Rest of my life starts soon

Today i write a blog that is long in coming. Its an announcement about my marriage. For the uninitiated, i got engaged to Rupali on 18th February 2007. And on 10th of May, after around 3 months, i'm getting married to her!

The scanned images of the invite have been uploaded on my Picasa pics page (the 'Marriage Invitation' ablum).

I have been engaged for just over 2 months now. And in another 2-3 weeks, i'll be married. The talk time with Rupali has increased a lot, though after a few sleepless nites (and sleepy days after those nites) of talking, now we break the chat over the course of the whole day. The talk has taken a different sense of comfort level. Initially we both would try to impress each other, sometimes knowingly, and sometimes, unknowingly. She'd tell me about her culinary skills, and i'd brag that even i know how to cook! (goes without saying that all i can actually do is light the stove!)

Though we still do a bit of impressing now and then (i don't think that'll ever stop), now we are more comfortable knowing that the person on the other end of the line really wants to talk to us. The initial excitement about just talking has given way to this comfort feeling.

Anyway, coming back to the point, i'm engaged for over 2 months. So far the feeling that i'm going to lose all the 'freedom' of bachelorhood has not yet hit me. I suspect, it'll probably hit during the actual marriage, around the 3rd 'phera' around the fire to be exact. My steps may falter. I may look at the 'Exit' sign with increasing longing. But i think i'll make it through the ceremony alrite, unscathed, in 1 piece, alive (if not kicking), atleast for now.

Then starts the unpredictable, difficult, strange, unknown but also, i suspect, a very beautiful part of life. Living with someone who cares about me a lot, fusses over the smallest things, cooks with a lot of love for me, etc... In a nutshell, she'll pamper me a lot, and lets face it, i love being pampered!

Let me quote an oft quoted quote from 'When Harry met Sally': "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

I want my life with Rupali to start just as soon!