We Got Engaged

We're Engaged!! Peter asked me to marry him!!! Whoohoo! The engagement was very Peter..... easy and simple, but incredibly romantic. We were daydreaming on the fourwheeler about how we would lay out everything on the land and I asked where will our front porch be.... He took me to it. (little did I know that I was helping him set it all up) He held both of my hands and said something along the lines of how it wouldn't be exciting except that he was going to share it with me. Then he said "I would love to have you as my wife, would you spend the rest of your life with me?" I, of course ... cried and threw my arms around him... at which point he had to ask me, "do want to put on the ring?" I said YES to both and he slid the ring on my finger. He marked the spot with an 'x' to ensure that it actually will become the front porch some day. After a few romantic moments, we decided it was time to tell everyone and we are excited! We called mom and Kelly right away. They didn't answer, so we called Bo and Dad, and Papou... No one was answering, so I sent text msg to Bo, Dad, and a few other family members.... from there the news started to flow pretty quickly. We went to dinner with Kelly's family at CrabShack and came back to my mom's house for a champaigne toast with mom, dad, and Aunt Cindy... and then we went back to Peter's and visited our late night neighbors, Matt and Ashley! I must have talked to 2 dozen people and there were several I couldn't get in touch with at the hour it all happened. I hope to tell everyone soon how ecstatic I am! The pictures from the night aren't terribly flattering.... so it is time to get serious about fitting into the perfect dress. But The ring is fantastic and the perfect fit! There are 3 stones... all three are family heirlooms. One is from his dad, Alan Votta! - My future father in law and one is from his mother, Demi, who passed away in 2007 and the 3rd is from his father who passed away when Peter was very young. Obviously I never knew his father, but I was very close to his mother and I love Papou (Alan) like family already... I am very blessed to wear such a wonderful representation of love and hope for a future! Love to everyone who made tonight special for us... especially my family! We are looking at a May 2009 wedding ... I will post the date for everyone to mark on thier calanders as soon as I can!

WHOOHOOO!!! Getting Married!