engagement...story? Please tell!

So. First of all, I had no clue that Dave had been planning anything. He did mention things randomly like "that would be a great place for a wedding", or "well...if we got married we could consolidate our school loans". I had a hrmpf moment and an eyebrow raise.

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We had planned our trip for Cape May. Nice hotel, ferry ride and the lot. When we arrived at The Mainstay it was a ghost town. We came in time for afternoon tea and had a chance to walk around. We bought some fancy wine at the awesome liquor store and made our way back to the huge front porch and rocking chairs. It was getting close to sunset and Dave thought it would be a perfect time for our first walk down to the beach. We walked along the shoreline and I collected sand worn stones. Holding them up every so often to show to Dave or to point out the sea glass. We found a part of the beach with huge rocks that jetted out. The waves crashing in the sunset were beautiful. Both sitting there we could look down the beach and saw a dad trying to fly a kite with his two small kids. For a while we talked about life and various other things. I was drawing in the sand and then we looked at one another talking a bit more. He then quietly asked me if i'd want to be with him forever. Before I knew it he was up on one knee and asked me to marry him. After a mix of laughing and tears I said yes. I don't really think I could have had any other answer.