Heading to the Chapel

So... my apologies for the massive break in posts, but something VERY exciting happened on my trip home from Germany! Steven proposed!!!! I know I was excited! His proposal was sooo cute and original and made me laugh. So, tonight, while I am preparing fajitas (Steven's grilling the meat!), I figure I would make a quick sharing post with a few of the juicy details. :)

My flight was delayed a whole day, as you remember, by United for "operational issues". Whatever that means. So that apparently screwed up his plans the first time. When I finally did get to the airport, I didn't even have a seat on the plane. I waited and waited until finally, they called me up as one of the last passengers on the plane. Luckily, I got the very last row of people so I had close access to the toilet and I could recline without bothering anyone. I know most people don't like being by the bathrooms, but I think it was perfect. During the flight, my left contact ripped in half and so I spent most of the flight trying to see out of just one eye. When I landed, I had a headache, couldn't see, was exhausted, and very irritated because of my dumb contact. Plus, when I landed, Steven wasn't even at the airport because I couldn't tell him that I had gotten on an earlier plane! So I meandered through security as slow as I could and tried to call him with my P.O.S. Verizon cell phone reception. Couldn't hold a call... typical. But once I walked out of the security, through customs, etc., I found Steven standing there with his face in a massive bouquet of my favorite flowers!

Little did he know that he had gotten this orange and red pollen ALL OVER HIS FACE!  Haha it was great! He was all dressed up with a face full of pollen. I helped him clean it off and we got to his car. He handed me a wooden heart with a night scene he had burnt into the wood with his own wood burner. It said, "Welcome back Michelle!" It was really cute, and apparently the first clue. I couldn't figure it out the entire drive home - probably because I couldn't even see straight. Then he pretends to miss the exit for home and takes me to the lake where we had Valentines Day this year - whole back story to this too. Then he has me close my eyes by the lake, surrounds me in candles, and has me open my eyes to the next two clues - a wooden horseshoe and a mug that he had hand-drawn a bee on. I could NOT for the life of me figure this out. I was getting frustrated because I couldn't figure it out, when lo and behold, a Maryland family comes up and parks their fishing gear, like, five feet away from us. Totally ruined the mood and they didn't even CARE. Also typical. So we move up onto higher ground and then he had to help me out with the clues:

The wooden heart = "Would"
The little wooden horseshoe = "you"
The mug with the bee = "be"
Then he pulls out the ring for = "my wife"

BUT! He pulls it out upside down!!!! It was adorable - he was so anxious about it he pulled it out upside down. :)
Here are a few pictures of the ring though:

Beautiful!! The perfect ring :) So, this past few weeks have been a little crazy notifying friends and family and starting off the craze that is wedding planning. Tonight, though, I am finally kicking the cooking back in gear with simple fajitas. Simple ingredients: tortillas, lettuce chopped up, tomatoes, avocados, cheese, onions, and some chicken on the grill - mix it all together and you have some easy fajitas. Fast, easy, and totally not a big mess in my kitchen. Perfect for the disaster my house is since I am moving. It's pretty ridiculous. I promise to come back and visit with new recipes soon!!