A little vacation, a lot of fun, and a BIG surprise!

I am sloowwlllyy getting better at blogging again. This post is only a month or so late...

Last month, Nick and I took a trip to California for a little getaway and to see the Bello family. (I had to have "final approval" from Vail, Tonia and the kids ya know ;)

I could go into SO much detail on this trip, but I'll touch on the main highlights!

Thursday-

We flew into California early afternoon and got settled at the Bello's. Logan had his last little league baseball game that night so we went and watched him play.

*Side note- Tonia asked if we wanted to go check out a winery that they are wine club members to the next day because they had to pick up their monthly wine shipment. (What?! I'm obviously living in the wrong state)

Friday- (Here's the BIG surprise)

Tonia had some errands to run so we spent the morning lounging around and then got ready to go to the winery. We had planned on going to the Giant's game that night so I was super excited for that! We headed to the winery, it was a fun drive to see all of the other wineries along the way except for the fact I started getting a little car sick :/. We made it to Truett Hurst Winery and went in for some wine tasting.

Truett Hurst Winery

We walked outside to see the rest of the winery and the vineyards and lost the Bello's somewhere along the way. Nick walked me down by the river where they had a bunch of these cute chairs set up. I wanted to sit on the chairs but he insisted on walking down a little further. When I saw where he was taking me I saw 2 chairs, a tablecloth over the table, a bottle of wine, grapes, chocolate, cheese, and wine glasses....and it hit me. I knew what was coming next and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face.

Nick told me he had this whole speech prepared, but couldn't remember any of it. He did remember the most important parts though I'm sure. He got down on his knee and asked me if I would marry him! I can honestly, whole-heartedly say that I have NEVER been so happy. I said yes (of course). I sat there thinking for a minute, put my hands on my hips and said, "My parents aren't in New York, are they?" Nick said "Turn around"... and there were my parents and the Bello's walking towards us.

*Another side note - My parents told me they were going to New York for the weekend to stay with my dad's friends. Nick had planned the whole thing with my mom and Tonia. Sneaky, sneaky :)



The Proposal

I can't even tell you how much I truly LOVE this man!!! We had sat and ate lunch, drank a little wine, took some pictures and then headed back to the Bello's to get ready for the baseball game. Vail was able to get tickets for my parents too so we all got to go to the game! The Giants lost, but it was still fun!

Saturday-

We took a drive to through wine country- did a little wine tasting, my mom took some pictures of Nick and me, tasted a little more wine, lunch, wine... you get the idea :) We came home and took a nap and then went to a BBQ with of the Bello's friends.

Sunday-

Nick and I took Logan and Rylee to Black Bear Diner for breakfast. After breakfast, Rylee and I had our annual "girls date" getting pedicures while the boys went and hit a bucket of balls. We stopped for ice cream before we headed back to the Bello's. That night, Nick and I drove out to the beach to watch the sunset. We got there in enough time to play in the water for a second (literally a second, the water was freezing!). We layed a blanket down and talked while we watched the sun set. The communication that Nick and I have is A-MAZ-ING. I have never had a relationship like this before, completely honest and open about everything... good, bad, ugly.... I love this man with everything I have!!! I'm quite confident he feels the same way about me, and he definitely knows how to make me  feel loved and special every second of the day. I am SO lucky and SO blessed!

Monday-

We took a day trip into San Francisco. We were originally planning on going to Alcatraz, but didn't reserve tickets beforehand and they were sold out until that Wednesday. We walked down by the Wharf and had clam chowder, went to Ghiradelli Square, ate lunch on one of the pier's, and then stopped at the Golden Gate Bridge on our way home. Nick and I went and got much needed massages that night!



Ghiradelli Square



Tuesday-

Sadly, our trip had to end sometime. We had so much fun and Nick got the stamp of approval from the whole Bello family! We can't wait to come visit again!!!!!