We were lying on a beach in Mexico. The moon was full and bright and there were millions of stars in the sky. It was our first night on our first ‘official’ vacation together, and we were loving every minute of it. We hadn’t slept for over 24 hours, but we didn’t care.
We had a fabulous dinner at the Grande Baha Principe- the Mexican servers entertained us beyond our wildest dreams (we even got lots of Tequila shots brought to our table). They knew that we were crazy in love and kept asking if we were on our honeymoon. Some day, I thought. 
After dinner we took a walk around the resort. Nothing but the moonlight lit our path. The night was warm and there was a nice, gentle breeze in the air.
We laughed and played around on the sand before settling on a couple of the lounge chairs that we pushed together. We layed there in complete and utter peace as the waves crashed around us. I was never more in love with him than at that moment.
We decided to head back to our room as the lack of sleep was setting in. Just as we were leaving, Eric pulled me aside to a small light that lit the pathway along the beach.
He grabbed not one, but two of my hands and held them in his. And he looked at me, quivering slightly, and said:
“I love you so much. You are my soul mate…
I brought something for you…”
He reached into his back pocket pulling out his wallet.
Some Mexican pesos?! I wondered. 
He unzipped the change compartment of his wallet and pulled out a folded up piece of lined paper. Unwrapping, unwrapping, it felt like a million years…
Until a ring popped out and before I knew it he was on the sand kneeling.
He asked me if I would marry him.
Me crying, I yelled, “Are you serious!???? Of course I will!”
It was the happiest day of my life next to our wedding day.
Eric chicken scratched on a piece of notebook paper the timeline of our day- Saturday December 15, 2008- which was exactly 1 year ago today:
And in a short & sweet 8 months we were married:
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Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post on what I did to surprise Eric on our 1-year anniversary of our engagement
Clue: “Best Wife Ever” was said a few times.
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“I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun-warmed, flower-bordered path.”
–Andre Gide
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awwwww.. that is beautiful Angela!!! i love your wedding dress too!
My BF and I write letters back and forth like little dorks. I think its great! Lately though, since we got unlimited text.. its been texting.. lol he is seriously the most unlikely romantic guy out there, but once in while he just busts out the romance and knocks my socks off!
What a great memory. Reading it gave me goosebumps.
aw sweet memory
hmm, best wife ever? Did you get him a giant flat screen tv? haha that’s something I think any husband would call his wife the “best wife ever” for!
awwwwwww i love love stories
and happy endings!
AMAZING!! Such a fairy tale reality, I love it
So happy for my lil sis….Wow, a year ago today, but look how far you have come in that year. Seems like it was much longer ago. I still remember sitting on the edge of my seat your ENTIRE trip….with not a peep of your news (although I knew it was suppose to happen while you were away). Mom and I were on pins and needles
lol….you can imagine our conversations throughout the week….ahh our stress over it all 
haha….
I bet you got Eric some sort of sweet keepsake from that day…perhaps a moment captured in time???
SO touching! I’m such a sucker for love stories! Thank you for sharing that with all of us.
WOAH. my husband proposed to me on akamal (sp?) beach in mexico on dec. 19, 2004!! that is too weird!!!
guess our husbands are on the same wavelength… smart boys!
That is the sweetest story
Beautiful pictures, beautiful night, beautiful story!! You two are wonderfully precious, I hope to have that kind of love story one day
Can’t wait to hear about tonight!
Awwww, what a sweet story. You guys look so cute together!!
So freaking cute!!!
I love this post. Being there throughout the years as your friend and on your wedding day was such an honour because you two are such a beautiful couple and you can see the love you have for each other. Very happy for you! xx
Awww!! I love that notebook paper
aw what a sweet story, and very beautifully written as well
Sweet post. You look very happy!
that made me super excited for you guys!!
hahah what happened in between 9:30 and 10:30 PM??? i can hazard a guess!
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