On the morning of February 16, 2008, Todd proposed to me at our brick in front of Disneyland. We were lucky enough to get to share the moment not just with each other, but with my best friend and her husband, and Todd's parents.
After the delirious sequence of the actual proposal, we all went into the Park together, just wandering around. I remember that we spent several minutes with the goats at the farmyard. I'm pretty sure there was a huge and silly, slightly tearful grin on my face the entire time.
When it got around to lunchtime, we decided to go to Cafe Orleans, in New Orleans Square. There, we dined on monte cristos, ratatouille, and (in my case) chocolate crepes (what better day to give in to one's sweet tooth at lunch than the day one gets engaged!). It was a magical meal, full of laughter and excitement for the future.
Fast forward to almost a year later. It was Sunday, February 15, 2009 and we had a couple of hours to spend at the Park after meeting with our officiant and before heading to the airport. We raced around, did a couple of rides, and then chose to have lunch at the place where we celebrated our engagement 364 days before: Cafe Orleans.
The exterior:
The cosy, wood-paneled interior.
Pommes frites with the most delicious dipping sauce:
Three-cheese (vegetarian!) Monte Cristo with berry coulis and fresh fruit:
At the end of the meal, our waiter gave us this special pin (since it was only a day after Valentine's!):
Our meal at Cafe Orleans this year was just as happy as the one on the day of our engagement. But this time, it was calmer. We were both kind of filled with wonder that a year later, our search for a wedding venue had led right back to Disneyland, a place that already held so many memories for us. In the year since our engagement, our relationship has become stronger, more deep. Our marriage - a bond that was a just a hope and a dream when we started dating - is almost ready to begin. And I, for one, cannot wait.
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