Last night was one of the most delightful nights we have experienced as a couple…(this of course is only my opinion). We had been talking about trying to catch a Christmas concert at the Kennedy Center before my membership expired, and decided that this past weekend was the ONLY weekend that would work…to spare you the details of all of the scheduling drama…we ended up finding availability at last night’s performance. I had been looking forward to this “fun date night” for weeks, with an intensely full work schedule this was the focal point of my week! I worked Saturday night, so I went straight to bed once I arrived home Sunday morning so I wouldn’t be exhausted that evening. As I was getting ready that afternoon, Rob called to make sure I was aware that we were going to dine in a restaurant that required him to wear a coat, and that I should dress accordingly…I was thinking wow, he made dinner reservations, at a really nice place….he really put some thought into this…way to go honey! He picked me up at 4pm and we drove down to D.C. I had no idea where we were going and that was half the fun!! I LOVE SURPRISES!!!

We ended up in Georgetown at a place called 1789, which was one of the most exquisite fine dining experiences I’ve had ! Truthfully I was thinking - wow I know I told him I liked to go out for nice dinners every now and then but holy cow this is over the top, he has really outdone himself…I felt as though I should have a British accent and be some kind of head of state! Once we finished our dessert and coffee I was whisked away to the Kennedy Center where we enjoyed a NSO pops Christmas concert in box seats! Now how much better could this evening get? It was so lovely already with so much thoughtfulness on Rob’s part. It only gets better….

Afterward we walked by the White House, saw their more tasteful decorations, and then toured the display of Christmas trees around the very brightly lit “National Christmas Tree”…with a surprising amount of people at 9:30 on a Sunday night. Then Rob said, let’s go over to the Washington Monument so we can see the night lights of everything around us. It didn’t phase me as odd at all because it wasn’t that far away and we generally end up walking a lot whenever we go places. Besides having cold hands (which I later discovered was part of his plan) it was a very pleasant night, not too cold and not windy! The monument was so beautiful with all the lights shining on it, and the view of all the other monuments, the white house and other buildings was spectacular! It was at the base of this monument that Rob placed a ring on my finger, asked me to be his wife and I enthusiastically accepted!!

I really didn’t expect anything like that to happen right then and I wasn’t quite sure what I was seeing was real when he got down on one knee! He was so thoughtful and cognizant of so many details throughout the night…..did you know that he wanted me to have cold hands because he wanted to be sure that the ring would fit my finger!!! How cute is that? We have had such an exciting year together and I look forward to the multitude of adventures that await us in the years to come! Life is just so much more fun with Rob in it