Great news everyone! On Christmas Eve, Eric asked me to marry him, and I said YES. I would tell you how it happened but I kind of blacked out and can't really remember.
What I do know was that we were at Jack & Mary Anne's house (friend's of Eric's that he visits every Christmas Eve). When everyone sat down around the Christmas tree to open presents, I wasn't really expecting to get much.
Eric really fooled me. The first present he gave me was a package of really nice soaps. Then he gave me a little white box. I knew it was jewelry, but it wasn't the shape of a ring box. I opened it and it was a beautiful necklace. It is aquamarine, which is the same stone as the earrings as he gave me on Valentine's Day. I thought that was all I was getting this year. I couldn't even imagine getting more.
Then Eric handed a little bag to Riley (Jack & Mary Anne's grandson). He told Riley to give it to me. Riley wanted to help me open it, so I let him. He handed me another little white box. I opened it and it was a ring. That is when I blacked out. I'm not really sure what happened after that. I'm sure that I was crying. I was told later that he got down on one knee, asked me to marry him, and I said yes.
