Getting Engaged!

Getting engaged was so exciting. It was my 31st birthday and we were on our way to Southern California. My fiance was going to participate in the Police and Fire Games in Ontario, CA that following week so we decided to head down early. During our drives to L.A. we always drive through highway 5 but because it was my birthday we decided to take the scenic drive through the 101 and visit some of the wineries in Paso Robles.

After our first stop we came across a gorgeous castle looking place... we had to stop there. The place was amazing. It literally looked like something from a fairy tale. The Castle (which was also the tasting room) was amazing! There we met a very friendly woman. She was serving our wine for us but was also very interesting to talk to. She told was the story about her boyfriend and her moving to California from Europe to follow the wine. She was working at the winery and he was working as a server. They wanted to know all there is about making wine. The fiance was very entertained with her stories because he too is interested in possibly one day making wine. As she poured the final tasting she suggested we walk around and take picture. So we did exactly that. He took pictures of me, I took pictures of him. As we went to pay for our tasting I asked her if she would take a picture of the two of us together, she gladly accepted and suggested we take our picture in front of the main entrance. As we began to pose for the picture she mentioned that many weddings were celebrated at the winery and that the groom always stood to the right and the bride to the left. At that moment I immediately switched sides and said, "Well let's pretend that he's the groom and I am the bride." According to the finace he said this was his chance and the timing couldn't be more perfect. He got down on one knee and said, "How about we stop pretending?" As I look over at him I see that he is holding a beautiful ring in his hand. He carried a wonderful smile on his face. I was happy and excited that I forgot my words, I couldn't get the words out. Eventually he asked, "Is it a Yes? My knee is beginning to hurt." LOL... Oh my honey is quite the jokster. Of course I said YES and we hugged and kissed. The lady at the winery was so excited for us. She captured every moment on camera. She told us that we were going to be so very happy together because we both seemed like 2 great people. :)

We continued on to another winery but by then I was so excited that I just wanted to get to L.A. to tell all of my family that I was engaged. He didn't wait... he immediately texted all of his family and friends. Apparently they all knew about it. The entire drive from Paso Robles to L.A. was amazing! I couldn't stop looking down on my finger and smile. It was such an amazing feeling.

My family in L.A. was desperately waiting for me. They came together at my parent's house because they wanted to wish me a Happy Birthday and they had a cake. When we arrived they greeted me with "Las Mananitas" a Mexican song we use on birthdays. After the song was over and everyone gave hugs, I gave him the look... and so he began to speak. He told my family how much he loved and appreciated everyone and that he was happy that they could all be there because he wanted to tell them that he also loved me very much and that he had just asked me to marry him and I had said yes! At that point at showed everyone my hand and added a "BAM!" They all jumped out of their seats and hugged us both!

It was definitely the best birthday ever!