Engagement Picture Day!

Simon's Aunt Denise was passing through College Station and luckily had the time to stop by with a trunk full of goodies from Grandma and Grandpa Mac. They were nice enough to completely furnish our kitchen with every cooking utensil we could possibly need. I guess we sounded pretty pathetic cooking meals with only one skillet and a set of butter knives! It was like Chistmas in the middle of the summer when she got here! Now if only we knew how to use all of it...

While she was in town Denise took us out for a day of photography. We finally have some professional engagment pictures to share. She did an excellent job despite our laughable efforts to be models. The pictures are beautiful! Check out the full album here.

....still no plans set for the wedding though...

Simon and I are engaged!!

We all went down to Port Aransas for Memorial Day with several other families when it happened. May 24th was the 6 year anniversary of our first date and we were going to go walk along the beach at night like we usually do to look for shells under the stars. As we were walking on our way to meet the rest of my family we came upon an arc of lit tiki torches with no one around. Being predictably curious as I am, I went to investigate why someone would light a half circle of torches and just leave them on the beach. As I got closer I noticed roses and blinking lights in the sand. It took me a few good seconds to be able to read what the lights said. They spelled out "Marry Me"!

 

I spun around and Simon was down on one knee waiting for me, ring in hand. And he proposed to me under the stars by the surf with my family looking on, crying and taking pictures. Obviously I said YES! The ring is absolutely gorgeous! We're in the process of deciding dates and details so keep checking back for plans...