I would like to say I was completely surprised, however there were too many things that lined up, giving me a sense that this special day was approaching. My best friend, Becca and I started making plans for her to visit. This was not a red flag. Although, Amy came home one day and said, "Do you know what Danny is planning for February 16th? He told me I had to be off work, and not to ask any questions. This is when ALL the flags went up. Becca would be in town and Amy had to be off...I knew something was up. In addition, no plans were made for the weekend which I thought was strange, so I completely talked myself out of anything special happening, and was just preparing for a fun weekend with friends. Saturday morning...6am...Jon was wide awake which was unusual. I decided I would just see how the day unfolded. We got up a few hours later and I made breakfast. Becca wanted to go to Starbucks and get coffee, so we took off, and left the boys to clean up the kitchen. Apparently, a perfect plan! When we left, Jon broke the news to Amy that he was going to propose to me, and that twelve of our closest friends were coming over, so they needed to clean up my breakfast mess QUICK. As Becca and I returned, we came around the corner and Jon was outside with the dogs. The dogs were wearing blue and pink outfits. It was raining outside and I said, "Oh my goodness, he has the dog's life jackets on"! So silly! As we got closer and pulled into the driveway, I realized they were actually little t-shirts that said, "Will you marry my daddy?" Jon got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Through the tears, excitement, and ...partial surprise, I said, "Yes!!" Our best friends ran outside to celebrate. Jon had arranged a catered lunch at the house, then a full day in downtown Richmond, We went to several breweries, and finished the day with a lovely dinner at The Boathouse. I could not have asked for a more perfect day to begin our journey towards forever!