Breath of Fresh Air From the Past

My Mom, my lovely Mom, forwarded this to me today, to remind me of happier moments from the past. For me, it was a breath of fresh air, a reminder of less heavy times, a glimpse of who I was, the breathless, excitable girl who is still in there somewhere. Thought you all could maybe use a breath too in this journey, so here it is:

"June 6th, 2003:

Well,

Bruno asked me to marry him this weekend, and I said yes!!

Couldn't have been more romantic: B&B at Lake Tahoe, a bike ride through the woods, wine in an outdoor hot tub, a fancy dinner out, then back to our little cottage for a second hot tub dip, this time in our room, lit by fireplace and candlelight. He went to get "wine" out of the ice bucket, and as I looked at the shadow he cast on the wall in front of me, I noticed the shape his hand was holding didn't look like a wine bottle. Instead, in front of my eyes, was a beautiful green box containing an even more beautiful green sapphire in an antique white gold ring setting.

I started saying "OHMYG-D" and couldn't stop for like a minute solid. When I finally shut up, Bruno asked, "Will you marry me?" And I said yes, and we cried and hugged.

Then, I pulled back and, ham that I am, I said, "Do it again!"

And this lovely man I'm marrying asked me again, and I said yes again, and isn't life fun sometimes?!"

And for those of you really paying attention, yes, the second hot tub was a private one in our room, so, yes, this was a naked proposal.

Isn't life fun sometimes?