We were watching TV after putting Stephen to sleep.  Brian asked if I wanted to play some cards, which we did and I won so I suggested that we open a Christmas present, he agreed.  Then he asked if I wanted to play another game and I said "Sure."  He said "Well, I made something." 

He left the room and came back with a word search that he had made himself that was about us; (trips we had been on, things we do or have done, etc...).  I finished it and then he had another one that I had to guess the words in it from questions he had.  Once I finished that he wanted to play hangman.  I was worn out from Christmas Eve with his family and had a killer headache... but he was being so sweet and had put so much time and effort into making word searches for me which I love that I agreed.

The first one word was reindeer and the next one was ornament.... then he said that he brought an ornament home from his sisters that his niece had made.  He had it hanging on the tree.  He got up to get it and came back and got down on one knee (I am still clueless to what is going on).  He squeezed the reindeer to make it appear to be talking and it said "Will you me to marry me?"  I just looked at him strangely and then he popped the reindeers mouth open and I saw the ring...

I jumped up in excitement and he pulled it out...and I giggled for about an hour with a perma-grin on my face, my cheeks hurt so bad from all the smiling.  After we laid down to go to bed... he said "Mary, you never answered me." ha ha... I of course said "YES!"

Mary

I was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, raised in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Pelham High School.  Since 1999, I have worked in Property Management receiving my CAM certification in 2006.  Things I love to do are:  going on weekend lake trips, road trips, grilling out, Six Flags, bowling, playing darts, throwing Frisbee, playing badminton, floating down the Cahaba, hearing live bands, taking pictures, trying new things, being a mommy and of course having people rub my feet!  I'm currently learning how to scuba dive so that Brian can take me on some scuba trips.

Brian

To be brief, I was born in Kentucky and have lived in many states since including Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and of course Alabama which is my current residence.  After graduating High School in Vidalia, GA, I enlisted in the Marine Corp which opened my eyes to a lot and provided me with many unique experiences.  I decided to get my college degree when my service in the military ended and in 2000, I got my bachelor degree in Building Science at Auburn University.  Since then, I have lived in the Birmingham area and have worked in construction as a project manager/estimator.  My past times include motorcycling, scuba diving, beach trips, boating, flying, mountain biking, hanging with friends and pretty much anything else outdoors
although my favorite is watching Stephen grow.