this was the most amazing day of my life.
here's a little background on how
everything came about:
2013:
i went on a spring break trip with my girlfriends. we planned a road trip -- leaving colorado springs, driving to las vegas for 3 days, & then going on to san diego for a week.
march 24, 2013,
the last day we spent in las vegas,
i met kevin.
he was there for a bachelor party & we were both staying at the flamingo hotel. we met that afternoon at the pool & stayed in touch from there on out.
that whole year consisted of him flying out to colorado to visit, me flying out to ohio to visit, & both of us meeting up in florida a few times.
2014:
kevin moved from cincinnati to colorado springs & we "officially" started dating.
2015:
i was completely in love with him & had decided he was the one i wanted to marry. for christmas that year, kevin gave me 2 tickets to florida to spend a week there in march with his family.
2016:
THE florida trip.
we left march 21 to head down to fort myers for a week. the first day we got there, we relaxed, hung out at the pool, and watched a beautiful florida sunset.
the second day we were there was THE day. me, kevin, his siblings, & his mom all went to the beach to hang out during the day & i was TOTALLY relaxed & loving life.
beth (kevin's mom) had mentioned before we left for the beach that we wouldn't be able to stay all day -- doug (kevin's dad) had made some reservations for the whole family to go out to dinner that night. so we stayed at the beach for a while, & then went home to get cleaned up & ready for dinner.
we left the townhome a little bit before our reservation so that we could stop at the beach on the way to dinner & watch the sunset. it was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL evening.
we brought some wine to sip on as we watched. little did i know, as i'm sitting here watching the sunset over the ocean, my family is sneaking up behind me on the beach.
i had no idea they were in florida.
kevin stands up and says,
"tay, you wanna take a picture?"
i say "yeah!" & stand up to walk down towards the beach a bit. i hear kevin's dad say
(as my family is still walking up behind us)
"you want the sun in your eyes -- look towards the sun". so at this point i still don't see my family.
well played, doug ... well played :)
kevin turns me around,
i see my family,
he grabs my hand,
drops down to one knee,
& spends the next 30 seconds saying the sweetest & most perfect words
i have ever heard.
i thought my heart might explode.
after squealing,
jumping up and down,
saying "YES YES YES!",
& giving him a kiss
... he put the most
brilliant & dazzling
ring on my finger.
at that moment, the whole beach starts clapping & cheering for us.
everything about his proposal was perfect.
we break out a few bottles of champagne,
and the celebration begins!
i thank God every single day for bringing kevin into my life.
the man i have been praying about for as long as i can remember asked me to marry him,
& i could not have dreamed up a more
lovely night to say "yes"
to watching sunsets
together for the rest of our lives.
i am SO THANKFUL for all of the work that kevin did to make this night so unforgettable, AND to both of our families for taking the time & making the trip down to florida to be there for this special, special event.
the most PERFECT night of my life -- so far :)
