We normally do not celebrate our engagement anniversary, but we did this year! Today was our 10 year anniversary of the day Charles proposed to me in Grapeland, TX. It was a magical evening surrounded by both sides of our family, and I had no idea! Charles' parents, my Dad and Grandmother "Mumps" had snuck off and lit about 100 candles forming a walkway down by the dam. Rose petals covered a walkway toward a bench. Once we got down there, Charles led me to the bench (while I kept telling him we had to leave cause we were gonna ruin someone's surprise!). When we arrived at the bench, he read me some verses from the Bible and then reached into his boot where he had hid the ring. Immediately he dropped to one knee...and well the rest is history. After our excitement, we drove back to the house where we were greeted by our parents cheering. We celebrated by going to a local Mexican Resturant where they sang "For he's a jolly good fellow" to us while we wore sombrero hats. Hahaha!
These ten years have flown by and I am so blessed to have spent these years with a man like Charles. Gamee/Grampee kept the kids so we went to an afternoon movie (Les Miserables...which was AMAZING!) and then an early dinner at our favorite restaurant, The Melting Pot. It was nice to get a quiet meal in without wondering who is gonna spill what, who flung spaghetti where, and what the dog has stolen off of whose plate. We were still able to have the best day ever, and tuck our kids in bed by 9pm. A perfect outing!
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