Danielle

          We met October 31, 2009, what a romantic day to meet.  I went to Pete's Place, a local night club in downtown Salem with my closest friends Bernie and Laura.  I remember the three of us were so excited to go out that night and show off our costumes.  Bernie was a super cute giraffe and Laura was a spot on version of Lady Gaga and I was a Devil.  Little did I know that I was going to meet my future husband that night.  We headed for Pete's Place, which was pretty crowded that night, so many odd costumes and as we drank our cocktails they seemed to get stranger by the minute.  For anyone who doesn't know, I'm very much a light weight and by about 11 p.m. I had definitely gained some liquid courage.  Around this time is when I spotted Nathan, I was outside with Laura catching some fresh air when our eyes met and I blurted out "hey....nice jacket" and gave him a nerdy thumbs up.  He had this amazing smile and walked in my direction. October 16,2010... Nathan prepared a weekend get-away which I just thought was to celebrate our 1 year anniversary which was soon approaching.  We left early in the morning and made a stop at the casino for breakfast. The car ride to the beach seemed like forever as we passed Lincoln City, Newport and a few other other towns on the way to our destination.  I teased Nathan about choosing a place way out in the middle of nowhere.  Finally we arrived at our destination, The Fireside in Yachats.  Nathan went to check in and said that I should just stay in the car, but of course I insisted I go in with him.  We went into the lobby to check in, the woman at the front desk was reviewing our reservation & asked if we just got married?  Nathan nervously looked at me and then back at her and said..umm no, he was worried that this lady just gave it away, of course I didnt even realize what was going on.  We got to our room and as soon as we walked in I saw the beautiful view of the ocean out the window and a table covered with gorgeous flowers, chocolates, champagne, candles and a card.  I was very suprised!!  Nathan insisted that I read the card...it was beautiful!  As I finished and already had tears building up in my eyes I looked at him and he was on one knee.  As he was asking me if I would spend the rest of my life with him we both started to cry.  It was one of the best moments of my life and I will treasure that moment forever.