“Not Just an Ordinary Wednesday”
Hi there. It’s been a minute. Your boy MM has been all kinds of busy lately. All for a good reason…
Just under a month ago I got down on one knee and asked my best friend in the world and soulmate, Dana Celeste Powers (Oh you bet I’m using government names on the ‘ol blog), to marry me. The best day of my entire life, the happiest I have ever been, ever. It was one hell of a day leading up to the big moment - crazy rain storms rolling in right around the time Dana was to get home from work and the surprise engagement to start happening, my heart rate through the roof, to the point my apple watch started checking in on me (“You good bro? Mix in a water” - Tim Cook, probably), Dana telling me there was a fiasco at work and that she would need to shower and change before dinner. Just a true Murphy’s Law scenario from the jump.
I had set up the whole apartment with pictures and rose petals and handwritten notes along the journey through our time together, I had a record playing of our favorite songs I had made for her for our first christmas together a few years ago, just really laying out all the stops of a perfect little at-home engagement. I was out on the dock on the lake at our home with a bucket of champagne even. But everything fell in to place and the universe was routing for us. The rain held out just in time for me to *happy-sob* my way through the most important words that have ever left my mouth. Literally not even 20 minutes later the skies opened up and it rained harder than I’ve ever seen it rain, but I’m taking that as a sign of good luck.
It was the best day.
We had our friends over after for a little celebrating and merryment and we woke up the next morning with huge smiles and warm hearts. Couldn’t have pictured a better moment for us, all the planning and anxiety and worrying about the weather slipped right away the second I put that ring on her finger. God, I just love thinking back to the moment she said yes amongst alot of tears! Well, we’re engaged now and already in the throes of planning a wedding - it’s a grind but we want it to be everything we’re envisioning, and I know no matter what, it’s all gonna be worth it when she’s walking down the aisle to me.
Anyways, you can stop here and continue on to whatever else is next in the queue of the blog, this next part’s for Dana anyways.
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Dana,
I love you pretty girl, more than I have loved anything. You’re the strongest and most caring person I have ever and will ever meet. You support me in any crazy idea or adventure that pops into my head, you aren’t afraid to dance with me amongst a crowded room, and I love how we tackle anything in our path from a place of mutual understanding and respect. You also look damn good in any dress. Wednesdays are my new favorite day because of you, even on the dreariest of them you always find a way to make me laugh and cause me to fall more in love with you. I can’t wait for this road ahead of us, we have so many big plans and I can’t wait to watch them all unfold. I’m happy the girl I had a crush on my sophomore year of college gave me a chance all these years later, I don’t know which fork in the road led you in my direction, but I’m so damn thankful it did.
Love you big time, Always.
