michael asked me to marry him seven years ago today

it's been seven years since we got engaged

we'd had a long day together driving back from running an errand in port angeles

 i had to turn something in to the college for a class i was taking

while i was inside, michael hung out with noah in the car

 noah called michael "dada" that day for the first time

when he told me i didn't necessarily believe him 

 and may have denied it but i find it really sweet now

 i remember michael kept messing with me all day pretending he had a ring in his pocket

and not pulling one out

i was getting a little tired of his joke

we drove noah to my ex-inlaws so my ex-husband could watch him while we went out to dinner

we waited forever at the cheesecake factory

and got a perfectly secluded table

michael and i ate and were waiting on a piece of strawberry cheesecake

when he "went to the bathroom" and i got nervous we'd left noah too long

so i asked our waitress if we could get our cheesecake "to go" 

my brother called and i was talking to him 

when our waitress brought our cheesecake out to us with a ring on the plate

and michael proposed to me

it was really sweet and surreal and all i could mutter out was, "oh, michael"

it was the prettiest ring i'd ever seen

and of course i said yes

then we went to get noah and announced we were engaged

and my ex-husband right then and there said that if we were getting married, he'd let michael adopt him

it was amazing 

noah was 9 months old

here's the only picture from that night

 we were super lucky that today landed on mlk day so we could celebrate

and we went to the cheesecake factory for lunch

with the kids! it was a little crazy but pretty fun

 i love this pretty girl

 even if she's the grumpiest almost-two-year-old you've ever met recently

 i can't believe that by our 7th wedding anniversary we will have FIVE kids! 

we move quick i guess

 we ate our lunch and shared two pieces of cheesecake

delicious! 

that godiva is my favorite for sure!

our lives changed forever 7 years ago

and i am so grateful that they did

michael is the best

 i am so lucky to be his wife

and so grateful we could spend the day together