omorka | I suppose this is a sign that I should call home more often

So my father called me tonight. When I found out it was him, I was steeled for bad news - usually my mother is the one that calls me, and his sister - my favorite aunt - has had first breast cancer, then lung cancer, for a while now. But no, he just wanted to talk about stuff.

In the process, almost offhandedly, he mentioned that the older of my two younger brothers and his long-term girlfriend have set a date. Imagine my shock; I didn't even know they were engaged yet! I am slightly irritated at

angelprojekt for not saying anything about it in her LJ - doesn't she know I rely on her for news about things like this? (If you're reading this, I'm not really mad, but I am surprised you didn't mention anything.)

So now I have to plan to be home for part of July. O the excitement. But I am happy that my brother has decided to take the plunge; he and she seemed to be a very good match, the couple of times I've been around them together. (Wow, I get a second sister-in-law, too.)

My other sibs seem to be okay, if not necessarily making a steady path through college. Why was it so much easier for me than all of them, I wonder?

(edited because I can't spell, and to note that apparently Vernal Equinox causes people in my LJ circles to post about their families . . .)