The Next Installment

Train ride to Edinburgh.

Nicole and me at the Oval.

Seriously horrible picture of me but it was an awesome view on the top of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.

Our story continues back in London in September. The second half of the trip was equally amazing if not more amazing than that of the first half. On Wednesday the 17th we went to Edinburgh Scotland. I had never been there so that was so fantastic. We took an early morning train from Kings Cross and got to Edinburgh mid afternoon on Wed. We checked into our adorable bed and breakfast, The Elmview, that was across from a public golf course. The room was such a gem! After checking in we set out to explore the city. We went to the castle and did a self tour which was a lot of fun. Then we went and had a drink. Then just wandered around then back to our B&B to get ready for dinner. We decided that we would try this little restaurant called The Apartment, which supposed to be one of the best restaurants in town. And let me tell you it was delish! Allan got a ribeye and I got duck and it was fanfuckingtastic! I will say this, the dinner was amazing even though I was an emotional fuckwit! I had a couple of too many beverages and started getting depressed at the thought of having to leave my baby. Totally ridiculous but just happens. He's the sweetest man on the face of the earth and I couldn't love him more. When we returned to our B&B we decided there was no better time than at 11pm to go out and hit some golf balls! So we did it and it was so much fun even in the dark. Silly kids we are!

The next day we got up and walked around the city. Walked down Princes Street. Hung out in the park below the Castle. It was there that we discussed marriage and rings in a serious light. We decided to go and look at rings to get an idea of what I wanted. To be honest I couldn't really concentrate on a ring or what I wanted at that moment, except for the fact that I wanted to be with him. That's really all that mattered to me. The day was coming to a close and we had to leave and head back to London. We got on our train and it was seriously the longest train ride ever and my poor baby caught a cold so he was miserable. We finally made it home. Slept like babies and got up in the morning. We were laying in bed and Allan asked me to marry him. It was the sweetest most romantic moment in my life. It was so heartfelt and it was the moment I had been waiting for. Of course I said yes! At that moment our focus really shifted. I mean the focus had been about the two of us being together but now it was really in full gear. We knew that we couldn't possibly be separated for a long amount of time. We started thinking about when we would get married and where we would live because initially we had talked about him moving here. But after research and consideration it made the most sense for me to move there.

The rest of the trip we shopped, hung out with his sister and Brad and Nicole. Saturday night before I left Jenny and Brad made us Indian curry and we played Rock Band.... so much fun! Sunday night we had dinner at his parents and it was delightful. His family is just awesome. I couldn't ask for better people to be my new family. They really made me feel so comfortable and welcome. I love them all! The next morning I had to leave it was just a sad day. Lots of crying on my part. It was so hard to even though I knew I would be seeing him very soon. I've never not wanted to get on a plane so badly. But I did it even in the midst of all of the tears. I know it was equally hard for him to have me leave. He was the one that held it together though cause I was a wreck. Thank God he was strong, I needed that.

Well, that was the trip and like I said before it was a life changing trip. He's the best thing to happen to me and we really are the luckiest people in the world to have found each other. So that's the story of us coming together. Now, we can start moving forward in our posts bringing us up to date.