We are delighted to announce.....

....... Chloe and Ed have got engaged.

Chloe and Ed arrived in Borrowdale and set up tent and then walked down to the stepping stones - Chloe's favourite place in the Lakes. She ran ahead and crossed the stepping stones only to hear Ed call her name, as she turned he was down on one knee in the middle of the stepping stones. Ed says she made a very strange sound and burst into tears - and then managed to say yes! He gave her the most beautiful ring that he had designed using diamonds given to his mum by his dad when he was born. It is very beautiful. Ed had hidden it in his hat in a secret pocket so that she wouldn't see it before he could give it to her. 

We celebrated with champagne and scones when we arrived a few days later!

As you can imagine we are delighted and excited. How wonderful to have another wedding. My emotions have been all over the place as we have known for about a month and it has been a hard secret to keep. When I was first diagnosed it was one of the saddest things to think of not be alive for my children's weddings. So I am very thankful to be alive and able to enjoy the planning(hopefully) of this wedding. We have already enjoyed some quite crazy conversations with Chloe and Ed which included skydiving, tractors, tandems and tents - we shall see!

We have had a wonderful holiday - I will post pictures tomorrow.