This is a photo of my family’s Christmas tree this year. The majority of the gifts you see are for my 5 year old niece.
I was fortunate enough to get some early information from a very good friend that he was going to propose to his girlfriend on Christmas day! He is such a good friend, that he even married me and my husband at our wedding two years ago. I was so excited to receive a phone call from my friend about a week before Christmas, where he very coyly asked if I could join him for dinner after the holidays to celebrate his engagement.
I’m still waiting for the full story to unfold when he gets back from his vacation home, but in the meantime I’m imagining that he proposed around the Christmas tree with her family in the next room waiting. This is such a sweet story because my friend and his now fiance endured a long distance relationship (Los Angeles to Japan) for a year. I can’t even imagine how difficult it was to maintain a relationship from such a long way across an ocean, and many time zones. My friend is strong willed and really knew what he wanted. I knew things would be different with this girl, seeing as my friend couldn’t stay away from LA for more than a few months at a time.
I really love that my friend shared such important information with me, regarding his relationship. I know that he trusted me enough to keep this information safe and when he was ready to make the move, that his fiance would be completely surprised and so happy. I know from personal experience that I wouldn’t want it any other way either.
Congratulations to my dear friend and his new fiance. I can’t wait to celebrate the great news with you!
This is my sweet start to a beautiful 2010.
