So I promised a few friends that I would do this blog. Mostly because it was really funny when it happened…
That’s right folks…I got engaged as of Aug 7th.
My Aunt was in from New Mexico, and as a tradition we have a cookout when she is back home. G and I were playing with the babies and keeping them entertained with my other Aunt’s horses. I guess I should have noticed everyone was acting funny, but I’m blind and apparently too trusting of my family. 
As I was playing with one of my cousin’s children, G kept grabbing my hands and acting like he wanted to hold them. Of course, me being a rude person I continued to shake him off. In my defense I never get to see the kids so obviously I was trying to play instead of having the whole PDA-in-front-of-my-family-social-showing-of-love thing with him. It took about 5 minutes of him trying to get my attention until I realized what was going on. My entire family had taken their places in a semi-circle around us, and he said something along the lines of “I wasn’t sure when the best time was to do this…but I figured now was as great as any” and he suddenly dropped to one knee and I began to hyperventilate. Of course there were cameras and video recording devices that I hadn’t noticed before and they all caught me when I said the fateful words “You are shitting me!!” So ladylike. Classic. Then I was shaking so hard he could barely hold my hand still enough to get the ring on my finger. Which by the way is beautiful. Here’s a better shot of it…
Of course after the initial shock wore off, the screaming and freaking out ensued. He told me he almost could hear the loud “CLICK” in my head when I had put everything together.
So no it wasn’t romantic, or traditionally over a plate of pasta with a string insturment being played in the background. But it was great and being surrounded by my family was even better than I could have asked for.
And I’m quite sure we will live happily ever after…
Much Love,
K
