At the beginning of September we celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary and for us the celebration continues as today we celebrate the anniversary of our engagement on the day that John proposed 9 years ago. Amazing how it feels like decades have passed since we have been together and at the same time like it was yesterday. That's how it is for us, we are so connected and familiar and like we have always been together and at the same time everything seems exciting and new, like the start of a beautiful adventure. As I recall, it was an unseasonably warm September night 9 years ago when John proposed. Much like the weather we have enjoyed this week. We had been out on a date and as often we did, we stopped into the Adoration Chapel at St. Mary's to pray and sit with Jesus for awhile. St. Mary's quaint Adoration Chapel is a favorite. I was in the habit of visiting the Blessed Sacrament every day. And I often went there on my own and also with J