Jesse James & Kat Von D Are Engaged 
 
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 Start your engines. Motorcycle king Jesse James and tattoo artist Kat Von D are going to be married."You know sometimes the public and press gets it wrong. This is one of those times. 2010 was actually the best year of my life because I fell in love with my best friend. An amazing woman who stood behind me when the world turned their backs," James tells PEOPLE exclusively. "I have never met anyone so kind and loving and committed to making the world a better place every day. My love for her is beyond description. So honored that she said 'yes.' Growing old with her is going to be a f----n' blast!"The pair have been dating since last summer , following the collapse of James's marriage to Oscar winner Sandra Bullock . Their divorce was finalized last June "There is no one else for me. He's the one," The LA Ink star tells PEOPLE.Asked if she will move from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, to be with her fiancé, Von D replied, "If only it were that easy. Having two places we call home will be good for now. In the end, home is where the heart is, and my heart's with him."James, 41, and Von D, 28, have been engaged in Twitter PDA in recent weeks. On Jan. 13, James Tweeted : "They say True love will always shine through. The only reason I started Twitter again? so I could publicly profess my love for @thekatvond ."She responded: "Thank you always supporting me and believing in everything I do. But most of all, thanks for being my best friend." ||||| Sandra Bullock Not Blindsided by Jesse James' Engagement 
 
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 While the rest of America shook their heads in surprise at the swift engagement between 
 
 
 
 Sources close to Sandy tell PopEater that she was given a heads up that this would come out this week and that while she isn't exactly jumping for joy, she has accepted that Jesse is moving on with his life with Kat. Sandra's biggest priority right now is her adopted son, Louis, and she isn't planning to let anything get her off course from being the best mom she can be. 
 
 
 
 "It may seem like only yesterday that Jesse and Sandra split, but for her, life has changed so much that it seems like ages ago," our source tells us. While the rest of America shook their heads in surprise at the swift engagement between Jesse James and his girlfriend of six months, Kat Von D, one woman took it all in stride: Jesse's ex, Sandra Bullock. Sources close to Sandy tellthat she was given a heads up that this would come out this week and that while she isn't exactly jumping for joy, she has accepted that Jesse is moving on with his life with Kat. Sandra's biggest priority right now is her adopted son, Louis, and she isn't planning to let anything get her off course from being the best mom she can be."It may seem like only yesterday that Jesse and Sandra split, but for her, life has changed so much that it seems like ages ago," our source tells us. 
 
 While Sandra and Jesse aren't exactly close friends, they do have ways to keep information flowing between the two of them, and our source says that Jesse knew he needed to let Sandra know that things between him and Kat were serious."Sandra knew it was coming, and she was ready," our source says.It does seem like tattoo queen Kat is a much better match for bad boy Jesse James than the buttoned-up Academy Award winner was. Jesse reiterated that sentiment in a statement about his future wife: "2010 was actually the best year of my life because I fell in love with my best friend," he said. ||||| Jesse James Recalls Abusive Childhood Leading to 'Breaking Point' 
 
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 But while the world turned to Bullock to offer their comfort and vow to stand against James, she wasn't the only one who was in deep waters: "I was at my breaking point," he said. 
 
 
 
 James, 42, who is now engaged to reality TV tattoo artist, 
 
 
 
 "I always felt out of place my whole life," he said. "I never felt successful, never felt I deserved anything." A lot can change in a year. It wasn't long ago that Jesse James was married to America's Sweetheart, Sandra Bullock , before their broken marriage, shattered by James' infidelity, was splashed across the media -- at time in which "everything got ripped to shreds," James told PEOPLE But while the world turned to Bullock to offer their comfort and vow to stand against James, she wasn't the only one who was in deep waters: "I was at my breaking point," he said.James, 42, who is now engaged to reality TV tattoo artist, Kat Von D , and emerged from the reality realm himself on 'Monster Garage,' explained that this breaking point stemmed from an abusive childhood -- a childhood he details in his memoir, 'American Outlaw.'"I always felt out of place my whole life," he said. "I never felt successful, never felt I deserved anything." 
 
 But James assures the public that he is not using these references to a difficult childhood as a crutch to constitute or justify his alleged 11-month affair with tattoo model, Michelle "Bombshell" McGee."I'm moving forward, thinking clearly and becoming a better person."Part of this vocal movement toward the future can be attributed to James' 30-day stay at the Sierra Tucson treatment center in Arizona where he recognized that his life was becoming a cycle rather than an upward path.But how has James been able to ditch his old life -- while, undoubtedly, holding on to his reputation?"I've made my world pretty small now," he explained to People. "Now I can focus on what's important: making sure [my] kids get good grades and are happy and healthy together."James has a daughter and son with his first wife, Karla, and a second daughter with ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder. But one child noticeably absent from his life and his memoir is son, Louis, whom he adopted with ex-wife, Bullock. The couple were raising the infant before James' infidelity hit the media -- prompting Bullock to soon seek and gain full custody of the baby."Talking about Louis almost felt too intimate," James said. "He is so sweet and I miss him." But in moving forward, the tattooed motorcycle aficionado affirms that he has "started life over."And part of that new life is with Von D. James proposed to the reality star in January before tweeting , "Baby? You make it so easy to do everything I can to show you how Amazing you are. I see it as clear as a bell. My other half." 
 
 
 
 We hope that fourth time's a charm for this quintessential tattooed, motorcycle riding bad boy -- for Von D's sake.
– There’s nothing quite so heartwarming as the story of a man who cheats on his universally beloved wife with a tattooed stripper, but turns it all around and gets engaged to yet another tattoo enthusiast. Yes, those crazy kids Jesse James and Kat Von D are betrothed. Despite the aforementioned hardships, “2010 was actually the best year of my life because I fell in love with my best friend,” James tells People. “An amazing woman who stood behind me when the world turned their backs.” The lovebirds go on fawning with such touching sentiments as, from James, “Growing old with her is going to be a f***in' blast!" Click for Sandra Bullock's reaction.