WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!

Since meeting, it has never been a question of "if" but rather "when". The day that we met we knew in our hearts that we did not want to spend another second without each other! The 10 seconds that it took me walking up to Michael the very first time we met, was all that it took for me to just 'know' that he was the one all of my prayers were about. Michael was just so familiar to me.. It was almost as if we had always known each other and had always been a part of each others lives. Immediately after meeting, we became more serious and would go on to spend the next few weeks and months getting to know each other on a deeper level. There were a lot of memories made from fishing, hunting, taking the boat out, riding around the hunting club talking, to spending quality time with each other and laughing until our bellies hurt! Meeting each other was pure fate.

In June, Michael and I went on a mini vacation with my family to Panama City Beach, Florida. While we were vacationing, there was a tropical storm moving in which meant the weather was hit or miss. We had already been there for a few days when Michael popped the big question. The day that Michael proposed, it had been storming on and off throughout the whole day. By the late afternoon, the rained moved out for a couple of hours so we were all down at the beach jumping in the huge waves that the storm had brought in but I had desperately wanted to take sunset beach pictures, since we were on our second from last night to leaving and rain was in the forecast for the following night. Michael asked me if I could be ready within an hour since the sunset was getting close, to which I replied "absolutely!" and ran up to the room to throw myself together for pictures, unbeknownst that I would be ENGAGED to the love of my life within the next hour and a half to come. Had I known what was coming, I would have done more to my hair and make-up, LOL! Keep in mind, the only two people on the trip that knew what was to come was Michael and my mother. Once pictures were done, my family made their way back up beach and me & Michael were walking behind when Michael stopped behind me and said "Kate" and when I turned around, Michael had his hand held up with the most beautiful diamond ring on his finger. I was in SHOCK! He asked me to marry him and of course my answer was "YES!". It is a moment that we will never forget! After he asked, we immediately called his parents to share the excitement when his mother told us that June 15 was her parents wedding anniversary, which meant we get to forever share that special day with them! Later that night Michael grabbed my hand and said "I bet Granny Jean and PawPaw opened the floor of Heaven and held the rain off long enough for me to ask you to marry me". <3