Keith and Amanda's Weblog

I must say that some of my fondest childhood memories are of Easter. I shared this knowledge with Keith over the weekend during our lazy and relaxing Saturday. I probably went on for about half an hour about how my cousins and I competed for who could find the most eggs, how I loved to dye them crazy colors, how I enjoyed searching for them so much, and how I would most certainly still hunt Easter eggs if it were socially acceptable for adults to do so. So you can imagine how excited I was when Keith told me Sunday morning that he bought some eggs to hide for me.

So, while I was out picking up our Easter lunch from Subway (yes, Subway), Keith hid them around the apartment. He wanted to do it outside, but it poured all day, so that wasn’t an option. He told me that there were 12 eggs total and that I had to open each up as I found them. I found the first couple, hid in our living room and kitchen, and they all contained chocolate. I thought it was strange that I had to open each up if they all had two pieces of Dove chocolate in them, but I didn’t say anything. I found a couple more eggs in the guest room, and I realized the only room left was the bedroom. When I went inside, there was an egg sitting on top of my jewelry armoire. I opened it, and it said “look in the top drawer.” This is when things started to click and I got kind of nervous. I opened the drawer and in one of the compartments was a pink egg. And when I opened it, there was a ring. I don’t remember a lot about what I said, except for “seriously?” and “are you sure?” But I do remember turning around and he was on one knee. So that’s the engagement story. I’m still feeling pretty loopy, and we haven’t really made any plans or set a date yet. I’m completely thrilled; I hoped for this day for a long time and often thought about what it would be like and how it would happen. It all came together perfectly, and I’m so happy I can call Keith my fiance. He is so unbelievably amazing! I’m sorry for getting all sappy, but it was the greatest moment of my life, and I couldn’t help but share it.