I have an announcement to make.
It's big. No, it's huge.
Those of you who have been readers of this site for several years may have originally found me via my beloved sister, the inimitable former blogger best known as JadedJu. This news pertains to the formerly Jaded One herself, and she has granted me permission to announce, here in this humble little forum, that she is about to enter an entirely new phase of her life.
Before JadedJu ceased blogging, she mentioned she had started dating someone special. She and this special someone have been together for nearly two years now. I have never known my sister to be happier than she has been consistently for the past 20 months or so since they got together, and when she called me Sunday, she sounded even happier still. You see, last week he proposed, she accepted, and she's the happiest former lesbian I've ever known!
So please say a hearty congratulations to my newly engaged sister, the Formerly JadedJu, and please join me in welcoming her betrothed and my future brother-in-law, Mr. Ju-in-Waiting, to the misfunctional Ju family!
HUZZAH!!!
(Best of all: Mother Ju finally gets a married daughter and the pressure's off me. I suspect Olivia will still be the only grandbaby in the family, but a son-in-law is something pretty impressive that neither the never-blogging-sister nor I have seen fit to provide. Go, Jillbean!)
Posted by cynical at February 07, 2007 10:49 AMRun...Run AWAY....wait...I just got divorced...I'm the wrong one to talk to about marriage...
Congrats to JadedJu!!!
Posted by: Woody on February 7, 2007 11:25 AMHoly cats! Well, congrats to the Jaded One! Mazel Tov!
Posted by: educand on February 7, 2007 11:43 AMYAY JILLY!
Send her lots 'o' love from the shel :) (but feel free to keep some for yourself. :)
Posted by: shel on February 7, 2007 12:20 PMThat's wonderful news!!!!!!
WOOOOOTTTT!!
Posted by: shelley (not-so-cynical) on February 7, 2007 12:30 PMHuzzahs and hoorays and mazel tovs to the wonderful Jaded One! I'm so pleased to hear such happy news! (Although, of course, girlish hearts such as mine are undoubtedly breaking all across the blogosphere at this moment. Just saying . . .) At any rate, congratulations!!!
Posted by: Artichoke Heart on February 7, 2007 12:51 PMOMG! OMG! OMG! This is big news indeed! I'm so happy for her!
**Congrats Jilly!!**
Posted by: DogsDontPurr on February 7, 2007 04:08 PMThank you, Thank you! Isn't this weird? I don't really think anyone should get married until everyone can get married, plus, I'm a big lesbo. But here I am, and it's good so far!
By the way, Shelley, you could still have a baby if you really cared what Mother Ju thought!!
Posted by: jadedju on February 7, 2007 05:28 PMCongrats to JadedJu and Mr. Ju-in-Waiting, who I assume will become Mr. Ju'ed when the deed is sealed. But the best part of this news is that there is sure to be a Bride's Maid dress in it for you to share with us! hehehehehe
Posted by: Karan on February 7, 2007 09:44 PMOh, thank you one and all!!! It's so wonderful to be a part of the family.
Yours truly,
Ju-in-waiting
Holy Cow! I go away for awhile, and the Jaded one is getting married! Congrats!
Posted by: Gina on February 9, 2007 03:31 AMWOW. I mean WOW! Congrats to the bode-of-youse!
(so much for my plan for when we are both old and single to retire together on a porch in Vermont...)
I am so glad to hear the happiness.
Congratulations to both the Jadedone and Ju in waiting.
Shouldn't we stop saying non-blogging Ju (your sister) and say non-blogging Ju #1 and non-blogging Ju #2?
Posted by: Sally on February 9, 2007 05:15 PMEr, um...
Yabba-dabba-do!
Do we send potting clay as a wedding gift?
Seriously, Jill, that's wonderful news. I'm very happy for you and your intended, as well as the balance of the Ju family.
(Nice dodge, Shelley)
Posted by: Linkmeister on February 10, 2007 01:37 AM(Thanks for noticing, Linky. I'm pretty proud of it myself.)
Posted by: shelley (a.k.a. cynical) on February 11, 2007 10:58 AMWow. Congrats to Jilly and the newest Ju family member. That's great news! And congrats to you too Shelley, now that Jill's a hasbean you're off the hook from the motherly expectations... for a while anyway. ;-)
Posted by: lazydog on February 12, 2007 09:50 PMyay - it's such a wonderful thing to find someone who fits, and to have the feeling reciprocated. congrats, (formerly)jaded!
Posted by: beth on February 12, 2007 10:25 PMOh
My
Gawd
It's not every day that you get great news like this. Many congrats.
Posted by: Suzette on February 13, 2007 06:40 PMOH happy happy day! Congratulations!
Posted by: wordgirl on February 13, 2007 10:16 PMHey, congratulations.
Posted by: mig on February 20, 2007 03:40 PM