So...the proposal story. It was just a normal August night, until Roy suddenly announced that we are going on holiday and it was a surprise destination for my 26th Birthday (which was 4 weeks away). Well, the surprise destination that didn't last long, I knew he'd give in after about 3 hours of me guessing!!! I'm terrible! "Is it...in the UK? No. Is it...a Greek Island? Yes. Is it..." etc etc...until I finally guessed CORFU!
Just couldn't wait! Well, the time soon came, and here we were on our first evening :-)
The next day we hired a car, it was a gorgeous day and we got all set to head up Mount Pantokrator. However, my bad directing took us the wrong way, and we ended up heading towards the wrong side of the island! But had an amazing day at Paleokastritsa, a beautiful spot. What I didn't realise was that something sparkly was in the beach bag...
Well after an amazing day at the beach, we went back to the hotel for a little siesta and went for a lovely walk before dinner to watch the sunset over the beach...
Amazing. Just at this spot we sat down and watched the sunset. Roy pulled me close, perfect...well almost, a Greek couple turned up and sat down next to us and started chatting away! Me, completely blissfully unaware of how close I was to being proposed to, had food on the brain and all I wanted to do at that point in time was eat! So dragged Roy into the nearest restaurant and had a lovely meal.
We started to walk back to the hotel along the beach when all of a sudden Roy stopped me in my tracks, lets stay here for a bit, he said. Pulled me close, told me how much he loved me and how he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. My response was bloody hell what's got into you, soppy git! The soppyness kept flowing, and then the 'will you marry me'. My answer - of course I will, you know that. No Natalie, seriously, 'Will You Marry Me?'
Wha? What?? Pretty wooden box, Roy trying to open pretty much every side of the box 5 times before getting the right one, then the most amazingly gorgeous ring I've ever seen. Next thing I knew it was sat snugly on my finger. Take that as a yes then said Roy, YESSSSS!!!!! said between tears of joy!!!
I just couldn't stop laughing. Crying. Laughing. Finally I thought, after 9 1/2 years :-)
We tried to find a bar in the little Corfuit town we were staying in that served Champagne. Impossible! So ended up sipping really bad flat Champagne at the hotel bar, the stuff they use for cocktails, but grateful it was Champagne nontheless...alongwith a glacier cherry. Yessss!!!
Blissfully happy. And it was my birthday the next day :-)
Just had to share this snap - food porn!
And this...ready for your close up Miss Sparkly?
I can't believe I'm getting married!!!!!!!!!
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