The Engagement!

A week before Thanksgiving Day Dan and I had been planning a fun outdoor adventure for before the big dinner. We planned to drive to Calvert Cliffs, it is said that because sharks lose their teeth often they will wash up on shore and that Calvert Cliffs is the best place to find them buried in the sand. It was a gorgeous day and we enjoyed the two hour drive there and the amazing 2 mile walk to the beach. There were crunchy leaves on the ground, the bright sun shining down on our shoulders, and we had the pleasure to meet and pet three great dogs!

We arrived at the beach and sat at a picnic table right near the water, for a bay the water had some really great waves, it felt so nice to hear them crash along the wall of the cliffs to our left and to wash up on shore to our right. After lunch Dan looked at me with a smile I knew meant he was up to something! He said, "I have something very important I'd like to ask you." Which made me smile from ear to ear because I knew what he was going to ask, and I knew that he had picked the perfect moment. When he asked if I would spend the rest of my life with him I responded with a great big "Yes" which I am sure surprises no one.

We spent the rest of our time at the bay watching the waves wash up on shore, taking pictures to remember our special Thanksgiving day, and searching for sharks teeth (we found none).

We returned to the house just in time for dinner and the whole family was so welcoming, so excited, and so happy to hear of our engagement. It felt so nice to be welcomed into a new family so whole heartedly!