Ever since we found out, Colleen and I decided that her graduation party would be the setting for the announcement. All of her immediate family would be in town from Ohio, and my family would be present as well. It was the perfect opportunity. I woke up early that morning, eager to spread the big news. But first, we had the matter of Colleen's graduation ceremony from MTSU. Yes, we are all very proud of her. I was nervous through the whole ceremony.
So the plan for the afternoon was to have an open house at our place. The whole family was invited, as well as some of our friends. Ideally, our plan was to have the family there early in order to make the announcement to them, but the length of the graduation ceremony and traffic leaving Murfreesboro foiled that. In fact, Colleen and I showed up late for the shindig. So by the time we got home, it was time to serve the guests lunch and entertain. It was quite an untertaking to get everybody together to make the presentation, but we finally did. We brought our parents together, thanked them for their support, and gave each couple a wrapped gift to open simultaniously. Well, you should have seen their reaction when they opened them up to find a picture frame with a message in it reading "12/13/08. Save The Date." It took only a few seconds for the news to spread throughout the room, and soon we were engulfed by congrats and well-wishes. It was just the perfect ending to a great day and a huge relief. Now we could share our excitement with others.
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