Just An Ordinary Family

I remember the day so well.

If I close my eyes, I can transport myself back there.

That week Spencer had asked me what I'd like

to do that weekend.

We planned to go on a picnic

to Harrison Hot Springs that Friday.

Well when the day came,

I packed us up a picnic -

Iced tea, sandwiches and potato salad.

We headed east.

Along the way Spencer suggested

why don't we visit Camp Kawkawa?

We hadn't been in a while,

and that was where we met.

 I remember that Spencer wolfed down his sandwich

and didn't touch the potato salad.

I thought to myself, "What's the rush? Geesh!"

He suggested we walk out on the the dock.

I wanted to finish my lunch.

He convinced me to finish it later...

The lake had a layer of ice on it. 

It cracked and crunched as we walked out onto the dock.

There was a low cloud over the public beach...

It was kind of eery and very romantic.

I wanted to take pictures,

Spencer seemed on edge.

I was kind of in my own world.

I love being there,

the fresh air,

the mountains so close.

It feels peaceful, nostalgic.

Our conversation was light,

broken.

We were both kind of taking in our surroundings.

Well, at least I was.

I think Spencer had a lot on his mind.

Spencer asked me a few questions

and I remember thinking it was funny.

It went from being a light conversation,

right into a deep one.

I told him how my whole life

I just wanted to be a wife and a mom.

{Still true today.}

That I was looking forward to our future together.

Then he got down on one knee.

He completely took me by surprise.

He asked if I would be his wife,

of course I said yes.

The moment was so wonderful.

It was quiet,

it was peaceful and so full of joy.

I remember we hugged and kissed

and I was so excited I was jumping up and down.

It was one of those moments that 

I always thought I would cry.

But I just couldn't - I was too excited.

He quickly transformed from

the best boyfriend in the whole world,

to my fiance.

On that day,

if you would have asked me 

if I would be where I am today,

I think I could have gotten part of it right.

The Portland bit?

Probably not.

The chiropractic part?

Not likely.

The Mama and Dada role?

Yeah, I think I would have guessed that.

But never did I know just how good my life would be.

We went from a couple who fell in love one summer,

to a family of two,

and now a family of three with an American Girl.