It's Official

By the end of the year, I will officially be Mrs. Vincent. Funny enough, David's friends have been referring to me as Madame David for almost 6 years. Guess it's time we make it official, eh?

On October 4, David officially proposed while in Montana. And, of course, I accepted! We have had a long road since the first time we met on Thanksgiving in 2004, and someday, I'm sure I will write about it. Until then, let's just say that while our road was not the smoothest one, God knew what he was doing as it all worked out for the best in the end. We couldn't be happier!

David got me a beautiful sapphire/diamond ring for the engagement. He loves blue, like me, so the ring is perfect. Then before he left, he explained to me how that in Haiti, if a girl accepts the ring, she gives one back to the man to show she said yes. So, off we went and found him a ring too so that all his friends would see I said yes when he got back to the east coast and then to Haiti. I love learning new Haitian traditions! Can't wait to design a wedding ceremony to combine both our cultures :)

In a Flash

And just like that, he was gone. But not without leaving a large mark on Montana :)



As Leah put Freja to bed Sunday night, she said, "mommy, i wuv dyay-ved." David got straight to Freja's heart after just a few minutes once she warmed up to him. He called her "princess" the whole time, and she ate it up.



Don't worry, Mr. Kieran loved him too. He invited David & I to his Wednesday 'Daily' date with momma. We drank coffee, ate yummy pastries, and talked about why some countries don't take care of their roads and railroad tracks. They are best buds now too.



Within minutes of arriving in my home, he walked straight into the hearts of two of the most important people in my life. So, the question I will hear for awhile now is, "When is Uncle David coming back to see us?"

Continued Success

It's amazing how quickly things can happen once you get on the right path. Today, David made another first happen for us - his first trip to Montana! The trip was completely spontaneous just like my trip to Miami last weekend. The ticket got booked around 4:00 pm Saturday, and he was at the airport Sunday morning in New York by 6am! Needless to say, David didn't sleep after the New York gig - just went straight to the airport and straight into my arms in Montana.

You might be wondering why I am blogging while we are spending our time together. Well, that's easy - he's snoring away right next to me :) Between no sleep, the excitement, and the introductions to numerous people this afternoon, he's exhausted! I can say, watching him peacefully sleep next to me while we are in my country, is amazing. He can sleep for hours if he needs - he's finally by my side.

Plus, I don't want to ever forget the excitement of the day - anticipation of him boarding his flights on time, trying not to throw up all morning from complete anxiety, watching my parents be just as anxious and excited, trying to stay calm but constantly watching my clock, and then, the phone call as he has just boarded the plane to Bozeman. Of course, this was followed by extreme impatience as the clock moved closer to 2pm, seeing him walk out the airplane, getting to love him up, seeing my parents for the first time in over 5 years, watching his eyes as he sees Montana for the first time, introducing him to Ian, watching the kids eye him with suspicion as they warm up to him, introducing him to Leah, having a celebratory drink with the family, taking him to my friend's daughter's birthday party where all my friends happened to be (they had NO idea he was in town), oh, the list goes on and on.

I've been waiting for today for almost six years, and it's been a great day. I'm looking forward to three more days with him here, and then more trips to follow as he already LOVES it here :) Montana and Haiti have mountains in common and thankfully, we have an abundance of them where I live!