While I was absent......

So many things have happened, but I think the biggest thing was that Stephanie, my awesome step-daughter, got engaged!!!

On March 19^th, we went to the airport to pick Steph and Ryan up at the airport – they were arriving home from their spring break trip to San Antonio, Texas. 

We dropped Ryan off at his house so that he could go to work and Stephanie came to our house to watch Cooper so that we could go to a movie.  Little did we know this was the last evening that Steph would be a “single lady.”

Sunday afternoon around 2pm, Ryan sent Tim a text message asking if we were home and if he could stop by.  I think we knew right then what he was going to do….  He talked to Tim and made sure that Tim was ok with him asking Stephanie to marry him. (so old fashioned and so sweet!)  He had it all planned out.  That day (March 20) was their 1 year anniversary from when they became an official couple.  He wanted to propose to her in the same place where they were when they decided to become official.  This just happened to be our couch.  Well, he put the ring behind the couch cushion and left to take Steph out for lunch.

Ryan asked Tim to call him and have him stop by our house to help Tim with something so that they would have an excuse to be at our house.  When they got there, we were in our bedroom working on some project and Ryan had Steph sit down with him and he popped the question!  She said yes and has been researching and planning wedding business ever since.  We are going to throw them an engagement open house in May of this year and they will be getting married in June 2012.   

We are so happy for Ryan to join our family, he is a good kid and we’re just so thrilled for the happy couple!

Here is a picture of her gorgeous ring!!!

Congratulations Stephanie & Ryan!!!