So our engagement happened on April Fools Day (April 1st 2011). I really wanted to surprise Jenn with the engagement especially since she didn’t think it was possible to do. The April fools day idea was mine and I wanted it to be unbelievable and for her family and friends to guess if it was true! I was just wanting to add some fun to it! Also, it was important to me to incorporate the use of our computer or our phones since that is a major component in our relationship. So, I took off Friday at noon and headed toward Al-a-Bama to work my surprise. If you know Jenn, it wasn’t easy to be on the road for 9 hours and Jenn not know what was going on, so I had to do some convincing and maybe a little stretching of the truth! ;) I arrived at Jenn’s apartment around 8:30 pm to totally surprise her and that I did! By the way, all week she had been saying how bad she would love to see me in Bama and little did she know I had already been planning this. When I walked up to her door, I asked her to go to her door and open it and to please not ask any questions (she actually did it without any questions ;) ). She thought I was just arriving home to skype her. She was so so surprised! I waited about 15 minutes after I arrived to ask her to check out a song that I liked and wanted to share with her. I usually do that randomly so at this point she really didn't think much of it...she was still just so excited for me to be there. She along with me, started the song and listened to it and at the end of the song I got down on one knee and asked her if she wanted to be in my wedding and will you marry me……all you have to do is “Say Yes”!!!Of course, she said YES!! The song was Say Yes, by Dusty Drake. Check it out! I've added the link but if it doesn't work look it up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv7Lj4YMrNs
To add on to Tracy's bit of the engagement, the rest of the weekend was perfect! We shared the excitement with our families and friends that night and the next day my sister was the first to see the BLING!
We had a wonderful weekend of tennis, walks on the trails in Birmingham, and a great engagement dinner night, recreating our first date in Birmingham at Carrabbas then onto the Vulcan to look out over Birmingham in the night! So wonderful!
Before going to dinner for our Engagement in Birmingham
So very excited! The Dutton's to be!
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