We're Engaged!!!!! *so Smiling ***

Greg completely surprised me! He said that we would get engaged for Christmas and I thought that maybe the earliest would be in August, when we make 2 years dating. He even mentioned August and I smiled and thought, "OK, that’s just a few months away."


Today was like any normal morning. We woke up and exercised and got ready. He said we should go to our "coffee house," which we have taken to enjoying on a weekend, the place where we first met. They make delicious Southwest Omelets and we placed our usual.


What I didn’t know was what Greg had planned. We even sat at the same table of our first date.



The rest, I’m going to share in an email that Greg sent to our families and showed me today:


"SECRET EMAIL NOT TO BE SHARED WITH ALETA PLEASE!!!
I want to propose to Aleta this weekend… to make it a "memor"ial" experience I thought I would take her out for breakfast to a place where we first met. We go to this restaurant a couple times a month so there should be no suspicion on her part. Since we are both family oriented I thought it would be nice if as many of The Grimballs and the OBriens all showed up after we show up and sit behind us… with Aletas back to all of you. You should all walk in together please and as quietly as possible. I will make arrangements with the coffee house and staff beforehand to stage this thing properly. When you all come in she will be surprised… then turn back to me and I will be on one knee.


The name of the place WAS The Coffee Cottage but now it is named Café La-Te-Da. (I know I know… kind of hokey) It is on the corner of Citrus and Hickory in a strip mall. Its practically across the street from Danny and Clydes… There is a daiquiri shop next to it in the strip mall.
I would want someone with a camcorder//… mine if need be… to video this… Rob?!?


Please fill me in on who will be able to make this. I am thinking we will arrive at 9 and the rest of yall can arrive and come in together at 915… of course being on time as much as possible."


The first people I saw were Greg’s mom and his sister, Madelyn. My thought was, "Oh, they must be coming from church" and we stood up to greet them, but then I turned around and Greg said, "Guess what I’m doing today." I couldn’t help it, I started to cry from tears of joy. He makes my cup overflow with happiness!

Greg had even talked to the coffee house manager so that they held our food until the family got there and they came out with complimentary glass flutes with champagne. (We later mixed orange juice in for some Mimosas.) As we sat down for breakfast with our families, I thought, "This couldn’t be more perfect." There was laughter and good conversation and congratulations given (shared with family and coffee house staff and even other patrons that happened to go there for breakfast that morning).

What a beautiful day!


Greg & Aleta O’Brien ~ Yes, I think it has a lovely ring to it… We haven’t picked out a date yet and there's planning to be done. The future looks bright!