A DAY IN THE LIFE: OUR ENGAGEMENT

As if I wasn't already as happy as I could be, Ryan made me even happier when asked me to marry him on Saturday, May 8th. We had just finished having dinner at Erin and Anthony's house for our Mother's Day celebration with my stepmom, Kathy. Anthony coaxed us all out into the back yard by saying that he had something he needed our opinion on and he needed us to look at it outside. So we all shuffled outside and stood around looking perplexed for a few minutes. Finally, Ryan stepped to the front of the crowd and announced that he was the real reason why we were all outside. He proceeded to make a wonderful speech in front of everyone and then he got down on his knee and proposed.












I was expecting a proposal sometime soon, but wasn't exactly expecting it to happen during Mother's Day weekend, and certainly not in front of so many family members. However, I am certainly glad that Ryan chose to propose in a way that we were able to share it with family.












I am such a lucky woman to have such a fabulous man in my life. Ryan is so loving and devoted and he demonstrates to me every single day how much he cares about me and the three pets he inherited when he chose me. He keeps me smiling and laughing constantly and I could not ask to be more compatible with my future husband. As if our compatibility weren't enough, Ryan's family has embraced me and mine him. Ryan's family has made me feel so welcome, just like I've always belonged there. I have come to love each and every one of his family members and couldn't ask for a better set of in-laws to share our lives with.












Ryan's family (from left): Santos (dad), Alexis (niece), Bekah (sister), Alenna (niece), Ron (brother-in-law), Lucy (mom), MaKenna (niece), and Ryan.