Kid Time

We've been going to the pool....here's Ms. Jolie with her superwoman swimsuit on. She's so happy to have caught the ice cream truck!
We stopped by The Body Shop and she just had to have some make-up put on. Don't tell her mom okay? It was fun and then we both tried some makeup...
How do we look? I never wear eyeshadow, so it was great!
We then went out for some pizza. The kids love it...can you tell? By the way, We ALL ate the same amount....including little Jolie.
Then we headed to Rita's for Gelato's. Yummy! Inshal got a BLENDINI. Yes, he does have a mustache people. It's not fake. The kid is 13 years old and wears a size 13 shoe. He's a giant and easily gives me piggy back rides. Tomorrow we are going to see Mama Linda, in D.C., so we can't wait to head out there after church. Jomary and Franz are presenting at a marriage encounter weekend. They will be back tomorrow night.

donkeys

My sister was focusing on the road and I screamed...........I'm engaged.....the donkey was me.......... She almost hit another car, literally. She was dreaming that Jolie wouldn't have to be a junior bridesmaid, but hoping that she could be a flowergirl instead. Yaaaa baby, she will be a flowergirl.

Hangin' in Maryland

The family picked me up at the airport and I hadn't told them yet, so I was dying to tell them. I was going to see them 1 day after the proposal, so I figured I could wait. I told the kids a story about two donkeys who went kayaking and of course the end entailed the boy donkey asking the girl donkey to marry him. At first, on one got it......especially my sister. .............................................................

Really

Okay, Okay, I was just kidding, here is the real ring and here is a picture of us after the kayaking trip. Cooper took a few months to have the ring custom made, it's exactly what I wanted!

The rock's weight threw me into the water and I started sinking. Cooper jumped right in after me and saved my life. He's just the best!

Here is the ring. He wanted something simple and small. I loved it because I needed to start weighlifting again anyway!

Engagement

Everyone's been asking about what happened on August 5, 2007.....The tale goes like this. Cooper and I had the best day on Sunday. We went to a new church near Kiawah Island called Holy Spirit Catholic Church, then he had planned on going to his grandpa's country house, but we went to Kiawah Island instead. We went to the coffeeshop and played a game of checkers while sipping on coffee, then the phone rang and it was my cousin from India questioning me about when I planned on getting married. He reminded me that I was the last one to be married on my mom's side. He even spoke to Cooper and Coop responded that it's in the process. We decided to go for a walk along a trail at Kiawah (it was 95* or so that day and we were in our church clothes!) it was so hot, we headed back to my house. Cooper asked if I wanted to go kayaking and my response was ....of course! We went down to his parent's house, got the kayaks out, and Cooper packed some wine. We took a different path than usual, and he asked if I wanted to stop on a dock and have a glass of wine. I asked him if he wanted to race me and we sped to the dock. He definitely beat me, but I gave him a run for his money. We sat on the dock and relaxed, then he asked me if I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. You know my answer. He then slipped this rock on my finger. .............................