Years of Love

Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worth while.

~Franklin P. Jones

Now that we have told our closest family and friends I can blog about our good news. While on our vacation Chad asked me to marry him. We are so excited. I don't even know where to begin. We will probably be having our wedding away just with our immediate families in August of next year. It will give both mine and Chad's family a chance to get away together and celebrate as a family. When we get back from where ever we may go, we are going to have a big party or reception as it is called. We started making a list of our closet friends and family that would make the trip and it quickly grew to over 100. Chad is a very private person so we decided to take my family and Chad's family away somewhere that they have never been and get married there. It is all about our families and we want everyone to have a good time.

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Our party... well, it's going to be big because I can't imagine cutting anyone out. I am thinking it will be just like having the ceremony with everyone because we will have a projector screen to show pictures from the actual ceremony, maybe we will get someone to video record it, hmm? It's going to be exciting none the less because I already have people recommending djs and everything. I have even had people asking where we are registered already. It has only been a week! Everyone is so excited for us, they have been waiting in anticipation for so long I guess.

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I know you are thinking, what about the ring, and the proposal, how did it happen?? Well, the ring is more than I could have ever dreamed of. I have had people all week complimenting Chad's great taste. I think I have had the question, "Did Chad pick it out all on his own?" about 100 times. Yes he did. I also had someone ask if Chad could pick out her jewelry from now on. It's not your conventional solitaire it is actually two diamonds together I guess it could symbolize Chad and I and the union we are going to make? Then all around it, it has little stones lining the band. Very sparkly. I didn't want him spending a ton of money, but I guess it's ok, I am so happy.

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Ok so the proposal, well, we had been in Savannah all day but the sunset was gorgeous that night so we went out together for a walk as it was getting dark. I have had people ask "How did he keep it a secret all week?" Well, I had some banking problems when we got there. The bank never deposited my check, yeah, weird I know. So I was a big wreck at the beginning of the week so he couldn't see laying that on me until the bank settled THEIR problem. Anyways there are these cabanas on the beach at the place we stayed and they are $60 a day, yeah I know. So we didn't rent one, but we would go visit them in the evening because they were so nice. I decided to sit down and we leaned back together and there it happened.

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I was so happy I can't remember everything he said verbatim but it was mostly, that he didn't have me wait 6 years without reason, in our 6 years together we have built a foundation for a happy, healthy marriage and that he has loved me since he saw me at Guitar Center that first day and when we played in our cheesecake at the cheesecake factory and when he put his arm around me that first night. It's making me melt as I sit here thinking about it.

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I am so happy! My family is so happy, and Chad's family, well, words can't even describe. We are so excited about the future and I can't wait to have all of you there to celebrate! I will let you know when I have more details.