{"id":333,"date":"2009-05-27T10:58:57","date_gmt":"2009-05-27T14:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/?p=333"},"modified":"2009-05-27T11:00:39","modified_gmt":"2009-05-27T15:00:39","slug":"getting-engaged-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/?p=333","title":{"rendered":"Getting Engaged (the story)&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of Sunday, May 24, 2009, I am engaged to my wondeful girlfriend, Dana&#8230; It was part of a &#8220;magical&#8221; weekend in Mentone, AL.\u00a0 We took the weekend trip there because I had always wanted to take a girlfriend there and she was my girlfriend and it is the one year anniversary of becoming an official couple.\u00a0 It was already special, but getting engaged made it even more special.<\/p>\n<p>So, at DeSoto Falls (Mentone, AL), the day unfolds like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-335\" title=\"mentonetrip2009_053\" src=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_053.jpg\" alt=\"mentonetrip2009_053\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_053.jpg 640w, http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_053-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dana&#8230; before the ring&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-334\" title=\"mentonetrip2009_054-640x480\" src=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_054-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"mentonetrip2009_054-640x480\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_054-640x480.jpg 640w, http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_054-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Me&#8230; not quite engaged&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-336\" title=\"mentonetrip2009_057\" src=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_057.jpg\" alt=\"mentonetrip2009_057\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_057.jpg 480w, http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_057-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>DeSoto Falls (where the magic happened&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-337\" title=\"mentonetrip2009_064\" src=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_064.jpg\" alt=\"mentonetrip2009_064\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_064.jpg 640w, http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_064-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rock&#8230; of course, she said &#8220;yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-338\" title=\"mentonetrip2009_067\" src=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_067.jpg\" alt=\"mentonetrip2009_067\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_067.jpg 640w, http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/oldblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mentonetrip2009_067-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Showing off the ring&#8230; the happy couple&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Now, we are engaged and the wedding planning begins&#8230; we are actually hoping to get married during the Memorial Day weekend next year&#8230; that woud bring everything full circle&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of Sunday, May 24, 2009, I am engaged to my wondeful girlfriend, Dana&#8230; It was part of a &#8220;magical&#8221; 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