May
26, 2013 - The happiest day of my life (so far!).
Monkey and I were invited to go up to Maine to spend Memorial Day Weekend with two of
our best friends, BFF-Puppy and Big Guy. We've been up with them a few times over the
years, and it's become one of our favorite destinations. Here we are on our first trip up there, November 2010.
Our first day,
Saturday, BFF-Puppy and I spent running errands and shopping while the boys
relaxed and play with the dogs. Saturday night I made a point to tell Monkey that
I really wanted us to all spend some time together Sunday, little did I know
that this fit perfectly with his plans. The next day we all decided to head out
to Two Lights State Park.
We'd never been to Two Lights before, and was guaranteed
to be pretty interested. We headed up there and enjoyed a lobster lunch before
decided to take a walk along the water. As we were walking on these rocks
overlooking the water, Big Guy and BFF-Puppy went off to "look at the
Lighthouses and take pictures". Monk took this opportunity to walk me on
down closer to the water. At this point he started saying very sweet things to
me. My heart started racing and all of a sudden, he was down on one knee asking
me to marry him. I really don't even remember him getting down on one knee
because a wave of intense joy and happiness completely washed over me. Suddenly
I was crying and shaking, and nodding vigorously because I couldn't speak yet.
Eventually I said YES and looked down at the gorgeous ring on my finger.
We
stood there and smiled and kissed (of course) for a bit. When we were done I
looked over and BFF-Puppy and Big Guy were snapping pictures of the entire moment. I
am so glad they did so, I will cherish these pictures forever. After taking a
few more pictures, we decided to head into Portland. In all our years of
visiting Maine, we'd never been! I also took this time to ask BFF-Puppy to please
be a bridesmaid! I knew I couldn't possibly get married without her by my side.
We traveled into the city and found a charming wine bar. Sadly, the wine bar
wasn't open yet. However, BFF-Puppy in true Puppy-fashion exclaimed that we just
got engaged and we HAD to have a glass of champagne!! They took pity on us and
allowed us to sit at the bar and celebrate. I'm so grateful they did. It was
the absolute perfect way to celebrate.
After
our drinks, we picked up 8 lobsters and headed home to cook up a lobster feast
and drink a few more glasses of champagne. I called my family, and MOH-Sugar, but decided to keep it to ourselves after that. As much
as I wanted to tell every person I'd ever met, I wanted to at least have one
night to keep it between us. It felt like I was holding in a beautiful little
secret.
The
next day, we made the rest of our phone calls and notifications on the 6 hour
drive back to New York City. The drive flew by as our phones were ringing off
the hook and we shared the story with all our family and friends.
I can't wait to begin planning our big day together!
xoxo
