Will you marry me? Yes!

"Will you marry me?" "YES!!!"

Greg proposed on the cliffs in Shell Beach.  It was a perfectly chosen location as our first words of love where spoken there years before.  As the sun set and the waves crashed we walked to the gazebo on the edge of a cliff.  We were welcomed by the friendly pelicans looking upon us with interest.  Little did I know this was to be a moment of interest, a moment that would remain pleasantly engraved in my memory for a lifetime.  

           Greg spoke with a shaky voice and a slight nervousness. For a moment I thought to myself, "Is this it? Could he be proposing? No, that would be crazy! I'm finishing my huge senior project, graduating this weekend just graduated, moving tomorrow, and I'm leaving in two days on my first assingment to Woodleaf serving on the Program team..." I quickly graced my hand on each of his pockets and there was nothing there so the thought of engagement escaped my mind. 

            Greg continued to share his heart with me in a depth I had not heard him express before. The sun continued to set, the waves were making a beautiful sound and I was in heaven with the man I loved. As we hugged and kissed Greg dropped to one knee and I quickly asked, "What are you doing?" I was completely oblivious to all the signs of him really proposing! He asked me to marry him and to be his wife. I immediately said, "YES!" I hadn't even looked down until he told me to and there was the most beautiful ring I could ever imagine! 

           Not only were the pelicans watching this wonderful moment, Greg had asked our dear friends Chris and Ashley Blake to capture every moment. Ashley was hidden like the paparazzi in the bushes and Chris was on the cliff with a large zoom. Greg said that we were not alone and at that moment Chris and Ashley came and celebrated the moment with us!