Redskins vs. Broncos

Well we had a great time in Maryland meeting the family. Mom, Dad, Alex and I arrived in Gaithersburg around 4 pm. We sat down, had cocktails and started chatting. It was obvious that Alex felt very comfortable and that Mom and Dad liked him so much. Within a few hours we sat down to a great dinner of steak, twice baked potatoes, salad and asparagus. Mom went all out and even made FLAN for dinner. She told me that it was something she used to make for us all the time. It's been so long that I don't even remember the last time we had it! In addition to her house being the cleanest I've ever seen it, she even asked me my choice of how I wanted the dinner napkins folded. How funny and so great. Thanks Mom you did such a wonderful job and the food was delicious! Sunday morning we woke up to a pancake filled breakfast and eventually made our way to FedEx Field. We couldn't have had a better day for a football game. It was 75 degrees and sunny in Maryland and our seats were beyond amazing. Thanks to Drew in my office for helping me with them. As you know this was Alex's birthday present so we went all out. Our seats were literally 8 rows back from the end zone and we got there early because according to Dad and Alex, that's what "true fans" do. It was well worth it though- we could literally see them warming up and once the game started we got to see Brandon Marshall catch a touchdown pass in the end zone! It was so great to be up that close! Unfortunately, for Alex the Broncos didn't pull off a win, but I was super proud of The Skins for their performance that day. Alex was even happy for me, because "he can deal with the Skins" (don't even bring up the Ravens) We ended up getting home that evening after the game and couldn't have asked for a better weekend.

 Happy Birthday Alex!

just looking......

Ok I did it...I told Niki about 1st Quarter 2010 and we both got so excited that she decided to take me browsing for rings....I was hesitant at first. After  years of wondering when I was going to find "the one" I would never partake in this type of activity. But finally, I accepted and boy I'm sure glad I did. We started our journey off at Tiffany's. The mecca of diamonds and that gorgeous little blue box. It was a lovely experience and I was able to try on several rings.I had no idea what I was looking for but i started with some basic styles: Solitaire, Cushion cut, Princess cut, legacy, etc. There are so many I couldn't keep track. Niki said it was important to try on a ring that was too big for my hand just so that I could see what would fit me perfectly. After Tiffany, we moved onto Michael C Fina. We found a Stu Schwartz look a like and he started to show us different rings. I began to find that while I love the solitaire shape, my heart belongs to a ring with a "halo." This gives the appearance of a square shape but it has either a round or square shaped diamond within. The next day we ventured out to Cartier and Harry Winston. Yes, I said Harry Winston. Obviously, I'm not getting a Harry Winston ring, but its ok to look and its not harming anyone so just calm down out there. Ever since we went to Michael C Fina, I have been dreaming about this ring.

It has everything I have ever wanted and the setting is just divine. It has small diamonds all around it and has the halo that I'm looking for. It's just me. Unlike the other stores, Michael C Fina didn't have different carat sizes, so I was teased by the 2.5 carat ring that they had on display. This ring is so gorgeous that I seriously don't care what size it comes in, I just want to stare at it all day long....In the end, it was just for fun. Niki and I had such a good time and after all, we were just looking.........

omgomgmogmogmogmgomgmgomogomgomgomgomomg

Alex and I had another conversation last night....and this time around we discussed "our future." Apparently, I've known all of this information, but being the analytical person that I am, I asked Alex to spell it out for me!!!

Alex is moving out of his apartment on Friday and is temporarily going to be staying with me. Our travels this month will start right at Thanksgiving for Alex as he is taking his dad's boat down to the Bahamas. I am going to meet him and fly down to the Bahamas on Christmas Eve. We will be returning in the new year and will soon start to make decisions about our life together.
This brought us to the topic of Marriage! and while I had to have Alex repeat it to me a few times, we have decided that our goal is to get engaged 1st Quarter of 2010!!!
As you can probably figure out this was a very exciting thing to  hear and quite a lot of information although Alex swears I already knew this. "I thought we discussed this !" He kept saying..It was music to my ears and all I wanted was for him to say it over and over again.

We have been on the same page for a long time and are so happy that each of us has found each other. 

I am "The One" for him and he is "The One" for me....It's official!!!

Deep Breaths from here on out!!!!!