07-07-07

Ten years ago on 07-07-97 Scott and I got engaged.  Interestingly and unplanned, we were married on 08-08-98.

We were at Myrtle Beach that week with his family.  He had asked for my hand in marriage from my dad and I knew he had bought a ring I had helped pick out.  In fact, my parents bought it and he paid them back $50/mo.   I wasn’t sure if he had brought the ring to the beach but I thought he might have.  One evening after dark, we went for a walk on the beach right near Cherry Grove’s pier.  He stopped us so I was facing the water and he was facing me.  I don’t remember anything he said to me.  I do remember he had to get the ring out of his back pocket and dropped it.  He had to find it in the sand which thankfully didn’t take long and wasn’t quite as awkward as it may seem.  Anyway, he got down on his knee and proposed.  I was so happy I was laughing and crying at the same time and never said yes.  He said, Well, say yes!  Which I did of course.   On the beach, under a full moon.  It was quite a romantic setting.  I remember going back to the beach house we were staying at and telling his mom we were engaged.  I remember her giving us a hug and then start crying.  I don’t really remember much else about the week and the rest you could say is history.