what is it, this big news???
yep, you guessed it, andrea and i are engaged!!!
it actually happened a week ago this saturday, but we both needed a week to let our families know and for the news to soak in before i blogged about it
here's the short story,
on saturday morning, i picked andrea up from her apartment and we started driving to the coast, until that morning, she did not know what we were doing, so i told her that we were going whale watching off the coast of the tiny town of Moss Landing (just north of Monterey), which she was very excited about
i already posted about the whale watching, it was awesome and we were able to see many different animals, including an enormous humpback whale
after the boat trip, we drove from Moss Landing to Carmel, Carmel is better know for its beautiful beaches, restaurants, art galleries, golf courses (Pebble Beach), and generally laid back way of life
we walked down to the beach, me with my guitar in hand to relax and enjoy the sunny weather, we found a spot on the fine white sand, sat down, and began to sing a few of our favorite praise songs, just as we were finishing a song, i was feeling the moment was right and was about to get down on my knees, but no, a guy walks up to us and tries to hand me a $5 bill, when i didn't take it, he proceeded to push it into the sand and walked away with his friends, telling us that he better not see the money when he walked back by
okay, so i'm thinking that we can celebrate with coffee, and maybe if i play a few more songs, it might pay for dinner, i'm just kidding
thrown off by the fact that i just got paid for worshipping, i canned the proposal for a few minutes and played another song, gathering my nerves once again and focusing on the task at hand
after we stopped singing, i walked behind andrea, put my guitar away, pulled the ring out of my pocket, walked to face andrea, kneeled on both knees, and asked the love of my life for her hand in marriage
of course, she said yes, we kissed, i sat down next to her, and we both sat speechless for what seemed like 20 minutes, but was probably more like 30 seconds, it was perfect, just as i had imagined, the right place, the right mood, the right moment, the right woman, ahh. . . . i'm good
so, this is where it all happened on the beach
this picture was taken at sunset, a few hours after the engagement
this is me, cool as a cat and grinning from ear to ear just after it happened
andrea, expressing her inner joy
the rock, just one, you guess how big
the happy couple
the dates to save
JUNE 23 in Sioux Center, IA - wedding and reception
JULY 14 in Knight's Ferry, CA - reception
8 comments:
yeah! good story!
i second what sam said :) i hope i can come!
really guys, i am so happy for you both - but not surprised :)
It was a great day. Myron, you did an excellent job of catching me off guard. You were really acting so normal I didn't think it would happen. :)
Not sure how I feel about the dorky picture of me being stupid on your blog... but that's ok!
Ponchy we hope you can come! That'd be great. :)
Congrats you two! Have fun planning your wedding it will go by oh so fast (trust me that is good!!) Married life is great! Being married to a future vet is even better! Keep in touch! Love ya both!
Everyone who knows you is happy for you both! We are not excited to be losing Andrea as a teacher at SJCS, though!
Have fun with all the wedding plans - being married is great!
Awesome! Im crazy happy for you two - you are a great couple, even though I havent seen you in a few. You should come up to Calgary, ALberta(where I am now) and see some real mountains sometime!
I happened to get on your blog from Sam's...and I'm glad I did! Congratulations, you two!
Congrats you two, Myronius you sly dog.
P.S. Myron we should try to get together sometime, we do live in the same state you know
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