We're Engaged

On Friday, April 15, 2011, I flew up to Connecticut to see David for his Ring Dance at the Coast Guard Academy. There were about 10 of us all staying at a house in Old Saybrook, CT with a private beach that weekend. He told me that he wanted to wake up to watch the sunrise on Saturday morning, so we woke up at 5:45 am to see the sunrise at 6:15. It was freezing out but we brought blankets and stuff and we went down by the beach and sat on a bench near the dock.  He brought his guitar out to play too and he played and sang “Enchanted” by Taylor Swift.  Then, he started talking about the future, like where I wanted to live and stuff and since we just celebrated our five-year anniversary, he said how happy he was to have been with me the past five years.  He stood me up from the bench and got down on one knee and asked me to marry him!!! The last part of what he was saying was kind of a blur because, when he stood up, I knew what was coming and I couldn’t stop smiling.  I teared up and covered my mouth because I was so excited. I said yes and he put the beautiful ring on my finger! It was perfect!