I have been persuaded to start a post about my upcoming wedding. I wasn't sure but decided why not? It all started back in 2002 when I met my fiancee. His name is Isak and he is from Sweden. So, how did we meet? We met online. Yes, I did say online. He was an au-pair in the Chicago area and was coming back to visit with the family and I was living in Columbus, Ohio, at the time. We started off as friends and before you knew it, it was time to meet. I knew the minute I saw him at the airport that HE WAS THE ONE!!! Because of him, I have been able to travel overseas and meet his family. The second trip, Summer 2005, we were engaged. We were travelling the southern part of Sweden and just settled for the night in a city called Malmö. The sun was setting and we were taking pictures of the sunset over the ocean looking at the bridge to Denmark. It was July 3rd to be exact. You have to keep in mind that 9:30 at night still had plenty of daylight. The batteries in the camera had died so I handed it to him to dig for more batteries. He put them in and handed the camera back to me. I started shaking it and thought OH NO it was broken. I opened up the battery compartment and in side was THE RING!!! I started to cry and he took the camera out of my hands. He had been standing behind me and came around and asked if I WOULD MARRY HIM!!! I said YES OF COURSE and my hands were flapping around. It was one of the happiest moments of my life.
So here I am, living in Chicago with Isak. He started school here to be closer to me and I moved to be closer to him. We have a wonderful apartment here in the city and so begins the wedding plans. Stay tuned for more adventure!!