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Jamie and I had a nice picnic on Sunday afternoon at Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg. It started off with a feast of shrimp, black bean salad, hummus with wheat pitas, sharp cheddar cheese and sparkling pink lemonade. I let Jamie know that I would be taking care of all the food…so she obviously knew something was up.

We retreated from our red picnic table after cleaing up to a little shelter next to the picnic table. The light was pouring into the small room beautifully (see the photos). There I had a few gifts for Jamie, including a pair of green gloves… I said to Jamie, “Why don’t you try them on?” She said, “My hands smell shrimpy.” I said, “I really think you should try them on anyway.” She did, and tried the left glove first. It fit. And so did the ring (well, sort of) after I removed it from the glove and put it on her finger.

I said, “Would you like to spend the rest of your life with me?” She answered, “Ok (smiley face added for emphasis, she did not say “Ok, colon right parenthesis, as some of you might have been thinking)

I don’t remember uttering the words, “Will you marry me?” But it surely was implied as it has been since the first week we started dating. Some things you just know. And after a perfect weekend with Jamie, I realized how much I know her and how much God knows us, that he guides us to the right people and the right situations if we are obedient and allow ourselves to fall into that love. I’ve fallen deep into the love that God set aside for me. Don’t worry, Jamie caught me.

btw, the photo above is only a couple of minutes after I proposed to Jamie. She looks pretty happy, eh? To see more photos of this blessed occasion, visit my flickr page.

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