{"id":937,"date":"2017-12-19T04:56:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T04:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/?p=937"},"modified":"2019-10-30T05:34:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T05:34:06","slug":"our-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/19\/our-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2017 Dani and I got engaged! We had both agreed ahead of time that we would each ask the other in order to be &#8220;fully&#8221; engaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked Dani on Labor Day at the annual Waters family camping trip in beautiful Usal, California. I played the same song my dad played for my mom when he got engaged, and she said &#8220;of course&#8221;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-20-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"975\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/?attachment_id=975\" class=\"wp-image-975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-20-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-20-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-20-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-20-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-14-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"976\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/?attachment_id=976\" class=\"wp-image-976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-14-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-14-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-14-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-14-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-08-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"977\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/?attachment_id=977\" class=\"wp-image-977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-08-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-08-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-08-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/MarkProposal-08-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, Dani surprised me at my friends&#8217; annual White Elephant party on Dec 17th. Many of my best friends had been in on this plan since August! During the gift exchange, she picked out a very special gift, a wireless phone charger! But also&#8230; a ring! She got down on one knee and popped the question. I said yes! And voila, we were fully engaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DaniProposals-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DaniProposals-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DaniProposals-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DaniProposals-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DaniProposals-640x475.jpg 640w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DaniProposals.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I love this woman, and I am so lucky to be spending the rest of my life with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manhattan Beach!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DanielleMark-96-2-679x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"973\" data-link=\"http:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/19\/our-engagement\/daniellemark-96-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DanielleMark-96-2-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DanielleMark-96-2-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DanielleMark-96-2-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awinspiringadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DanielleMark-96-2-358x540.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li 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