Bob proposes to Meghan on May 19, 2007 in La Grand-Place, Brussels - What a perfect day......
Reflecting back, it was the perfect day. It all started normal. We got ready at our hotel in Brussels for another day trip out of the city (or so I thought...) Bob had me thinking we were headed to Antwerp, the port town in Belgium. We stopped for breakfast in La Grand-Place, where we had spent a lot of time during the beginning days and nights of our stay in Brussels. La Grand-Place is a beautiful city square and market. It is surrounded by guild houses and the city's town hall named Hotel de Ville. I noticed the town hall from afar when we arrived a few days earlier. It's spherical tower stands out from across the city. We took a tour the first day and learned a lot about the city's square and extensive history. My favorite was this Hotel de Ville because of it's beautiful Gothic architecture dating back to the early 1400's. Bob's favorite part was learning that La Grand-Place hosted many beheadings during the medieval times. Sigh... :)
Anyway, we stopped for breakfast and sat outside and watched the hustle and bussel of life around us. There was a lot of energy around that morning, so I enjoyed looking around at all the people and trying to figure out what they were doing or where they were going. As we walked towards to the train station to say goodbye to our morning in the city's center, that's when things took a drastic turn. Bob proposed, down on one knee, in front of the Hotel de Ville. The picture doesn't show my favorite building because it was taken by a very nice Belgian man who captured the other building across the way based on where he happened to be standing. Bob never asked this man to take pictures for us and we just can't believe we have this special moment captured for the rest of our lives! He approached us after I excitedly accepted Bob's proposal (note teenager-like behavior in the picture :) and he offered to email them to us. He called it Bob's "profession of love", which we got a kick out of. And indead it was!
We strolled around for a bit afterwards and decided to ditch Antwerp and spend the rest of the day in the city. But before leaving that morning, we managed to spot an artist who had just finished sketching a very detailed drawing of just the buildings within the entire square. Bob immediately asked if it had been sold. When the gentleman said no, we bought it for our home together. It will always remind us of that wonderful day and our amazing engagement trip together! We look forward to sharing our story of love and commitment to each other with all our friends and family in the upcoming year! Love, Meghan
Pat and Erika are hosting a local barbecue engagement party on Saturday, July 21, 2007. We are so lucky and blessed to have great friends like Pat & Erika! 
