Inagural blog...exciting news...I'm getting hitched!!!

So, I've begun my blogging career here with some fantastic news. As of about 8:30pm on the evening of Wed April 2nd I am no longer a free man, sorry ladies. I've taken the plunge and gotten engaged to my beautiful girlfriend Margaux Lember. Here are some photos of the great evening we had out at the Lakeway Resort and Spa.


It was a complete surprise for Margaux and I had some great accomplices. Thanks to everyone that helped and also to those who knew for so long and were able to keep it a secret.

Thanks to Sandro & Nancy Romano for the initial cover! I told her we were going out there for a Mystery Shopping job, which the Romano's do on a regular basis, but were unable to complete because one of their kiddos was sick. This involves going to a business and doing an evaluation/survey of sorts. They give you certain tasks to perform or questions to answer and then pay for a certain portion of the visit. Of course these usually do not include dinner and a free nights stay at 4 star resorts... =)


Anyhow, we got there and checked in. We headed down to the bar and had a drink till our reservation at 8pm. The whole time we were sitting on the patio, I was communicating in secret with the staff, who I had met earlier in the day on my scouting mission.

Right before our table was supposed to be ready I asked her to walk down to see the sunset. As we kept walking further away from the restaurant she hesitated, but I told her I knew where I was headed. As we turned the final corner to the deserted patio she saw the candle lit table for two and a waiter standing by. She said to me, "oh, Aaron, we can't go down there, someone is having dinner there". Again, I reassured her I knew where I was headed. As we approached the table and were greeted by the server, she finally realized it was for us.


At this point, she still did not know what was coming. As the waiter turned on the ipod I had set up for him earlier, we sat down and music began. Only problem was that it was some random country song. Doh! I tried several times to mouth to him that it was the wrong song, but I finally just had to get up and change it. Finally, I got the Old 97's playing a song I've loved for a long time. The song is called The Question. Hear it below if you'd like...



As the song ended, I got down on one knee I told her how much I loved her and asked her to spend the rest of her life with me. What do you know, she said yes, whew....


We celebrated with a dance to Ray Charles singing in the background as our delicious dinner was cooked. We started with some crab cakes and some delicious bread with calamata olives in it.


For our main course, her Filet Mignon and my 20oz Bone in Cowboy Rib-Eye were both amazing. Yea, we were living the high life... =) We also drank a great bottle of red wine to go with it.


After dinner, we headed back to the room where I had arranged a secret delivery by the staff of some supplies I had dropped off earlier . They had set up several bouquets of tulips, a bottle of champagne and tea light candles spread throughout the room.



We were so excited, we tried calling as many family members as possible before finally crashing at 11:45pm. The next morning I was woken up by Margaux at 5am. She was just too excited, and wanted to tell everyone...=)

I surprised her one more time, with breakfast room service. We sat out on the deck and enjoyed the view. It was beautiful and peaceful even though it was cloudy. We had another delicious meal as we polished off the rest of the champagne making mimosas.


We really had a fantastic time! The staff at the resort were great. They were excited about the whole event and were very helpful and accommodating.

Here are some pics of the resort I did not take myself...