the begining

Wow. Nine months from today I will be a married woman.

Do we ever forget the day we got engaged? I hope not. It was my 30th birthday and my now fiancee' and me were working to re-doing the hardwood floors in our new home. Let me just say for the record - re-doing hardwood floors is no joke. It's a LOT of hard work - and my hands had it. I was working in what is now our bedroom and came out to the living room. He says to me "Are you having a good birthday?". Really? You really want to ask me that right now? I looked at him completely perplexed and replied "NO." "Why not?" he says. Again - really? "Um, because I am scaraping floors on my BIRTHDAY." "Oh." Well would it be better if you got a present?" Of course this is long after when he first got to the house telling me I had to wait for my present. What the heck? "Prolly not."  And as he reaches in his pocket and pulls out a little black box, my heart starts to beat faster. "What about this present?" And he opens the box - there is was. I was in complete shock. I have waited SO LONG (what felt like an enternity) and there. it. was. "No." Really? That's my response?! "No, you're joking." Then, that short 4 word little sentance that just about every girl hopes for......  "Will you marry me?" OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!!! Still in shock, I just couldn't quite believe it was all really happening - then our wonderful son takes the box and says "Here, Mommy. Put your ring on" Ya know - life just doesn't get sweeter than this.