"Perhaps, after all...

romance did not come into one’s life with pomp and blare,

like a gay knight riding down;

perhaps it crept to one’s side like an old friend through quiet ways;

perhaps it revealed itself in seeming prose,

until some sudden shaft of illumination flung athwart its pages,

betrayed the rhythm and the music;

perhaps . . .

perhaps . . .

love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship,

 as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath." 

— L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Avonlea)

*long, happy sigh*

It's has been a week since my last post.

And I apologize.

Last week some unexpected things happened

that have left the last five days a

blur of excitement.

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011...

After he flew out from Wyoming

(without my knowledge)

to surprise me when I woke up in the morning...

After he took me on a slow, sweet walk

down to the bridge stretching over the

little creek we've splashed around in

these past two summers

as friends and

as a courting couple...

After he pulled out a guitar and

sang a beautiful song he wrote

for this occassion...

Andrew knelt down and asked me to marry him.

My response???

"Absolutely!"

Andrew and I have been making

wedding plans for a while now...

Because of our long-distance relationship

we started figuring out how we would do things

before we were officially engaged...

Do you know how confusing that is for everyone around us???

:-)

I wasn't sure when he would "officially"

ask me.

Goodness, was I shocked by his

surprise visit!

And then there was the ring...

I won't go into long details to confuse you...

But, I found out that day that

I have had the ring

IN MY ROOM!

since this last summer.

Andrew made a special gift for me

that he HID my ring inside...

I've always loved secret compartments,

but that was crazy!

Needless to say, I love having it on my finger now.

We spent the next five days

taking walks,

talking,

wedding shopping,

"Save the Date" card designing,

window-shopping,

watching movies at night,

eating wonderful Thanksgiving food,

laughing,

playing games with the family,

sitting together and just "being".

Oh, and we also posed for these pictures!

Andrew flew out yesterday evening

to get back to school.

Only four weeks till we see each other again!

It's the shortest wait we've ever had.

Thank you so much to those who have prayed for us.

Please continue to do so.

We've set the date for May 19th, 2012

and are SO excited!!!

God is so amazing in how He brings things together,

isn't He?

I am so blessed to have Andrew in my life

and cannot wait to see all that

God has in store for us

together.

May God bless you all!!!