She Said Yes!

Hello dear friends.  I hope that you had a good week.  I put off all of my annual checkups until after the cruise, and I am paying for it now.  Yesterday, I was in the dentist's hot seat and today's my lucky day at the optometrist.  Monday's calendar holds the triple whammy with a fun morning for blood work, mammogram, and bone density.  I knew you'd be jealous.

But enough about me.

If you haven't heard, our #1 daughter became engaged to her longtime beau, Adorable Jonathon. We couldn't be more excited to have AJ as our son-in-law. 

So I thought that I would take a few minutes to fill you in on their love story as well as our weekend celebration. 

Our #1 and Adorable Jonathon met while attending TCU. They actually did not become friends until their sophomore year.  My girl kept mentioning AJ's name and every time I asked her about him, she said that he was only a friend.

They started to spend more time together and also were each other's date at all the dances. 

For #1's birthday, the Mister and I hosted a luncheon for her friends at the Mansion on Turtle Creek.  She invited 10 girls and Jonathon.  I asked her if he would feel awkward being the only male (Dad's don't count) and she said absolutely not.

My girl was right. AJ was completely at ease. And it was that day that I noticed something.  Everytime AJ glanced at our girl there was no mistaking it - there was love in his eyes.  On the way home from the lunch I told the Mister that I thought that AJ was in love with our girl.  He told me I watched too many Hallmark movies.

Four weeks later #1 and AJ were "officially" dating.

What can I say... Mama knows.

Which brings us to Seaside, Florida on August 30, 2018.  AJ and #1 were on a little getaway. A few minutes into their late afternoon stroll on the beach, AJ got down on one knee, my girl screamed yes, and a nervous photographer (hired by AJ) jumped out of nowhere and snapped this pic.

Fast forward to the following Saturday where the Mister and I picked the lovebirds up at the airport.  We checked into our hotel and freshened up for our big celebration in Beantown. 

We began the evening with a cocktail in the hotel lounge.  While I was oohing and aahing over my girl's ring, AJ was asking specific questions about the Mister's no return policy that he mentioned a few weeks earlier when AJ asked him for #1's hand in marriage. From the looks of this photo, it appears that there were some heavy-duty negotiations in the works.

We enjoyed a fabulous dinner at Mistral. 

The next day we spent on the Cape. 

It was a picture-perfect day!
We enjoyed a delicious lunch on the veranda of the Chatham Bars Inn.

That evening we gave the happy couple a gift bag filled with engagement must-haves.  They mentioned the possibility of having a destination wedding, so I found a book detailing the ins and outs of planning one.

The flight back to Dallas should whiz by with all these bridal magazines. 

My girl is very organized and was thrilled with this Wedding Planner.

And what prospective groom couldn't use a little advice from the groom guide?

I couldn't pass up these his and hers t-shirts.

The Mister and I even got into the act!

That evening we noshed on delicious bruschettas ala the Mister and toasted the bride and groom a few more times!

Before we knew it, the lovebirds were flying home to Dallas.

By the way... I totally forgot to mention it.

Adorable Jonathon comes with a bonus...

his twin, Adorable Michael!

Two for the price of one!

Until next time...

Possible ring bearer & flower girl contenders?
They're going to have to learn how to smile first!

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