Saturday afternoon while we were in Blue Ridge Bobbus took me on a lovely wine and cheese picnic in the downtown park. It was our second picnic on this vacation and I was just loving it! We stopped at Ingles on the way into town and picked up a salad to go with our tasty treats that we had securely buttoned up in the picnic basket before we left the cabin. He found a cozy spot underneath the massive, shady oak trees next to a park bench where we laid out the blanket and dug right in! I always enjoy eating in a unconventional place (tables are so overrated).
We did a little chit chatting about everything under the sun, people watched, and soaked in the mountain air. After the food was completely gone Bobbus offered to take the basket back to the car while I stayed and lounged on the picnic blanket. While he was gone I found a bag of pretzel M&M's we had purchased earlier in
my handbag. Dont worry, I waited for him to return and shared them with him :) aren't I just so thoughtful! I gobbled up the blue and green ones and he devoured the rest of the unfortunate colored morsels of chocolatey yummy goodness.
He started conversation back up and said that there was a purpose to this outing. The first purpose was that he just wanted to go on another picnic and head out of the cabin for a bit just the two of us (awwe) and the second was that he got me a
present (Thrilling! I love presents). He told me I needed to close my eyes because it was on his person and he would have to do some awkard manuvering to retrieve it. I followed instruct
ions and held out my hands waiting patiently for my present. I asked if it was the coffee mug I had been talking about the whole trip, but he just chuckled and told me it was not a mug. By that time he was done rustling around and he said, "It could be edible, but I would prefer that you didnt eat it (I was gigling- I love an edible present)... and I could have made it myself, but I dont think you would have liked it as much." With my hands still empty, he told me to open my eyes. There he was lounging on the picnic blanket holding a little blue box wrappe
d with such care in a beautiful white ribbon. It was then when the waterworks started flowing. (I never thought I would cry when the time came, but I had absolutely no control of my tear ducts!) I repeatedly told him " You're kidding, you have got to be kidding!" He asked me to untie the ribbon, but I told him that I didnt want to (It was perfect and I was dreaming)! I decided to oblige and untie the silky white ribbon. He opened the blue box which held a velvety black box inside. He swiftly (I was impressed) got on one knee, opened the black box and said those 4 sweet words "Will you marry me?" I immediately replied with a "yes!" and looked down at the most beautiful thing I have ever se
en in my entire life which was showcased so elegantly by that small black box. He placed the ring on my finger and I couldn't stop myself from wishing that this moment would last forever even though I know that...
The best is yet to come!
