Things that stir my soul...(DSP Book of Me)

Things That Stir My Soul:

My husband's smile
When my children tell me they love me
"The Summons" by John Bell
Singing harmony with Trish
The Mass

How I was proposed to...(DSP 7/20 prompt)

I would like to say that my DH planned a beautiful proposal with candlelight and flowers and romance, but, alas, that is not the case.

We had been dating for about 2 years, and it was a forgone conclusion that we would get married. But I had just quit grad school and had gotten an interview for an editing job in Rockville, Maryland, which is in the Washington D.C. metro area. Kevin decided to come with me to Maryland so that we could look around, etc. I knew something was up; a couple of times the night before we left he got on his knees and acted super strange...

Before I go any further, you have to understand that I am super gullible, and DH took advantage of this pretty frequently...

So, we get to our hotel room in Rockville, Maryland, a Marriot Courtyard hotel room, room 502, and I decide I am going to tease him a bit. When he came out of the bathroom, I said, "I found it!!!" He gets this very strange look and says, "You found what?" And I said, "My ring!" Now, mind you, I had not found anything. He then gets this crushed look and says, "Well, then, I guess I had better go on and give it to you." I said, "No! I really didn't find anything. I was teasing you. I thought you would play it off!" He said, "It's okay. I'll go and get it anyway."

I sat on the bed, he got on one knee, and he said, "Does the little Bug want to get married?" (We call each other Bug.) And I said, "Of course!" I cried a little and we hugged.

I felt awful. I expected him to play it off, you know, say, "What ring? What makes you think you are gonna get a ring?" and then propose somewhere glorious, like the Jefferson Memorial.

So that is how I ruined my own propsal.

I did find out later from my Memaw that he had taken the ring by her house and let her see it and try it on. He asked her permission to marry me, which is so sweet. My dad had passed away, and my mother, well, that is just another blog...

We are happy, though. These past 7 1/2 years of marriage have been GREAT!

BTW, I didn't take the job in Maryland--it was too expensive to live there on a copyeditor's salary! :)

I got invited to be on Bella Gypsy's CT!

Something so unexpected happened to me today--I got invited to be in a digital scrapping creative team. It was such a whim to ask Tabby and Lena if I could join, and I really did not think they would say yes. BUT THEY DID!! I am so excited and a little nervous, too!

So, thanks to Tabatha and Lena! I hope I can do your designs justice! Thanks for giving me a shot!