It was the evening of my birthday 9/24 when Adam asked me to go for a walk on the beach. I had been a bit full from dinner and was ready to settle in. I was even too full for dessert. Oliver was hyper and pawing at me. So I said let’s go and we walked down to the ocean. Oliver ran around in the sand and just before we got to the pier, Adam went down toward the water to put his feet in. When he turned around he had a serious look on his face. He pulled out the ring and got down on his knee. With my heart wild in my chest, I listened to his beautiful words and said yes. We sat down on the beach for a while just savoring the moment. I was so surprised and touched to learn our families were patiently waiting to hear. And most importantly Aida and Lucas had given their blessing to make me their Steph-mom