We're Engaged!

It was the most beautiful, surprising, romantic proposal possible. On Saturday evening, June 21st, John surprised me at my house with a dozen red roses and what would be the beginning of an evening that I will never forget. He had originally told me we would be having dinner at Jak's in Issaquah with the kids, but he arrived at my house alone and explained that Mark & Mechelle would be watching the kids so we could have the evening just to ourselves. We hustled in the car (I was sweaty and of course running late) and he drove right past Jak's....surprise #2. We ended up at Purple Cafe in Kirkland, which is where we had our first date (and definitley the best first date I've ever had) 1 year ago that day. About 2 months earlier, I had tracked down a bottle of the wine that we had on our first date, and we enjoyed a wonderful dinner sitting on the patio with a very special bottle of wine. After dinner, John asked if he could move seats and sit on the other side of me, so he could better see all the people walking by on the sidewalk. I thought he was being a big weirdo, but later would learn that it was a sly move so when the moment was right, he would be able to get down on his knee....so, after dinner, we were debating over if we should order dessert and a special dessert wine...as we pondered, I gave John my gift, which was a pewter heart that says "always". I told him I had given him my heart long ago, but this was a symbol of that for him to keep. He then gave me a card and told me I had to read it all the way through (ah, how he knows me). What I read was a true love letter, outlining our path to find each other, the special relationship we share, and our dreams for the future. At the very end of the letter, he said he couldn't wait for me to be his wife...and thought we should get that done, given it was our 1 year anniversary. He hoped I would say yes...I was shocked, floored really. It was totally unexpected and incredibly romantic. I looked at him, and he was down on his knee, and said he had my dad's approval and wanted to make all my dreams come true, and would I marry him, and slipped a perfectly sparkly ring on my finger...OF COURSE I SAID YES!!! It was incredible. Beautiful. Amazing. The waitress brought us over 2 glasses of champagne....it's still sinking in. Just amazing.