Once upon a time...

This blog is hard to write. Not because of its content, but because my dog Emmy keeps resting her head on the keyboard.

Now, however, I've convinced her to lay BESIDE me, so for as long as that lasts, I'm going to tell you a story.

Once upon a time, a boy (we'll call him Kevin) told his girlfriend he was taking her on a date. He told her to be ready at 6:30...a.m. and he would take her on a fun, romantic "sunrise" date. Thinking this sounded early but fun and different, she readily agreed. So, the next day, he picked her up and they proceeded to the surprise destination. The girl was convinced they were going hiking, so she wore flip flops to discourage that ;). However, they ended up at Coolidge Park. There was no one around--they were completely alone in this place that was usually buzzing with activity!
The boy told her to look for a dry bench to sit on (the sprinkler were going) so they could watch the sun rise, so she obliged and began to look in every direction for somewhere out of a sprinkler's reach. As her eyes skimmed over the landscape, she saw a picnic blanket set up and said, "oh, look, someone's having a picnic!" As they came closer, she realized that person was her! There was a card with her name on it sitting on a picnic blanket in front of a vase of beautiful flowers. So, she and the boy sat down and had a delicious breakfast (he had brought all her favorites) and watched the sunrise. Just as she was thinking this date could not get more perfect, the boy reached in the basket and said, "There's one more thing in here I want you to try...Would you try being with me the rest of your life?" and with that, he pulled out a diamond ring!
And then, they lived happily ever after :)
Well, first they went to get his mom a diet dr. pepper at sonic and to show her the ring and to sit with her parents at the family table restaurant where they were having breakfast. THEN they lived happily ever after!
True Story.
Of course that super thoughtful boyfriend was Kevin and the reluctant to hike at six thirty in the morning girl was me!...one year ago today :)