I'm ENGAGED!!

The date begins as we pack a picnic of cheez-its, turkey and cheese sandwiches and cheese and crackers. He told me he wanted to take me to various spots around town that had been significant to our relationship. At each spot he read me special passages about love, family and marriage from the Bible and from other authors we like.

First stop: picnic in Homewood Park...my favorite place in Birmingham.


Next we went for dessert at Chili's where we had our first date.


I know you must think I had an idea by now, but no way! This is not out of the ordinary for him. He does great dates like this for no reason at all. Next we drove to the Trussville park (another place I love) as it began to rain. We found a dry spot under a tree and Dane brought out his guitar and sang Brown-Eyed Girl to me. (These are the chord sheets he had printed off.) We still managed to get a little wet from the downpour.


We then stopped by Lifeway (he works there) because he had to "check some e-mails." When we came back to the car these GORGEOUS flowers were waiting in my seat! I LOVE them!!


He then drove me downtown then blindfolded me. He says you get some strange looks when driving in downtown Birmingham with a blindfolded girl in your front seat.


He took me to the BCM and read something he wrote to me while we were seated on the same couch that we met on in August of 2006. He then reached in his pocket and got down on one knee and asked me to marry him!! Of course, I SAID YES!!


This is "THE COUCH."


We then went to Dane's house where his family, my family and Sybil and Meghan were there to celebrate! Sybil, Meghan and I admire the ring!


The ring and the BEAUTIFUL daisy!


My ring from the MOST AMAZING guy!