As you read in Chad’s blog about the proposal it happened on date night. I love date night especially when I have no idea what is going to happen and I can spend the whole drive guessing where we are going, which I did. I always get it right….eventually.

Chad had been acting a little funny and when I discovered we were going to the Custom House I thought something might be up. Dinner was wonderful, Chad was still acting a bit strange and I was starting to get antsy wondering if Chad was up to something. Before I knew it dinner was over and no big event. I chalked it up to wishful thinking and decided I was happy the way we were and didn’t need a “big event.”

So, I had had at least one glass of wine with diner and by the time I was half way through my Firestone at Mr. Ricks I was tipsy and ready to go. Guess I should have given Chad more time to “calm his nerves” but I thought we were just going home.

It was freezing cold (you know like 55) so we quickly walked to the car. When Chad stopped to hug me he was shaking, burning hot and his heart was going a million miles an hour. I asked him if he was ok and that’s when he popped the question. I tried to get a look at the ring before I said anything but he was holding it in his hand, o well. I said yes and Chad put an amazingly beautiful ring on my right hand. I freaked out! I thought maybe he was kidding or I had heard him wrong and ….well I thought somehow I was wrong and he hadn’t just proposed. The shock on my face must have been apparent because he quickly moved the ring to my left hand. Whoosh…thank goodness.

I was and am so excited about spending my life with Chad; we are going to have an amazing life.