I said “Yes”!

Wow.  Where to begin.

I suppose we begin at the start of the hiking trail in Tenorio National Park.  Todd and I set off from there in search of a waterfall, lookout point and lagoon.  About twenty minutes into the hike it started to rain, not a drizzle, a full on, tropical downpour.  We were so close to the waterfall and just kept heading in that direction.  We began to climb down the very steep, stone steps that led to the waterfall and were soon rewarded with the most amazing view looking over the turquoise water.  A few minutes later we were standing at the bottom and the rain was still pouring down.

Todd suggested we head for cover under some trees and once we were there we were just taking in the view of the waterfall, which was simply breathtaking.  That was when Todd started to tell me how much he loved me and the next thing I know, he’s fumbling in his pocket then turns around and kisses me and drops to one knee!  The next few moments are a total blur but I know that somewhere in there he asked me to marry him and I said, “Yes!”.

It was such an incredible moment and I was so overwhelmed with excitement and joy.  I had a million questions and thoughts running through my head but somehow I was able to turn it off and just enjoy the moment with Todd.  We just stood there hugging and kissing and smiling like two fools in the rain, letting ourselves get drenched.

I said "Yes"!

It was at least 10 minutes before anyone else came to the waterfall and it was so great to just have that time all to our selves.  We stayed a while longer and asked the group of people that had come down to the waterfall to take our picture and then stayed even longer after they left.  I didn’t want to leave that place, that moment.  It’s the moment that every girl waits for and here we were, right in it.  I didn’t want it to end!  Eventually though, the rain won and we were too soaked and too cold to stay any longer and we headed back to the car.

The second best part of the day was going back to La Carolina Lodge where we were staying for the night.  It’s a very secluded ranch that uses little electricity and is lit by candlelight at night.  What that meant for us was a night where only the two of us knew that we were engaged and no phone calls to make or emails to send.  It was really wonderful to just be there together enjoy the fact that we had just become engaged, I couldn’t have ask for a better setting to spend that evening in.  We were the only two guests at the lodge so they set up a private table for us and we had a candlelit dinner.  Todd ran down to our cabin to get the bottle of champagne he had snuck along and we enjoyed a toast to officially celebrate our engagement.  The whole experience was just unreal.  I was blown away by everything.

Celebratory Champagne

I could go on and on but I’ll leave it at that for now.  I am so excited to be engaged to Todd and I can’t wait to be his wife.  We are incredibly blessed and have so much to look forward to.

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