Happiness

Ok, I guess I better get writing or else I might have a mutiny on my hands . . . ;-P

On Tuesday, Michael came down to go bowling and afterward we came back to my house and he continued helping me with my living room painting project (which, incidentally, is nearly complete. Just need to steam/shampoo the carpet and I can move the furniture back in. Woohoo!). Long story short, I'd had a long day and pretty much broke down in front of him. Yes, that wonderful female tool called tears made its appearance. And then I got frustrated that I was crying which made me cry even more . . . suffice to say, not a pretty site! But Michael was wonderful, hugging me and calming me down. So by the time he needed to leave, I was pretty much back to my normal sane self. I was just about to say "See you on Thursday?" since that's our normal schedule when he said "Would you like to go to Easy's for dinner tomorrow? You could even row if you get to my house early."

Of course I said yes, but my radar immediately started beeping wildly. Date nights are not uncommon for us, but we rarely go someplace nice on a weeknight. Plus, we had just been to Easy's on Saturday with some friends for dessert. Since Easy's is the restaurant we went to on one of our very first dates, I had my suspicions. But, the more I thought about, the more I started convincing myself that there was nothing to his invite. After all, he was probably just being nice because I'd had a rough evening and he knew I'd like Easy's dinner since we had eaten only dessert on Saturday. Plus, while we were there Saturday our friends had told us about their engagement story that included Easy's and I didn't think he'd want to do the same thing. So, by the time I got to his place Wednesday evening, I'd pretty much talked myself out of any proposal expectations.

Sure enough, I got to his place before he did, so I went ahead and started a 30-minute rowing session (yes, he has his own rowing machine and man, does it work the abs!). Michael got home when I had about 10 minutes left so I finished up and talked to him briefly before jumping in the shower. Now, I had convinced myself that I wasn't receiving a proposal, but I still brought a nice skirt and top to wear . . . I figured it is always nice to look feminine once in a while! So, I took a little longer getting ready than normal because I actually put on makeup and all that jazz. And boy, am I glad I did! Who wants to look like a bum when she's being proposed to? ;-P

When I came out to the living room, I could see that there were some flowers in the kitchen, so I went to investigate. Michael gets me flowers on a fairly regular basis (yes, I know, he's wonderful!) so the fact that he had then wasn't too odd. However, instead of the normal one bouquet, here were two HUGE bouquets of the most gorgeous roses. Then, I noticed that he had put out some fancy brie cheese with crackers (yum!). By this time, my radar (and heart!) was once again beeping wildly. Michael told me something had come in the mail for me and he made me close my eyes while he pulled it out. Sure enough, he pulled out this lovely small wood box that contained the most beautiful ring. I, of course, was grinning like a mad-women and saying "Yes, yes, yes!" followed by some smooching. In fact, dinner was slightly delayed as we had a little cuddle time (which also gave me time to admire his excellent taste in jewelry!)

Anyway, that's the proposal story. We finished the evening with a lovely dinner at Easy's and some excited phone calls and texts to family and friends. And now let's move on to what I know you really wanted to see: pictures! But be forewarned . . . I have a really cruddy camera!

The roses (and my freshly painted living room wall in the background!)


Aren't they gorgeous?!!!


Uh-oh, looks like it's too sparkly for flash!


Of course, no flash means out-of-focus pictures when taking them with one hand.


But it's still beautiful even when it is fuzzy.

I love you, Michael! I am so thankful the Lord has brought us together and I am so excited to share the rest of our lives with each other!