...I married this wonderful man. I was in love with him, so the decision was easy. I knew that he would be good to me. And he has been good
for me, as well.
In the spirit of my friend,
Amy and my sister,
Emily, I thought I'd share a few things about our engagement:
- Mark and I were set up by my friend, Heidi, and his sister-in-law, Darin. He was a widower and I was divorced.
- I had 2 kids, he had one.
- This picture was taken a month and a half after we started dating. We went to Pinetop with his in-laws for Thanksgiving.
- We joked about this being our engagement photo. We were not engaged.
- In January he asked me to dinner on a Tuesday night, and suggested I get dressed up.
- Even though I knew he had already talked to my dad, I had no idea he would propose that night. Mainly because I knew he did not want to propose without a ring. And I knew he had a ring connection in San Francisco. And I knew he had not been to San Francisco yet.
- I wore my nice(?) tan pants with a white and blue floral blouse. Looking back, I wish would have done my hair a lot better, and probably worn a skirt and heels.
- Even when he picked me up in his friend's black convertible Porsche, I had no clue.
- He took me to a very nice restaurant at the Biltmore Resort.
- At dinner he was acting a little nervous. I kept asking him if something was wrong. He dismissed it as nothing. Still no clue.
- After dinner, he excused himself to go to the mens' room. I followed him to the ladies' room.
- Instead of the mens' room, {unbeknownst to me} he ran out to the Porsche (whose top was still down) to get the ring: The ring he had purchased in San Francisco earlier that month. He flew there on a day he knew we would not see each other - a long work day for him, and a clogging class that night for me. I talked to him several times that day - while he was at the airport, etc. Like I said, No clue.
- We walked around the beautiful Biltmore and sat down by a reflecting pool. We talked about our lives, our courtship. Then he got down on one knee and pulled out a gorgeous ring. I was stunned. Totally thrilled and surprised! I really couldn't believe it.
- He also gave me some chocolates he bought for me in SF. And told me he really wanted to share the sourdough bread he brought back too, but it was long gone by now and would have given away the whole surprise.
- We both love sourdough bread.
- I loved the surprise and I loved my new ring! And I definitely loved him.
We were married 3 months later. It was a perfect day at the Mesa temple.
And seriously, the perfect honeymoon. This picture was taken at Notre Dame in Paris.
Happy Anniversary, babe! Don't be mad about all the info of our lives spilled all over the internet. Admit it, you love it!
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