....and began to take shape through many dinner conversations, dog walks, summer beach days, weekend getaways and the support of our family and friends. It came into full focus on December 16th when it was time to decorate the Christmas tree. In the hours leading up, Mike became uncharacteristically antsy and Meg professed that she never realized he had so much Christmas spirit. Thankfully, Mike was able to steady himself and when Meg hung the last ornament on the tree he revealed the ring, got down on one knee and proposed! Meg - visibly shaking with surprise - managed to say "yes"! Sheer joy quickly turned to outright panic when Meg realized Mike had afforded her only 45 minutes to get ready for a dinner reservation in Center City. But we made it in time for our meal and met Mr. and Mrs. Barber for a celebratory drink to toast the good news. We are looking forward to celebrating the next chapter of our story with everyone on September 29th in Paoli, PA!