Another Soldier Bites The Dust.....

Josh is Engaged....Really!

Well friends, many of you have expected this for some time, and others of you thought this day would never come----but I proposed to Lindsey on Christmas Eve and she happily said yes!!

The timing of the proposal was a complete surprise to her - she was under the impression that we were headed to a ring store that afternoon to look at rings, but Ihad already picked out the perfect one (thanks to Paul, Charles, et all for assistance in researching ring options!).

We stopped at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville before (allegedly) entering the ring store, and were enjoying a walk and a cup of coffee, when we walked upon a beautiful white gazebo. The next thing I knew, I was on one knee and asking her to marry me.

She responded in tears and laughter and said yes. Then we walked next door to enjoy steak at the Old Hickory Steakhouse - built to resemble a Southern plantation, and were congratulated by the manager and led to a table for two with champagne waiting. She's said "it was all incredibly special and very well planned!"

The wedding date is still TBD, but it looks like it will probably be in the Washington, DC area early this Summer some time. For now - Josh