Engagement

I met a man at a park one day both of us playing with our child. In one look there was instant attraction and as we played and talked I could not help but smile every time he spoke. From there we set up play dates and movie nights for the kids and us. Over time we fell in love I cannot imagine my life without him or his son in it. This man I have spent many days and nights just laughing all of the family gatherings with his family and mine through trials at work, family and friends we have not ever gone to bed angry always in love and laughter.
Now he will forever more be in my past present and future. At first it was joking pictures I would send him a picture of a ring or joke about having a little something something would make it all better. Then one day he sent me a picture asking me what it could be.....A bright flash of a camera on a mirror I say. Later on another picture of a gold box asking what could be in it...Godiva chocolate I say. We laugh it off and days later we are having a family gathering and my little sister and I take his jeep for a trip for candy and popcorn for family home evening with The Croods. While at the store I found a box of chocolate that is small and gold. I buy it and hide it in his console taking a pic of the corner of the gold box in his car sending it to him saying I found a gold box! All fun and games laughing and joking as we always do.
A week later at work I receive a picture of a packing box that says Kay Jewelers as I go into work. All I can do is think about hanging him by his toes and boxing his ears when I see him next for all this teasing he is doing. On my first break at work I call him and he states he doesn't want to be romantic that just isn't us so he is going to throw the box at me when he asks or put it in a pie. Now I like my food now so good thing he didn't use food or I might have eaten it! I come home from work and he throws a gold box at me as I come in the door....it is empty. All fun and games sure we eat dinner play with the kids and then him and his son leave to go home. After he leaves I receive a text saying if my heart is in it a ring will appear. Now I am looking high and low for this ring!! Just as I start to give up I receive another message stating just encase..WILL YOU MARRY ME?! Now my heart is pumping and I cannot breathe. I just cannot take it anymore and just as I am about to give up I see a shadow on my wall and look behind a picture and there is a little black box. I look and my son is standing next to me smiling saying Papi loves you Mommy.

My son and I open the box together and there is my engagement ring so beautiful so elegant I stop breathing and almost pass out. My son tells me how shiny and pretty it is that Papi got it from the diamond jewelry store because he loves me...then he asks me "Mom can we share that ring?"! As I put the ring on my finger and text Rafael back saying Yes Yes I will marry you I have to explain to my four year old son why boys do not wear rings. I am the luckiest happiest woman alive to be in love and claimed by the best man in the entire world. Count down to our wedding day on October 15, 2015 is so far away yet so close I cannot wait and have so much planning to do! I do promise I will make more time to stay up to date and come back often for highlights into my life!