Where did I leave off, that's right, Easter. Has it really been three months? Wow! Well, let me just say that a lot, I repeat, A LOT has happened in three short months. Let's see here,
- In late April, my family and I went to NJ to celebrate the passing of my grandpa (Dad's dad) and boy did we have a great time celebrating his long-lived years. He was my last living grandparent and we shared a special relationship. Well, he had a great relationship with all of his seven grandchildren. My grandpa is the reason I live in the U.S. today and I am grateful for that. His family came to the U.S. in 1929, right before the Great Depression I might add, when he was 10 years old. My grandpa went to school without knowing English, worked side jobs doing all sorts of things to help put food on the table, graduated HS, went to Rutgers University where he worked and paid his way through college all by himself. Talk about determination! He then went on to work for Exxon Mobile (Esso back then) in NYC. I am so proud of all of his personal accomplishments and most importantly, laying a solid foundation for my family to grow up with the American Dream! At the funeral/life celebration, I learned other things about my grandpa like he was captain of the Glee Club in HS, took classes at NYU, and had blonde hair! I only remember him with grey hair, and I particularly would like to put the little hair he had left into a mohawk while he was napping :) He would wake up and just laugh! Gosh, I love that man and I miss him, but I am happy he is with my Grandma in heaven. I know they are both shining down on our family!
- In late May, Todd surprised me with a long weekend get-away for the Memorial Day holiday! A few months before, I told him that I really wanted to go to the beach as it had been a good year and I had endured the freezing cold temperatures of a Chicago winter (I certainly deserved a beach vacation, right?) Well, it didn't work out, and Todd said it be nice to spend the long weekend in Chicago as it would probably be the last Memorial Day that I would be living there. So, I thought my beach vacation was out-of-sight, until three weeks before Memorial Day, Todd called me after work and said, "guess what? we're going to the beach!" I was SO happy! You have no idea! Well, we made plans for me to fly home to Atlanta and then we made the 7 hour drive to Bald Head Island, NC for the much-needed beach vacation. The first night we were there, we took a long walk down the beach and watch the sun go down and the moon rise over the ocean - sooo pretty! - but that night I was telling him everything that was on my heart... how lucky the two of us were, how fortunate we were that God put us together on that plane, etc., but I won't bore you with the mushy-gushy stuff. The next day we had a great day on the beach and by the pool at the Shoals Club, and later that night he had planned for us to have dinner at the Shoals Club. As we were getting ready for dinner that night, Todd was being so sweet! He brought me a glass of wine, told me how pretty I looked, and asked if we could go down to the beach and take pictures before dinner. Well, we went down to the beach, I set up my self-timer and after we took our last picture, Todd grabbed me and began pouring his heart out too... it didn't take long for me to realize this was a proposal!! Todd got down on one knee, pulled out the most incredible diamond ring and said, "I would be honored if you would be my wife?" and... of course I SAID YES!!! Moments later, after I jumped on him and kissed him, Todd put me down and we turned around to a photographer taking pictures of the whole engagement! I am so happy to be able to share this magical moment with family and friends for years to come! After the beach proposal, we went to the nice dinner at the Shoals Club, then I proceeded to call alllllll of my family and friends! We had such a great night celebrating and spreading the exciting news! The next few days at the beach were incredible yet so relaxing with my fiance! When we arrived home in Atlanta, we met our family and friends for dinner to continue celebrating our engagement. THAT WEEKEND WAS DEFINITELY THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY LIFE SO FAR! Thank you, Todd, for planning and successfully delivering the most amazing proposal a girl could ask for, I am one lucky lady!
- Let the wedding planning begin! So far we have successfully secures the wedding date: June 4, 2011; the site for the wedding ceremony: Peachtree Christian Church; the site for the Reception: Greystone at Piedmont Park; and we have almost secured The Peachtree Club for the Rehearsal dinner! We're well under way and I promise I will continue to update this blog as the planning continues!
Peachtree Christian Church:
Greystone at Piedmont Park:
The Peachtree Club:
- That's all for now, see you soon!
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