" He asked, and I said Yes"

Since I was a little girl I always imagined how I would get proposed to, where and when and what he would say to me. Will his hands be shaking and tears streaming down his face? Will it be in the middle of a concert with a flashing sign? I always imaged this huge big scene with everyone around us.

It was August 10th and I was woken up by a nudge to the back. It was Alex saying "Can we talk?" As I tired to open my crusted over eyes from going to bed at 2:00am, and it was now 4:00am. I ended up kind of squinting and looking at him. He started with "Can I say I'm sorry?" ( We had a fight the night before and were not exactly on good terms) He then continued to say " I realized something while you were gone, that you are the only person I am happy with." " I don't know why I acted the way I did."...as I laid in bed thinking I have heard all this before and I really just want to

go back to bed. He then grabs my attention when he says " That's why I went to talk to your dad!" I turned my head quickly and said " MY DAD?" If anyone knows my dad he is not the easiest person to talk to, and he can be very intimidating. He continues with my undivided attention and says "I had to ask for his permission" Forgetting I was ever tired, I am just staring at Alex. " As he brings his arm around from behind his back he says " Will you marry me Sarah?" I was in complete shock. I just laid there trying to process that question seeing how it has been a question I have never heard. It all got kind of blurry at that point and I started to cry and I remember asking him " Are you serious, this is not a joke?" After it sunk in I then said "Yes, of course I'll marry you." At that moment I realized it's not the big crowd around you, or the way he got down on one knee or the fact that he did it at a Rangers baseball game. It's the fact that the man I love more than anything took the step to ask me to spend the rest of his life with him. There could have not been a

more perfect way of him doing it. It meant the world to me, and there was nothing I would have changed. So there you have it! We are getting married! The date is not set but we are thinking next year around the fall.

....It has been about 2 weeks, and I still find my self starring down at my ring...thinking I am going to be Mrs. Garcia and every time it puts an instant smile on my face.

"Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it."

So...I guess we are getting a late start to our New Years resolution. Here it is August 2nd and I have decided today is the day we start our "Healthy Eating Plan". It has been 3 long years of letting my self go, and it's time to slim back down. We defiantly have plenty going on to keep us busy just need to have the will power to stay focused on this late, but needed life eating change.

Let me fill in the last few months...

Our god son Aj was born...

He was a beautiful addition to the family. That boy weighted 9lbs on the dot and he was defiantly healthy in every way. We have had so much fun with him seeing him grow and being 2 very proud god parents.

Alex got a new job and finally "retired" from Tom Thumb after his long 6 1/2 years working there. He now is working for Raytheon and loves it. He is still

trying to slim down to join the Army hints our " Healthy Eating Plan".

Softball is still our main ingredient to our life we play 5-6 days a week.

So other than softball, working, and Aj...

I got a new car 03' Honda Accord and I love it so much!

....well I think that pretty much sums up the last few months...nothing to exciting.