Beth's Birthday

On Saturday afternoon, Erin and I headed down to Joan's house to celebrate Beth's birthday.  Darcey, Joe Stacey, and the kids even came down too.

Waterin' Trough

On Saturday night, Erin, Shayna, Kevin, and I went down to the Waterin' Trough for some country music and to celebrate our engagement.

Mako's On The Rocks,

After we left the Martiana Grill, http://www.loewshotels.com/restaurants/the-maritana-grille, Erin and went to Mako's On The Rocks, https://makosontherocks.com/, where we met up with Lisa and Josh for a night of dancing.

Martiana Grill at the Don Cesar Hotel

For our 4 year anniversary, Erin and I went to the Martiana Grill, http://www.loewshotels.com/restaurants/the-maritana-grille, at the Don Cesar Hotel, http://www.loewshotels.com/en/Don-CeSar-Hotel.

Little did Erin know, I was going to propose to her that evening.  I ended up coordinating this with the staff at the Martiana Grill.  When we arrived, we were seated at the booth towards the back of the restaurant.  After receiving a glass of wine, I took a walk to the 'bathroom' and met up with the hostess, waiter, and restaurant manager the best way to do this.  After going over different ideas with them, I decided upon giving it to her at the end of the meal as a special 'anniversary desert.'  I had the ring in my pocket, but the box was inside my car.  I gave the restaurant manager the ring and my keys, so he could go to the car and retrieve the ring box while we ate our dinner.

During dinner, we talked and I kept looking up at the mirror above her that showed the entire restaurant, as I was a bit nervous.  When we finished eating, Erin moved next to me in the booth while we drank our wine and talked.  Then the waiter came over to us presenting to us a special 4 year anniversary desert to celebrate our special occasion with a covered dish.  He told Erin, that you have to be on your side of the booth to get your special desert so Erin got up and went back to her seat.  When he lifted the cover, I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me.  She was blown away and totally surprised by this special moment.

Conch Republic

Erin, Beth, Mike, and I headed over to the Conch Republic, http://www.conchrepublicgrill.com/, for lunch.  Afterwards, Erin and I went to the Doubletree Hilton, http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/florida/doubletree-beach-resort-by-hilton-hotel-tampa-bay-north-redington-beach-NORNHDT/index.html, to play in the ocean before heading home to get ready for our anniversary dinner at the Martiana Grill, http://www.loewshotels.com/restaurants/the-maritana-grille.

Sloppy Joes

On Thursday night, Erin, Beth, Mike, and I headed down towards Sloppy Joe's, http://www.sloppyjoesonthebeach.com/default2.html, to play on the beach.  Erin and Beth had a blast as they played, while the sun went down behind them.  After that, we headed over to the VIP, http://www.viplounge-fla.com/, for some Mexican food for dinner.

Uncle Roy

On Wednesday, I left work early to go to the airport to go pick up Mom's brother, Uncle Roy.  Once we got to the house, Mom's face lit up and a big smile came across her face when she saw her brother enter the room.

Mother's Day

On Mother's Day, Erin, Grandma, and I headed to Aunt Barbara and Uncle Donald's house, where the ladies were treated like queens on their special day.

Sunday Dinner

On Sunday afternoon, Erin and I headed down to Mom and Dad's house for Sunday dinner.  Aunt Kathy was down visiting Mom while we were there.

Kentucky Derby Party

On Saturday afternoon, Erin and I met up with Mom, Dad, and Aunt Kathy at their house before heading to the Sarasota Kennel Club, http://www.sarasotakennelclub.com/, for their Kentucky Derby Party.  We ended up having two tables reserved for our group, as all the ladies wore the 'big hats' for the occasion.