As most of you know, I proposed to Casey ( ) at our St. Patrick's Day party. To those of you who were there, I want to thank you again for showing up and keeping your cool despite the insane amount of alcohol. I usually try to make rounds to everyone at the party and thank them for coming, and I promise that when I say it I sincerely mean it.

Back to the point, Casey and I passed our two-year anniversary a little over a week ago. He and I had been discussing marriage openly with each other for a while and I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that I was the one holding us back. I sometimes worry about all the hatred and anger that people hold about a label that stems from a religion in which I don't participate. But it's the ceremony and the raw meaning behind marriage that carries weight with me and my commitment to Casey is more important than my fear of others. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have had so many very close friends with us when I popped the question.

Thank you again, everyone.