Our Story: Part 4

{This post is a continuation of  a series about my husband's and my story. Read part one here, part two here, and part three here.}

It has been a lot of fun to retell the story of Mr. Dunn and I. It has been a bit since I wrote the last few parts of this story, but this story begins after we have been dating for about 2 weeks. He told me three words that usually don't get so early, but nothing was slow for us. He told me he loved me. I had only loved one person in my life, and Daimian had already come in and helped me heal, and had my heart in love again.

Two weeks later, marriage came up. We told no one, not family or friends, because 4 weeks dating and already talked of marriage sounded absurd. We went ring shopping one time and went on dating, having so much fun together, going to school together, just enjoying the moment.

May 30th, 2010, Daimian picked me up from work. He asked if he could take me to dinner and I said yes, but asked if I could please shower first. He stayed in the car and I went up to take a quick shower and change. I got dressed, went back into the bathroom to fix my make up, and when I came back out, Daimian was sitting at my kitchen table. I asked what in the world he was doing here. A large red gift sat on the table and I walked over as he smiled at me. He told me how he couldn't wait to give me a gift he got me and wanted me to open it. I sat down in the chair and opened the gift. It was a book of pictures of us from being friends to dating. On the back of each picture, he had written a note; some were about the picture itself, some complimenting me, but the last one told me he couldn't live without me and said "Turn Around".

Daimian was on one knee in my dining room, holding up the most gorgeous ring I had ever seen. He said the loveliest words, some of which I missed out of pure shock, and asked me to marry him. Of course I cried and choked out a "Yes" and he slipped the ring on my finger.

We had dated for 2 months and 25 days, but when you know, you know and we simply knew. Still to this day, it is the best decision I have ever made.

Our first picture together as fiances.

The Ring!

{Stay tuned for Part 5 - It won't take nearly as long for me to write it as this one did.}