Seems as if we've dodged the bullet once again. Of course, Tampa is still in the "cone of uncertainty" a.k.a. "cone of destruction", but unless Ernesto pulls a fast one, we should be okay, especially since we find ourselves on the western edge of the storm. (You never want to be to the east of the storm.)
I had the immense pleasure of being part of a truly romantic marriage proposal this weekend. Marie (Hubby's cousin's wife's niece...got it?) is a wonderful 27 year old. She has been dating Fred, another wonderful 27 year old. They met at church. Everyone in the family adores Fred. [And there wasn't much adoration for Marie's last 2 beaus.] Fred asked the Fearsome Foursome [the Singer, the Imp and their cousins, S and B] to help him plan the event. The Fearsome Foursome wrote a play (they're all A-1 hams) in which a princess is forced to marry an evil witch's son (so the witch can gain control of her kingdom). So we had a family "Back to School" celebration on Saturday. Marie shows up (not knowing Fred is upstairs hiding) and the kids get her to help them practice their play. She will play Princess Marie (cute, huh?). She's a great sport and reads her script as asked in front of the other 8 of us. At the point where she is about to be married to the witch's son, the priestess asks, "Does anyone know why these two people should not be wed?" In runs Fred, yelling, "I object!" He proceeds to get down on one knee, pulls out a gorgeous ring and proposes to Marie. It was quite the experience. Fred is quite eloquent and in his proposal mentioned his desire to make a life with Marie with Christ as the center. Gosh, doesn't get much better than that. So Fred's nice, Christian, romantic, AND good looking. No wonder we all like him. The warm, hot-chocolaty feeling returns when I think of it.
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