2009 has proven to be one of the best years so far.
I moved back to Germany and my boyfriend Jason came to meet me here once again for Valentine's Day and my birthday. The weekend became one of the most memorable for me.
It's hard to believe that a few short months ago, Jason and I met on facebook. He in England and me in the US. All it took was one click on my picture and it was the start of what some may call a fairytale. We started to chat online (I believe our first chat on facebook was 4 hours) and then it escalated to phone calls once a week. Between that and the emails and text messages, we got to know each other quite well. But we still hadn't met. Jason wanted to come to Colorado but I had told him that it would be the middle of winter and really cold. So instead we planned on meeting this summer around June or July. Then as luck would have it, I was able to go to Germany for Christmas to see my mother. I would be there for three weeks. Once I told Jason, the first thing he said was "I'll meet you in Paris!".
Instead of Paris we agreed that we would meet in Germany. And yes, it was cold then too! He booked a flight for a couple of days after Christmas and the plan was to spend New Years together. Now it was just a matter of waiting for the day to arrive that we would finally meet face to face.
December 28th, 2008 was probably the most nerve wracking day of my life. I was pretty much useless for the better part of the day until it was time for me to leave to go to the airport. Upon arrival at the Zürich Airport, I found out that Jason's plane was delayed. First it was 20 minutes and then it turned into 1 1/2 hours!! Torture! Finally the moment came. The plane had landed and the luggage was being sent out to baggage claim. I stood in front of the window waiting for him. It seemed like it took forever for him to come to the baggage claim area but when he finally did and I set eyes on him, I knew. I knew from that very moment that he was the one for me.
When we finally got to see each other face to face it was like a scene out of a movie. We hugged and kissed and kissed and hugged as if we hadn't seen each other in a long time rather than meeting for the very first time. It was amazing!
From that moment on, Jason and I knew that we would be together. New Years Eve was amazing. Sadly, his time in Germany was limited and he had to leave 4 days later.
At this point a plan had hatched. I was going to move back to Germany and reclaim my citizenship. And then I would be closer to Jason. We had talked about getting married already and that was hopefully on the horizon.
February 8th 2009, I moved back to Germany and 3 days later Jason was here too. We spent Valentine's Day together which was a first for both of us (amazingly I have never had a date on Valentine's Day until this year) and really enjoyed the meal. My birthday was two days later so I was looking forward to that as well. The day in between was supposed to be a nice simple day with my mom so we went downtown to walk around and look at some of the sights. Jason looked up at the skyline and saw the Cathedral tower and asked "Is that a church?" Of course it was! upon which he then asked if we thought it would be open? My mom said she was sure it would be and why don't we go to check it out? The Münster Cathedral is actually quite beautiful and old. We then marched off to the church to take a look at its splendor...or so I thought.
Inside the cathedral, my mother immediately runs off to show us something in the crypt. There are these gold disks that were used hundreds of years ago to signal ships and advise them of where the harbor was. As Jason works on the docks in Portsmouth, my mom thought this would be of interest to him. She then wandered off under the pretense of looking at something in the other room and was gone. Suddenly Jason turns to me and says "I have a question to ask you." At this point I am completely clueless about what is going on and very confused. It wasn't until I saw a tiny box in his hand and he got down on one knee that I realized what was happening. He was proposing!!! On one knee!!!
Needless to say, I was the happiest girl in the world and still am.
And now my boyfriend has become my fiance. What could be better than that?
