i always like getting back to the definition of a common word.

engaged – adjective
1. busy or occupied; involved
2. pledged to be married; betrothed
3. under engagement; pledged
4. entered into conflict with
5. mechanics
a. interlocked
b. (of wheels) in gear with each other
6. architecture. built so as to be truly or seemingly attached in part to the structure before which it stands

my older brother, once pronouncing bachelorhood for life, popped the question to his girlfriend of eight years earlier this month, less than 24 hours before she headed to a 17 day european vacation with her girlfriends. and while there she probably saw some old, sturdy buildings that have stood for years, she was more than likely thinking about the solid relationship backing her and giving her life, the attachment to her person that makes her stand taller than any piece of architecture.

love you two and can’t wait to celebrate your life ahead.