I’ve written this post in my head several times this week, but didn’t dare start writing it until last night. I had a dream last week that I wrote this post in advance and forgot to change the date for it not to post until today, so it posted immediately and Julie learned that Joseph was going to propose to her through my blog! HaHaHaHaHa!!! Can you imagine? Headlines: “Future Mother-in-law Doesn’t Wait Until the Ceremony to Ruin Her Son’s Wife’s Life.”
You read that right, I’m finally going to have a daughter! Bill and I couldn’t have picked out a better future daughter-in-law if we had picked her out ourselves. Julie has really been a part of our family since soon after she and Joseph started dating almost three years ago. Even though her family lives relatively close to us, Joseph and Julie first met at Virginia Tech.
Joseph proposed to Julie along the banks of the Potomac River yesterday afternoon; and the rest of the story… I’ll let Julie tell you about that when she’s a guest writer next week… if she chooses. See, I’m already working on not being a bossy MIL!
Today Bill and I had Julie’s family over for brunch to celebrate this very special occasion!
Here’s to the happy couple! Cheers!
Welcome to the family, Julie!
- Questions:
- If you’re married, where did you get engaged?
- How long were you engaged before you got married?
- What’s your favorite brunch food?
One of the happiest days of my life! Rich and I also couldn’t have picked a nicer young man to be Julie’s future husband. Love that you can finally write this blog! Julie’s mom.
🙂 🙂 🙂
That is terrific news! Congratulations to Julie and her family, and to you and Bill. I only have one question. Joseph just finished his first ultra (45 mile run) a few weeks ago. Is he still on a runner’s high and is he totally aware of the fact that he is now engaged? Our son Jesse got engaged in an underwater hotel in the Florida Keys. I had to ask him a similar question since the oxygen content 30 feet below the surface of the water might be lacking plus Monika our future daughter-in-law had no easy escape route. I told him to ask her again once they were on land. All joking aside, it’s wonderful news. I can’t wait to read your next blog.
HaHaHaHaHa! I’ll tell Joseph what you said!
Yay! Congrats Debbie. What an exciting time of your life!
Thank you! It is so exciting! 🙂
Congratulations Joe and Julie!!! What wonderful news!! Thanks for sharing Debbie!
It was difficult keeping it a secret yesterday on our run! 🙂
Congratulations to all!!! Debbie, you were so cool yesterday… “Any plans this weekend?” “Oh, just having some friends over for brunch.” 😉
I was SO HARD not telling you guys!!! 🙂
Congrats to them (and you)!!!!
My sister and BIL were engaged for almost 3 years before they got married! Mostly they couldn’t pick a place and please both families, so it just got really drawn out. Finally, they emailed us all and told us they were going to the courthouse in two weeks and we were all invited, ha. The whole family made it, so it worked out perfectly.
Zach refuses to be engaged as long as they were, and I refuse to have my parents pay for a wedding, so we aren’t getting engaged until we can afford a wedding, ha. We’re going to be dating FOREVER.
Thanks! I love your sister’s story. It sounds like she did what she had to do, and it worked out perfectly in the end!
Congratulations, deb, to Julie and your son and both of your families! It’ll be an exciting year!
Kelly proposed to me in jasper (our favourite place)! It came as a complete surprise!
It’s so cool when the guy can pull the surprise off!
Congrats on your new daughter!!! 🙂 So happy for everyone!!
Thank you, and thanks for stopping by this afternoon!
That is great news!!! Congrats to your family! We got engaged in San Diego, CA (we were visiting for a weekend getaway-huge surprise by my hubby). We were engaged for a year (almost to the day) before we got married!
Thank you! San Diego sounds like a beautiful place to get engaged!
Congrats to the future MIL and to the blushing bride-to-be and handsome groom! So happy for your family!! And YAY for more Hokie love! Is there a VT wedding in the works?
This future MIL will let them decide what they want; however, I’m already thinking about a Hokie cake for the rehearsal dinner! 🙂
Awww this is such exciting news! Congratulations! Even though I barely know Julie and I haven’t met Joseph I kind of thought this might be coming at some point. Just from the way you talked about them 🙂
Barry and I got engaged at my dad’s house on New Years Eve in 2008/2009. I guess technically 2009 since he proposed right as the ball finished dropping. We were engaged for about 1.5 years (he had to wait for me to graduate from Tech).
That casserole looks delicious! My favorite brunch food is quiche.
Thanks, Meagan! We are so happy! Julie is running in the Hokie Half so you can get to know her better then, and Joseph will be cheering us on! 🙂
How sweet to get engaged right as the ball drops on New Years Eve!