That casual trip to the beach at sunset....

Greg and Michelle went away to go wine tasting in Napa one weekend and came back engaged to each other's best friend. Greg planned it that way, Michelle was totally surprised. He asked me which night I wanted to go to the beach, and I casually said " well tonight would be fine" and he said "okay, tonight it is". Then he spent the next hour looking at landscape maps on his tablet to find the ideal spot on the beach. Greg was evidently nervous at dinner before because he continually took sips of my drink and couldn't sit still. And kept looking outside and watching the sun setting. We had to try to get to the beach to watch the sunset. This became a common line at dinner. We made it and as we sat on the beach, it was peaceful and windy and the sun was setting with the beautiful orange color lighting up the water, and sand merging point. While looking out at the landscape before us, I said "this is so beautiful" and he  said "so are you" and that led into some more enduring words and eventually into "will you marry me? " It was beautiful and simple, perfect. And I asked about a dozen times on our walk back to the car, "did that really just happen?". And the question was met each and every time with a beaming smile and a warm, "yes". We were both glowing I'm pretty sure.