making a donation to the Wheelchair Foundation, they do great work and not every family is like Mike’s and could afford a good chair when he was a kid.

And please don’t dox me, it’s already weird enough having Jess laughing at me while playing a Tik Tok of someone reading my writing.

So, back to the mushy crap.

Mike and I have been pretty upfront about the idea that we both want marriage and think this is the real deal, but aside from that, there wasn’t a timeline. Our anniversary was on a different day of the week, and we did take out, but the next Saturday he suggested we go to the same bar we met at and recreate our first date. I thought it was the cutest idea for a date night (yes, I am an idiot.) He brought a book and everything! So, things are stupidly cute, and I’m feeling silly and giddy. And then he tells me about this book he’s reading, would I like to see? And I’m like “Of course!” The cover wasn’t important. What WAS? This boy ordered some Etsy made hollow book. And there it is, THE RING and “Will you marry me” on the inside cover.

Y’all the way I went from bubbly to SOBBING. I had no idea it would hit me like that, I guess even with talking about it somehow I just didn’t expect it? He came over and called me sappy and I babbled something about “YES OBVIOUSLY” and so now there’s a ring on my left hand. We don’t have a date set, but I’m thinking something in the fall, probably. Your girl here gonna get a white dress and everything.

If you’re wondering, (remember back when this was about her?) Jess SCREAMED when I told her and asked if she can wear a suit and give me away and while hilarious, probably not. It would be funny though. She’s doing good though (living at my old place actually) and staying single while she gets her head back in the best shape possible.

So yeah, there it is, he asked, I said yes, and I will be Mrs. Wheels some time in the next year or so! Thanks for all the well wishes and support and love, you have all made my lonely little world brighter the same way Mike has.