The weather was amazing such a change to the rainy day we had on the Wednesday! We wandered down to Brooklyn Park which is right on the edge of the river and wow what a fabulous view! There wasn't a cloud in the sky. We wandered along there for a while taking in the view of Downtown Manhattan.
I don't know if it was just me but the atmosphere felt a lot less rushed and a lot more calm, I don't know if it was the fact it was a Saturday or the fact we were in Brooklyn.
As we started to walk across the bridge it felt even hotter but with the lovely cool breeze being by the water it was nice, little did we know we were actually getting sunburnt, Russ's forehead especially! We had mentioned about hiring bikes to ride across the bridge but we decided not too, which I was so glad as the bridge was pretty busy with people, Tourists like us taking photos every few steps, Locals with a day off having a wander in the sun or fitness freaks cycling or jogging across the bridge. I think if I was on a bike I would have had a panic attack and fallen off, I've not ridden a bike in YEARS!
The view was amazing!
There were lots of love locks on the bridge, we always seem to forget the bring a lock with us! We did the same in Paris! Silly us! Instead we joined the thousands of people writing a message on the bridge at the centre point.
At the half way point something amazing also happened...
I was standing there taking in the amazing view...
Russ was snapping away and then started fiddling in his pocket.
'Shall we go now' I said wanting to wander the rest of the way across the bridge
'5 more mins' Russ said
So I carried on standing there taking in the view as it was our last day in the city
' We have make lots of memories here haven't we Hannah?' said Russ
'Lets make some more...Hannah Will You Marry Me?'
'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YESSSSSS' I said...
I'm not sure what I said, but yes I said YES! To be fair when I think about it now or tell someone the story I still get butterflies eeeekkkkk we are gonna get married!
For the rest of the day it felts like a dream! We had a very yummy lunch with some celebratory champagne in a lovely place right by our hotel then got all set for our trip back home.
For the next few weeks since we got home it still feels like a dream, in fact the whole holiday feels like a dream, it was an amazing trip and something we had been looking forward to and planning for ages and getting engaged was the cherry on top of it!
The focus now is to concentrate on buying our first house together and being engaged has made us want it even more. Also we will start planning and looking a venues this summer, we are thinking of setting a date for the big day in 2016.
So right now I'm looking at wedding magazines and estate agent's websites feeing like a grown up but still seeing myself as an teenage girl! It's so strange! So you guys feel like an 18 year old still even if you are a lot older? So what I'm trying to say is if I am not blogging as regularly as before please forgive me, I love my little blog and it really has changed my life for the better. That sounds a bit lame but it has given me something to focus on rather than getting hung up and worried about stuff. I'm still gonna blog at least once or twice a week but it might not be as regular as before and it might have a slice of wedding-ness and house-y stuff thrown in!
