The Proposal

Sometime at the beginning of the year, we had discussed how this year we would make a point to go on vacation... Something other than the weekend getaways that involved no more than a four hour car ride.  We were going to getaway, far, far away.  So, we opted for a cruise to ALASKA!  Yes, yes, it is well known as a cruise for older people, but, it seemed so amazing we couldn't resist.  We booked it a few months later, and then the waiting process began!

Being that we were leaving on a Friday porting out of San Francisco's Pier 35, we decided to start the vacation early and head up the night before.  We looked online for the best hotels, wanting to do something different, something unforgettable.  We narrowed it down to two, and drove up one day to check them out in person.  (We all know how misleading the internet can be.)  We ended up choosing to stay at Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, on the North end of the Golden Gate Bridge.  The views from this place were amazing, and the lodge itself was equally as amazing.  So, it was the one!

So the day FINALLY came, and we packed our bags and headed up to start our vacation.  We were both very excited to be getting away and having just over a week to ourselves, just the two of us.  The break was something we had both been looking forward to, we just wanted to sit back, relax, and enjoy the views.  We arrived at the hotel, set our stuff down, and proceeded to go exploring on the property.  (Come to learn later that Paul was actually scouting out places to propose!)  The fog was starting to come in over the hills, it was beautiful, super windy, but beautiful.  We went to dinner a little later at an amazingly delicious Italian restaurant called Poggios in Sausalito.  Then it was back to the hotel to relax and get ready to head to Alaska the following morning.

Since the fog had come in heavy that night, it was cold and wet outside.  It didn't feel anything like summer.  So we opted to stay and hang out in our suite and enjoy the pretty fog from the inside.  An hour or so later, somehow Paul got suckered into giving a back massage, actually take that back, he volunteered.  Then came time for his back massage.  I was not quite as excited to give one as I was willing to receive one that night.  However, I turned around and there Paul was, sitting on the bed with the ring box open, and simply said, "Will you marry me?"  There was no second thought, "Yes!" was the only thing that came out.

We spent the rest of the night just smiling and so happy to be engaged, and knowing that we would really be spending the rest of our lives together.  It is really an amazing feeling.  So happy, so complete.  Just perfectly happy in love.