It Happened Again!

A while back, we had an engagement happen at our house.  And now it has happened again! The other day Stachelbeere and his friend were here visiting.  While they were here they went for a drive. He took her on a drive to show her the places where he grew up, the house, the town, the school, all the places he'd played and worked while growing up.  Then, after they got back, they spent some quiet time, away from the crowd that had accumulated at our house, downstairs in the family room.

The boy had a plan.  He'd enlisted his mother's help to provide them with some uninterrupted quiet time. He had put together a playlist of music they both liked and then they danced.  It was simple but nice.  Then, after some time dancing and talking, in the quiet of the family room, he popped the question and she said yes! 

A little later, when everyone at the house was gathered together, the happy couple announced they had gotten engaged.  Of course, they were peppered with questions like When is the wedding? Where will you get married? Where will you live?  All the things that everyone is curious about and wants to know but to which it's too soon to have any answers.  So everyone will have to patiently wait while plans develop.  But for today, we are happy for them. It's an exciting time!

As with the last one, we had seen this coming.  Still, it's so marvelous when it happens. So we get to welcome another wonderful person into our life to stay. I like that. I really like that.