lsmathis1
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My sweetheart (Andy) and I were engaged on Friday, Septemeber 10. I am so excited!
THE STORY
It all starts last Thursday morning... I head in to work as usual around 8am. Around 9am I was delivered a dozen of the most gorgeous red long stem roses. Attached was a note that said
"Please call me at home. I love you. Andy"
I tried to gather myself and my thoughts for a few minutes as my coworkers surround my desk with questions and excitement. I call home soon after and my sweetheart answers the phone and tells me he loves me and that he wants me to gather my roses and come home to him.
As calm as possible I oblige and start the 20 minute drive that seemed to last an hour. Finally, I arrive at the house and I am greated warmly at the door by my sweet. I am boasting on the beauty of the roses as we arrange them in a vase together...and he says, "well, you can take one with you." I ask "where" and he replies "we're getting on a plane at 1pm - so we better get you packed!" We pack my suitcase and head off to the airport. Still not knowing exactley where we are going...we play games with hints of our destination as we approach the terminal. Finally, I guess "San Francisco". This is very exciting for me (we live in Atlanta) and I have never been to the coast of California. I'm very excited and giddy as we board the plane...
Hours later we arrive in San Francisco - rent a car - and head off to Sausalito where we will stay the night at "Inn Above Tide". The Inn is so beautiful and sits right on the water. We spend a wonderful night and following day in Sausalito and then head off to Monterey Bay. We take CA 1 which is the most beautiful stretch of highway we have ever seen. We stop many times for photos...ahhh...beautiful. Anyway, trying not to get too detailed here - I could go on forever.
We arrive Friday afternoon in Monterey Bay and check in to "Old Monterey Inn" which is an adorable Bed and Breakfast. He mentions wanting to head back out shortly to catch the sunset over the ocean...
We drive over to Carmel by the Sea and walk out to an overlook near the ocean. Andy is always a sweetheart but he started saying the sweetest things to me as we watched the sunset in Carmel. We found a small log to sit on where we could watch the remainder of the sunset. As the final few rays are disappering into the water, he says some very sweet things (personal) and finishes with "Lisa, will you marry me?"
I obviously say "YES!" and we both enjoy the next 30 minutes on the beach and really soak up the moment.
Afterwards we had dinner in Carmel and couldn't take the smiles off our faces!
We stayed in Monterey another day and enjoyed lots of shopping, sightseeing and relaxation. We finished the trip by driving down the coast to Santa Barbara where we would visit his brother and his fiance.
The whole trip was magical and we are both still on cloud 9. We arrived back in Atlanta last night so I've only had time to take a few ring shots. The hand shots are still to come, but I think I have one blurry one to include.
Thanks for all the support Pre-Engagement!
We are overjoyed
THE STORY
It all starts last Thursday morning... I head in to work as usual around 8am. Around 9am I was delivered a dozen of the most gorgeous red long stem roses. Attached was a note that said
"Please call me at home. I love you. Andy"
I tried to gather myself and my thoughts for a few minutes as my coworkers surround my desk with questions and excitement. I call home soon after and my sweetheart answers the phone and tells me he loves me and that he wants me to gather my roses and come home to him.
Hours later we arrive in San Francisco - rent a car - and head off to Sausalito where we will stay the night at "Inn Above Tide". The Inn is so beautiful and sits right on the water. We spend a wonderful night and following day in Sausalito and then head off to Monterey Bay. We take CA 1 which is the most beautiful stretch of highway we have ever seen. We stop many times for photos...ahhh...beautiful. Anyway, trying not to get too detailed here - I could go on forever.
We arrive Friday afternoon in Monterey Bay and check in to "Old Monterey Inn" which is an adorable Bed and Breakfast. He mentions wanting to head back out shortly to catch the sunset over the ocean...
We drive over to Carmel by the Sea and walk out to an overlook near the ocean. Andy is always a sweetheart but he started saying the sweetest things to me as we watched the sunset in Carmel. We found a small log to sit on where we could watch the remainder of the sunset. As the final few rays are disappering into the water, he says some very sweet things (personal) and finishes with "Lisa, will you marry me?"
I obviously say "YES!" and we both enjoy the next 30 minutes on the beach and really soak up the moment.
Afterwards we had dinner in Carmel and couldn't take the smiles off our faces!
We stayed in Monterey another day and enjoyed lots of shopping, sightseeing and relaxation. We finished the trip by driving down the coast to Santa Barbara where we would visit his brother and his fiance.
The whole trip was magical and we are both still on cloud 9. We arrived back in Atlanta last night so I've only had time to take a few ring shots. The hand shots are still to come, but I think I have one blurry one to include.
Thanks for all the support Pre-Engagement!
We are overjoyed
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