Cloud 9

I have to take a moment and brag on my fiance.  Be warned- when I told the story to my boss he rolled his eyes and smiled. This story is more for the hopeless romantics that love a good "awwww" story.

First off, let me just say that wedding planning isn't always super fun. With that said, let me tell my story.

A few months ago I was out bike riding with my seestar and her boy, DD (silly nicknames, just ignore me). We rode along the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin and wove our way towards Hammock Park. As we were biking along, we passed by a small chapel. I have always known that chapel was there, but never gave it a second glance. But on that day for some reason, something drew me in. I paused in my bike ride to simply look at the chapel.

That's it.

You know when you get that feeling? When something just feels, right? 

I had that feeling when I met Matthew for the first time.
I felt it again when I was looking down at him on his knee when he proposed.
And that day, I felt it again. 

I went on my merry way that day, with the quaint little chapel still on my mind. And Matthew and I continued our search for a venue/ location. I wanted to keep an open mind, so I went along with looking at different beach venues, and other locations farther away. Most of the places we found were beautiful, and I had a great time searching all the places that Florida has to offer as far as weddings go. 
But for some reason, my mind kept taking me back to that small chapel in Dunedin. Every time I found a new venue that I loved, I found myself thinking, "It's beautiful, but it's not the chapel." 

Finally, I could ignore it no longer.

Last night, I timidly confided in Matthew about my love for this chapel. I told him that I had my heart set on this place and that I was secretly hoping that it would be available for us to rent.  He asked the name of the chapel, and told me he would look into it.

Fast forward to the next day. 

I got a text message from Matt that was very mysterious. 

A few minutes later, I got a phone call. It was the chapel coordinator for the chapel I was in love with! She told me that my "wonderful fiance" had called her and told her that his fiance, me, had my heart set on this place and if there was anything she could do to help. 

The next thing I know, I find out that Matthew and I have a tour scheduled for this weekend!!

I literally could not think about anything else all day long. I smiled all through my math tutoring, smiled all the way to my drive to work, smiled all the way home. My heart is so full of love and happiness for my awesome man who will stop at nothing to make me happy. 

Gosh, I love him!