Christmas morning Mike and I were exchanging gifts. He opened his and then gave me mine. It was a giant box. I started to open it up never suspecting what would be inside. The box had a paper in it. A paper that I had put in his wallet about a year before. On this list was a detailed description of what I did and didn't like in an engagement ring. I had become impatient and thought this list would be a good idea and would maybe help move things along when the time came. To be honest I had forgotten about this list so when I took it out of the wrapped box my initial thought was, a scavenger hunt?!! When I looked up Mike was on one knee in his pajamas surrounded by the wrappings with the ring in his hand and the largest smile on his face! Truth be told I was a little disappointed that there was no scavenger hunt. I got over it real fast though! We spent the rest of the day telling our family the amazing news in between my ugly crying.

Our first official date we went out to dinner at the Macaroni Grill. The waitress came over said hello and wrote her name on the paper tablecloth. After she walked away Mike picked up the crayon and jokingly wrote his name MIKE. It was at that moment I learned his name was Mike and Not Joe as I had been calling him the entire time!! 😳