Beer Me a Martini

The “she said yes!” photo.

I guess I could have used this as my GPOYW, but now it’s my GPO-your-amazing-new-engagement-ring-Thursday.. aka wayyyyy better than GPOYW.

To say that I had an amazing vacation is absolutely 100% an understatement. I was expecting to have an amazing vacation.

I was only a little bit expecting (a lot hoping) to have an engagement vacation!

We went to Captiva Island where you get perfect sunsets like this..

Our engagement sunset. Beautiful. Amazing. Perfect.

We beached. We fished. We ate. And then we beached and fished some more.

It’s not a glamorous vacation, but it’s our favorite. We stayed in a little cottage at a marina where we could go fishing right off the pier whenever we wanted.

We walked to the beach multiple times a day. It’s a place where your car doesn’t move once you get to the island.

But what made our favorite place even more favorite, was getting engaged at sunset on the beach. I cried.

We strolled on the beach and called our families to share the wonderful news. And every time I called someone else, I cried again.

While it was a surprise to me, my family had been anxiously awaiting my phone call. All. Day.

And everyone thought they were soooooooo clever.. “it’s about time!”

This was 8 years in the making, people!

Smitten.

That’s the word I used that evening to describe my indescribable feeling. And I think it is still appropriate.

I can’t stop smiling. I can’t stop staring at my ring. And I can’t stop saying “Goodnight.. fiance.”

“Love you.. fiance.”

“We’re freaking engaged!! Fiance…..”

It’s so weird. But yep.. smitten.