Dear Copper (a.k.a. My Fiancé),
We're ENGAGED!!! I'll have to type the story for recap memories later :) Love you!
On our one year anniversary, we went to the same park we went to after our first (official) date (after having dinner at the same restaurant, where we ate with a candle talking about why we loved each other). You started leading me down the path toward the pavilion where we had our first kiss, but teenagers were skateboarding there, so you brought me over by a picnic table near the pond instead. You sat down on the bench part, while I opted to sit on the table part. You looked up at me and said, "well, you know I love you, right?" before pulling out the cross necklace your parents gave you from Ireland, which had the ring attached. You then got down on one knee and asked me to marry you. My response was "absolutely" with a big smile.
We then went to have a nice man with a dog take our pictures by one of the picnic benches closer to the lake (I wanted to try and recreate my Nana and Papa's engagement night picture), but we chose the most technology inept man ever... At least we got a good picture of me laughing. And our selfies actually turned out pretty well... Go figure.
We started walking back to the car when we noticed kids playing capture the flag with glow stick bracelets. We each picked one up and head back toward the car, and I put mine on my wrist. We both called our families, and my mother insisted we stop by the house (she had kept my Nana and aunt there all day playing Scrabble). We did FaceTime/calls on multiple phones before opening a few gifts (a cross and picture frame). Then we head back to Hollywood (room 470, good luck for you I suppose!) for the rest of the night.
When we got back, you popped open the bottle of champagne and we sipped our bubbly from the engraved flutes that your parents gave us with "blessed man" and my future last name on them. We were able to enjoy some celebrating on our own before finally heading to bed as a newly engaged couple :)
Love,
Fox (a.k.a. Your Fiancée)
