Bobby and Michelle met in June 2008 at their mutual friend Bri’s birthday party at Kirkland’s finest biker bar (yes, biker bar) Time Out. Bobby was there with his guys, Michelle with her girls, and an introduction was made. Their first official “date” was a group date with friends to the Seattle Mariners/Detroit Tigers game at Safeco Field. The Mariners won in case anyone was watching the game, but more importantly, Bobby and Michelle had their first kiss just outside the doors of Safeco Field, and the rest is history!

November 20, 2010
The morning of the engagement was a cold but clear Saturday in November. Bobby had planned a day date for us, which started off with a trip to my favorite French bakery, Cafe Besalu, for a late breakfast. We also picked up some croissants to take later for a picnic at the park. We drove to Carkeek Park (for those of you who aren't familiar - this is a beautiful park in North Seattle that has a little bit of everything, wooded trails through the forest, beach access to Puget Sound, and stunning bluffs that overlook the mountains - all in one).

First we took a stroll down to the beach, but the windy was blowing so crazy, I mean, it literally felt like we were going to blow away. (I later found out, Bobby had wanted to propose on the beach, but the wind had kind of "blown" that plan - haha, pun intended). Anyway, we continued back up through the picturesque trails, chatting and walking hand in hand with our morning coffee. We walked up this steep trail to a beautiful clearing that overlooked the sea, the mountains - and it was in a protected nook so we were sheltered from the blustery wind. We sat down on one of the picnic benches and ate our croissants and chatted, and just as we were about to leave, he stopped and sort of nervously said, "Before we go, I need to ask you a question." Now he says my eyes went WIDE and I froze, as he got down on one knee and told me all these wonderful lovey-dovey things and then popped the big question, "Will you marry me?"

Of course I said yes, and he took my glove off and put the ring on my finger. It was so exciting and overwhelming, I started smiling and don't think I've stopped since. I surprisingly didn't cry, but I think I was just so stunned and excited I didn't even think of it! We hugged and kissed and hugged some more, and then ran to the warm car to call everyone.

The best part was after we shared our big news, we came back to our house where he had flowers and champagne waiting, and we just got to kick back and enjoy our new status as "engaged fiances," for a few hours all to ourselves. Later, we went out to a romantic dinner at one of our favorite restaurants and then met up with good friends to celebrate.