A Night to Remember

You want one word to sum up my weekend? That would be impossible to do! Lets see, there was family, friends, food, love, excitement and celebration.
Matthew proposed to me on Sunday with an engagement party that followed.

Just thinking about it puts the biggest smile on my face.

 He took me out to a point on the lake (the same point we have decided to have our wedding).

It was a beautiful day with the sun skimming across the top of the water. Perfection.

Also my Matron of Honor.:)

He then took me to our engagement party at my friend Amy's house. Amy is an amazing hostess and I couldn't thank her enough for that night.













The food was some of my and Matty's favorites! SO GOOD! With Kabobs, Coffee Brisket, Mac&Cheese, Corn on the Cob and much more. We made sure to have leftovers the next day. YUM!















They did such an amazing job decorating...with candles in mason jars hanging from trees, chalk art and candles all over the tables.

And the most wonderful part of all is that we got to celebrate with some of our closest family and friends. Matthew had asked me when we first started dating what my perfect proposal would be and I told him that I really didn't care how I was asked, but I wanted to celebrate with a group of our closest afterward. He most definitely followed through with that and the night turned out to be more than amazing and something that I will brag about for as long as I can. Thank you to this wonderful group for making it a night to remember!

Front, from left, Phyllis (Matty's mom), Matty, Me, Joy (My mom), back from left, Juli, Mrs. Kim, Pastor Nick, Zachary, Lizzie, Lucas, Donnie, Amy, Sarah J, Devin (Matty's brother), Kenny (Matty's dad), Katie, Terry (My dad), David, Jody, Cole, Pastor Jerry and Mrs. Shirlene.

Let the countdown begin

There are many things that I look forward to in my life and right now within my top 5 I shall say is this coming weekend. Now, I will admit that next weekend will be just as important probably, but I am so tired that I need some time to just be me.:)

My countdown has began for the next few days and it goes something like this:

—>17 hours until my weekend officially begins
    *Give or take 30 minutes.

—>26 hours until my Sunday morning coffee with Matty
     *A cup o' Joe and getting to see his pearly whites.

—>28.5 hours until much needed Church
     *AH...to soak in His presence.

—>51 hours until my last softball game of the season
    *Then the countdown to volleyball in the spring will begin

—>51.5 hours until I am on the couch relaxing while I watch Gilmore Girls with my marvelous guy.
     *OH and that also includes a spectacular cup o' Joe.

AND somewhere in there I will get to see the sublime faces of my Allen Family. Yay!!!

My eyes are tired and my feet hurt...bring on the weekend.