Sunday, September 16, 2007

Engaged!

Saturday Matt and I headed to the Tulip Festival in the Dandenong Mountain Ranges. This weekend the festival was Turkish themed since the tulip actually originated in Turkey. Who knew? So the tulips and other flowers were lovely and we had a great time, etc.etc. I am going to move along thru this part to get to the really important stuff.





After an afternoon of literally tiptoeing through the tulips Matt and I drove up to the top of the mountain to watch the sun set behind the city. Then Matt asked me to marry him. At first he didn't kneel down and being a bit more old fashioned than I would like to admit I pointed this out. So, he knelt down and asked me again. Of course I said yes!



He got me the perfect engagement ring.












But more important than that he makes me incredibly happy. I never thought I would meet a man like Matthew and I feel like I am the luckiest girl in the world.

The following day we went to lunch at Shadowfax Vineyard for Alan's birthday. I was barely in the car when Cheryl told me to hold on and come back around to her door. She grabbed my hand. Leave it to this girl to spot a diamond from five feet away. We had a great time at lunch and running around the vineyard with Pete and Jen's kids, Charlie and Ted. They are soo cute! We picked lots of flowers and made daisy chains.






After the vineyard we went somewhere I never thought I would go. This bar/mini casino was an Australian version of a honky-tonk complete with Merle Hagard looking guitar player and some good old fashioned country dancing. Then I went home and finished up my day dancing around the house to Edith Piaf with Bec. Very entertaining!


Thanks to all of you guys who have sent your love and congratulations!!!!