ENGAGED!!

Craig and I are engaged!!!! The proposal was a complete surprise to me. I went to Munich to visit Craig while he is in brewing school there. I got there on Saturday a few hours before him so I searched for the hotel even though it was right outside the train station! I must have walked past it at least 3 times in 2 hours before I realized where it was. Note to readers: when traveling, write down the address or at least street name of where you're staying. Once I found the hotel, I left my bags and went to see Munich! I walked through a few parts of the city and then found a cafe to have a late morning beer. (I mean, it is Munich!) On my way back to the hotel, I found a grocery store and bought some sandwich stuff and snacks for the week. I was expecting to go back and take a nap before Craig got to Munich, but he was already at the hotel... and I think a little worried that I was lost!

On Sunday, Craig suggested that we take a walk to this palace that was "really close by." We had coffee in the hotel lobby and headed out. After 2 hours of walking, we finally found Schloss Nymphenberg. The walk was nice though.... I haven't seen Craig much in the last few months, so any time I get with him is good. We walked through the palace and decided to see the gardens before they closed.

Halfway around one of the lakes, i needed a break. We sat on a bench across from the Monopteros and watched the swans and ducks. After a while we continued walking. Looking back on all of this now, I can't believe that I didn't know what was coming. We took another break when we got to the Monopteros because Craig said it was really cool and we should "check it out." We sat there for a while, but I was pretty rested so I got up to go. As I was jumping off the bottom step, Craig caught me and sat me down. (Still clueless...) He looked up at me and said "I'm on a knee." I was shocked- can't believe I didn't realize what was going on! After he said some sweet things, Craig asked me to marry him! It was perfect. And he let me read the things he forgot to say later :)

We celebrated with the cheapest meal we could find- Sandwich and a beer for 3.50 euro and then we went to Augustiner Keller! It was one of my favorite days ever and I loved spending the rest of the week with Craig in Munich!