Engaged!!!

Last nite Shermen suggested we go for a walk on the property to watch the sunset. It was a beautiful Autumn nite....and a gorgeous sunset which I have attempted to memorize so I can paint it. Oranges and purples and fiery red. We saw a deer running across the field, and a cayote jumping thru the tall grass. Very cool. After the sun set, Sherm looked at me and asked, "Do you think you could watch this sun set with me for the rest of your life?" (I'm getting all teary eyed just writing this.) Of course I said yes, which he made me repeat a couple times, just to be sure, I guess. He then got up onto his knee, (we were sitting on a blanket) and took my hand and held the ring at the tip of my finger and asked if I would marry him....I cried and laughed and said yes yes yes. (he was a bit teary eyed also.) It was just the most beautiful moment. I couldnt stop crying cuz it was just everything I've ever wanted but didnt know it yet, so perfect, and I was just filled with this feeling of being so very blessed. It was a moment where everything just felt so perfectly right, as if everthing was exactly as it should be. As we walked back to the house we were just so taken with the beautiful scenery, and Shermen said, "Sweetie, we are going to grow old here together."

We had a lovely nite and a lovely meal at a very posh restaurant. This morning he woke me up by covering my face with kisses, and I just love the fact that I was smiling before I even opened my eyes. Today we bought a beautiful red tea rose to plant in honor of our engagement. Earlier this summer, Sherm bought me a flowering plum tree and a pin oak for himself, which he planted at the same time. I just feel so happy and content, there is nothing in this world I would rather do with the rest of my life than to spend it with him on that beautiful land, helping to make it even more lovely with each passing year.