The Engagement

Dec. 5th, 2008 - The Night My Dream Came True

*Mark made me get off work to go to Mongolian Barbeque for dinner with Pat and Elisabeth
*Pat all of a sudden "lost his wedding ring" at work and now him and Elisabeth wouldn't be able to meet us for dinner because he wouldn't leave work until he found the ring

The Dinner

**We ate at Mongolian Barbeque in Naperville. It was great. It is my favorite restuarant. I had stir fry with smoked sausage, tofu, any veggie you can think of and for a sauce I chose shitake mushroom and chile. It was awesome. Of course Mark had stir fry with every meat you could think of with pasta.

**He said his stomach was hurting and he was full (This should have been my first clue, but of course I was ClUeLeSs!!)

**I then had to decide if I wanted to go the Chocolate Bar for dessert or go and do the RiverWalk. It was freezing, but for some reason I chose the RiverWalk. I am a sucker for romance I guess.

The Walk

*It was cold, but I held his hand in his pocket and we walked down the block, over the bridge and down the river. We turned around walked back over the bridge and stopped by the big lit up Christmas Tree.
*Mark asked if I wanted to sit down, the benches were covered in snow so I decided to stand.
*We stood there hugging and talking. Marks told me he wanted me to know that he wanted to marry me and asked me if I was willing to wait longer. I said yes. He asked me if I was sure I wanted to marry him. I said yes. He asked me this over and over again. Then he said one final time. "Are you sure you want to marry me?" Once again I said of course. Then he got down on one knee and said, "Then will you marry me?"
*I said Yes, and cried and cried. Hugged him and didn't want to let go. It was perfect. He asked if he could put the ring on my finger. It was more perfect than I ever imagined it could be.

*I was more happy than I have been in awhile! :)

*Thank you Mark for making me the luckiest girl in the world. I look forward to being your wife and making you happy. I cannot wait to start our life together! I love you! Thank you for making my dream come true!