fresh strawberry.

this week has gone so well! on wednesday, i was job offered at texas roadhouse! i am so excited to start serving. it's the one by the mall just off the freeway--come visit!! and kylee got promoted at work. she text me that afternoon telling me that her boss gave her a gift certificate for the cheesecake factory. yum. i was so excited to go to dinner with ky. we love to get dressed up and eat. we are good at both.


we decided to go on friday night since mike had a million softball games, or three. either way. kylee and i met at 7pm and waited an hour to be seated, talked our faces off becasue we are good at it--mind you, we both have communication degrees. gosh, i love that place and love being at the front door because that's where i first saw/met mike jones. reverse to new year's eve:


kylee and i got all dressed up that friday night with expectations to look hot and eat good food (sound familiar?). we got to the restaurant earlier than the boys so we put our name on the list and stood by the door chatting like crazy because we hadn't seen each other for a while since she had been home since finals. i see ian walk in the first door, pulling open the second glass door. following him was a man. long red hair, which i didn't especially love, but i did love his frame. muscular and solid. he walks in and immediately him and kylee are talking. he didn't even look at me. i must not have looked as hot as i thought haha. he spoke confidently and matter of factly. i was intrigued by their converstaion. then he saw ian put his arm around kylee so he looks around for his date and spots me. then we talk a little, but i have to admit, i was a little shy meeting this tall, handsome stranger. something about his adorable nose and crooked smile : )


fastforward back to september 2011: we are finally seated and we order the chicken quesadilla appetizer. holy smokes it was delicious. then we get our entrees. talk some more and laugh. it was a perfect night. then time for cheesecake. i had zero room for my fresh strawberry slice. kylee conviced me to order though. hers was brought first and then mine was brought over, "...and who ordered the diamond cheesecake?" my brain was soooooo confused. mike? i glance over and see my man serving my cheesecake. i look back at him--freshly cut hair and a shaved face. he was soooooo handsome! but wait.. he said diamond? diamond. diamond? and why is he here?? whaaaaat?

i look at him, back to the plate just brought to me, back to him. back to the plate. there is a RING on my slice of cheesecake! i look at him again, "do you have something to say?" haha count on me to ruin a precious moment!!

he kneels down, right there. tenderly picks up my hand and recalls our first meeting at this very place, then tells me how he loves me and many things he loves about me. he loves a lot of things about me. who knew? the list was like ten minutes long. good work mike ; ) and then he asks if i will marry him. yes!!!!! and we kiss. everyone claps and cheers. it was  p e r f e c t .

*grown ups*