I saw some things very clearly last night, so to speak.

My dad called me at 8:30 CST to remind me that the Lunar Eclipse was happening. I somehow convinced myself it was Tuesday night and that I had missed it. But my parents called me in time so that Elise and I could run outside our apartment and go watch for a little while. Besides my long lasting appreciation for all things astronomy (see Take 5), I really enjoyed seeing the eclipse last night, because it turns out that my parents, sister and brother were all watching it at the same time. While we're still very close personally, geographically we're spread out over three states and two time zones. But last night we were all watching the sky.

After the requisite celestial event viewing, I convinced Elise to watch Company on PBS with me instead of Project Runway (which is a feat in itself). Company is an interesting musical to watch with your future spouse because the plot is essentially, "Marriage: what's going on there, eh?" Should people get married? Are single people happier? What if I sang a song about marriage? And I gotta say, this was a little unnerving. As much as I love Elise, you can't listen to people with beautiful voices sing lyrics like "Are you sorry you got married?//You're always sorry..." without feeling a little unsure about marriage. And that moment comes when I wondered if I had done the right thing proposing, if I was ready for marriage, if I was going down the right path in life as a whole. But, I wasn't alone in this. By my side, there was the woman I love thinking the same thoughts as I was. It was a beautiful shared moment. And at the end, when Bobby sings "Somebody, crowd me with love // Somebody, force me to care // Somebody, make me come through // I'll always be there // As frightened as you, To help us survive // Being alive" ...I don't think I could have loved her more.