"The" Post You've Been Waiting For

Dearest blog readers,

Many of you knew a backstory to this blog that, until recently, I was entirely unaware of. Thanks for following along and (for some of you) checking our blog at a frequency that borders on obsessive-compulsively.

About a year ago, I was warned by a recently-engaged friend that proposals are typically less-than-storybook and are often expected, but in this instance...not the case. : )

So, I am overjoyed to say: Joshua has asked me to marry him and I have said yes!



Midway through a romantic sunset stroll on the beach, Joshua gave me a hand-written letter and asked me to read it out loud. Needless to say, I only made it about 1/2 a sentence in before I realized what was happening. The tears (from both parties) kept me from reading any more of his beautiful words out loud, but, as the sun set behind the mountains and the ocean lapped at our ankles, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him.

The rest is an emotional blur. Lots of smiles and laughter and sitting in the sand (because my knees just would NOT stop shaking)...amazing. Very storybook-like and romantic and perfectly unexpected. May 10, 2011.

We celebrated the next day with a semi-splurge. We took a private boat tour around most of the island in a local longtail boat. Priced at about $30 USD, it was a worthy expenditure. We restaurant hopped for supper, making our final landing at a seaside, tables-in-the-sand eatery that was featuring $3 cocktails and inexpensive crabs. Yum, yum, yum.










Today, we're back on the ferry. We're traveling back to the Thai mainland this afternoon and then heading back to Hong Kong tomorrow. On Saturday, we're hopping on a 20-some hour train headed up the Eastern coast of China, bound for the Shanghai region to spend some quality time with one of Josh's friends who lives there.

That's all for now! We'll keep ya posted.

Ooops..almost forgot. The ring. You'll just have to wait to see it in person. : )