We are getting married

We met through a mutual friend of ours who suggested we might be a good match. She texted me on a Saturday evening when attending a wine event. Shawn was there. She considers herself quite the matchmaker and goes on to tell me that she has a great guy for me to meet.......while conveying a similar message to him. She was very compelling in her description, detailing how stable and kind he was. She knew my check boxes. She gave him my phone number and the next night we met up for a drink at Mezzo (a convenient location for me, first indication of how thoughtful he was). We enjoyed some wine and started to get to know each other. Fortunately, we were both pleased with the outcome and decided to go out again.

On a Sunday afternoon, Shawn suggested we go on a hike at Mt. Charleston. It was late in the day so I thought that was odd (generally, you want to get out in the morning not 2pm in the afternoon). He wasn't very talkative that day, just busy doing things around the house. I went along figuring he needed to get out. He grabbed his own backpack (normally we share one......weird no sharing today). On the drive up, he seemed a bit off. I wasn't sure what was wrong and thought maybe he was upset with me. As we hiked up the mountain, he was going on about some friends of mine that are experiencing a rough patch in their relationship. Now I am feeling he is somehow relating this to our relationship and maybe he is preparing me to part ways. You know women we read into everything..... We get to the peak of the mountain find a place to sit and take in the view. It feels as if we are up there for a long time and it is starting to cool down. As the sun begins to set, he turns to me and asked me to be his wife. I am caught so off guard I just look at him trying to process what he just said then I realize I have not responded. I look up to him excitedly without any hesitation and say “YES of course!”.