Flashback Friday: Journal Entry, August 29, 1992

(This is word for word from my journal, except for the words in red)
"Today was Mike's birthday. Karry and I went to Eric and Anissa's wedding this morning--simple, sweet, pretty. Had lunch with Ed afterwards at Chili's. Colored contracts this afternoon, then took some disaster relief clothes to Ridgmar Mall, for Hurricane Andrew victims, then got my hair trimmed, then prayed at the church for an hour with Karry, Mike, Mari, and Bro. Al. It was good.
(Here's where it gets interesting...)
Then I ran home to get ready, Mike came over, and we went to Don Pablo's. Ate on the patio, breezy and nice. Mike was in a talkative mood. He's so cute. We went to Trinity Park after that--sat on a bench by the water, lay on a hill to look at the stars, sat on another bench. As we were sitting on the bench, I sang "Happy Birthday" to him (he liked the shirts, by the way), and he asked if I'd sing it to him next year...and the next...and the next. I said, "Mmhm...mmhm...mmhmm." Then he said, "Do you know what would make this the happiest birthday ever? If you would marry me." I was stunned.
(We had only been dating for 3 months)
My heart is pounding again just remembering it. I must've looked at him in silence for at least a full minute. Finally I said, "Are you asking?" He said yes, and I looked at him again for a while, and hugged him, and kissed him, and said, eventually, that I didn't really know what to say. He said, "Why don't you think about it, pray about it, and we'll talk about it, and make a decision by December." I had just been thinking that I should know by December. Oh my goodness. We talked for quite a while after that. Till almost 2 a.m. I think I want to marry him, but I want to be sure.
(3 days later I said yes, and 9 1/2 months later we got married. I made the right decision!! Happy Birthday, Honey!)