A courtship ends...

Well, after two months David and I have decided to end our courtship...and start our engagement! More details to follow, but here we are moments after he proposed (on one knee) in the Magic Kingdom, sometime during the 4 o'clock hour yesterday...

Birthday pictures...

This was my AMAZING cake...notice the "boot"...We were at an Italian restaurant called "Buca de Pepos" (Joe's Basement). The food was great, but the company was even better! David's brother, Michael, took the pictures...although that means I don't have any of him to share with you!
This was me opening my new space pen...OH, by the way, I found my old space pen today! I was so excited!

This is a picture of David, Brianna and me.

This is a picture of me and my favorite girl! Isn't she BEAUTIFUL???

This is me opening one of my presents from Brianna...We love the "Love" movies! We can't wait to watch this new one!

Us again...

This is Angie (I love her!) giving Michael (her hubby) the "That's enough with the camera" look. Teresa (aka "David's mother" - I love her too!) is in the background.

Did I mention I had a great birthday?

My new space pen!

It may look like an ordinary pen, but it's not! This is a high-faluten space pen! This pen is designed for astronauts who have gravity issues while in orbit. You can write while upside down with this pen...you can write on a greasy piece of paper! AND, this isn't just an ordinary space pen (which I had and have somehow misplaced during the move), this is a multifunction space pen! You can use a black ink pen, a red ink pen, a pencil or a stylus with this baby! How you hold the pen when you press down the button on top determines which utensil is used. There are words written on different sides (you can see "stylus" above) and whichever one of the words is facing up when you push the button, that's what sticks out the point. It's ingenius I tell you!

Yes ladies, there are definite perks to having an engineer in your life. =D

It's my birthday!

Yes, today is my birthday...my 38th in fact. I love my birthday. There's really no reason...I just do. And, actually, I don't just love MY birthday, I love other people's birthdays too.

My day started with a phone call...from My Tracy who called me at 7am to sing "Happy Birthday" on her way to work. Tracy knows me SO well. (She's one of the two friends I used to develop the whole idea of "birthday week", which turned into "birthday month", and is lovingly referred to as "birthday trimester" by My David.) She knows my primary love language is "words of affirmation" and she excels at expressing (and helping others express) affirming words to me - especially on my birthday. Nothing like starting the day with warm fuzzies! =D

I walked out of my bedroom some time later - on my way to the car with my first armful of stuff that needed to come with us to Jacksonville today - and was serenaded again, by My Mary. AND, as I went out to the car there - written in blue on several of my windows - were smiley faces and "Happy B-Day Colleen!" Apparently the birthday fairies had come! (aka someone(s) with the last name Reel)

My mom called, My Tina called and sang to me, my brother Brian sent me a text, My Swansons called, I got an e-card from Jermaine and one of my Denises and a voicemail from My other Denise...

And tonight we're going to dinner with David's family...folks I love to pieces!

It's been a great day! I am freshly aware of God's love through those He prompted to speak words of love to me today. He is so good to me! I know I do not deserve all the love I am accustomed to having...but God obviously delights to pour it out on me...so I stand amazed and I receive.

Is there anyone on your heart today? Is there someone that the Holy Spirit just keeps bringing to mind? Pick up the phone and call/text, or send them an email. Just let them know you're thinking of them. You know it's true...just knowing someone was thinking about you changes your whole day. Come on, you can do it! Change someone's day!

Thanks to all of you who remembered me today! I am blessed beyond belief. Thank you for your faithfulness to listen to, and follow, the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Amazed by His grace,
Colleen