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Finally!!!!!

First of all, is this really my life?! Rob flew to Italy to PROPOSE!!! He is the most incredible, thoughtful and impressive person I know! So, here’s the story…

 

Our class was on a field trip Friday, February 27, to Deruta and Assisi (which I will talk about later because it was my favorite field trip to date!). We were gone all day and were driving back to Ariccia, when Dr. B (our teacher here) announces to the bus that we need to stop by the church to meet Francesco (another teacher here). Of course I have no clue what’s going on, but everyone else knew so they were all for it. It’s about 7:00 so it’s dark out but the church is absolutely gorgeous at night- all lit up. We walk out of the bus, I’m not paying any attention at all, except to notice all the girls whipping out their cameras. All of a sudden I look in front of me and ROB is standing there! First reaction, “what the crap are you doing here?!”. Second reaction, BAWLING! I couldn’t stop crying so we were just standing there while he hugged me and tried to calm me down. 

Then, he drops to his knee. Tells me he couldn’t go three months without seeing me and couldn’t stand spending the rest of his life without me either. All of this while pulling out the most gorgeous engagement ring I have ever seen, which holds the diamond from mom’s wedding ring that dad gave Rob.

Of course I said YES! And continued in absolute shock for the rest of the night. 

I’m thankful the girls were there because they got a lot of great pictures! But we were able to have our moment while they snapped the shots from far away. 

After getting my bearings straight, we had our engagement dinner at a quaint restaurant in Ariccia called “La Rupe”. It overlooks the city of Ariccia, piano player in the background, Romanella sparkling wine and a massive pizza Although Ariccia isn’t known for high class dining, the food is delicious everywhere and the atmosphere is perfect for a romantic night. 

I can’t even begin to explain all that went into getting Rob here. He’ll have to start his own blog about that… But the Lord’s hand was all over this trip! From the very beginning, the Lord orchestrated every last detail.

Words cannot describe what has just happened to both Rob and I this past weekend, but we are ecstatic to see what the Lord has planned and excited for guidance and provision over this engagement and marriage. 

He will be here for 10 days (until March 8) so we are going to Florence for the week with our class then Rome next weekend. We will not have internet access most of the time but I will update when we return! Thank you for sharing in this wonderful experience with us!

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