Yes :) We're engaged...here's how it happened...

As if I didn't know that Lan was the perfect man for me - his proposal was all too perfect :)

We went to a place called Lake Predator Park and had a tour of the animals - I got to pet a few lions and a leopard actually licked my hand! After the tour Brenda (the owner) said that she wanted to show Dalan and I something special so, she dropped off the other people from the tour and we got back onto the little golf cart...I honestly thought she was taking us to get closer to some of the animals so I was SO excited!

As we kept driving I saw a table set in the distance near a small pond - wildebeasts , zebras and springbock all around - I'll admit, I sort of knew something was up then :)

We got to the table and it was set with champange and purple roses (my favorite rose!) - I thought that was the surprise, having lunch - Brenda wouldn't leave and I didn't understand why she kept looking over her shoulder...then I saw a little green John Deer heading towards us...I figured it was lunch...well, they had brought the Orangutan, Oshine, to meet me - she got off the tracktor and sat on my chair and started hugging me and making adorable kissing noises. I was posing for lots of pictures...then Lan grabbed my hand and I turned to look at him and he was on his knee and asked so cute and smiley "Baby, will you marry me?" -- of course I said yes and our audience clapped...they finally left us and he went through the speech that he had written and had intended on saying while proposing...it was beautiful and so romantic.

We stayed by the lake for about an hour drinking champange and making phone calls - it was 6:30 am Atlanta time so we woke my parents who had been expecting one because, as I always wanted, Dalan had already asked my parents for their blessing...:)

So :) We're now engaged and have celebrated here in SA with lots of Lan's friends and family...

I'll post pictures when we get stateside - it takes too long to upload here...