Once in a life time experience with my boss and boyfriend

I was still glowing about Adrian's cute note to me yesterday telling me that he loves me and when he would be home. I had become so engrossed in my work when the department phone rang during my lunch. The secretary asked for Amanda and I replied that I was she and she had asked me to come to the office. I was scared I would get in trouble for my purple cargo pants and Romeo t-shirt or perhaps for letting my students run amuck on the soccer field instead of doing classwork. I peered into the office and the secretary demanded that I visit the chapel. I wandered down the hallway to see the Principal pacing anxiously back and forth with his hands clenched between his back. He glanced out the window and for a moment I was scared that i had done something horribly wrong. Why would I need to meet privately with my boss in a chapel?

I stepped inside the chapel and he nodded his head towards the corner of the room. Adrian was standing there with a black suit and royal blue t-shirt. We had arranged to meet after school and I was confused on why he would be waiting for me in the corner of a chapel. Before I could make out a reasonable answer in my mind, Adrian was standing in front of me with a black suede box and a Irish engagement band..asking about whether I will marry him. Then I saw a huge white flash in the corner of my eye and turned around to see my boss fiddling with a digital camera!

Now I am even more confused as the flashes continue and I think I have pieces of my lunch stuck between my teeth. I suddenly remember that I am suppose to be answering a question and so I look up at Adrian and my boss, John, who both seem perplexed by the expression on my face and I say ' yes'. This seems to confuse them more and so therefore I am even more confused. I can still make out the flashes as John suggests for us to stand by the altar. I still see think there is food in my mouth!

I still can't believe what is going on so I start talking about how my kids and I were talking about me getting engaged this week and how excited we all were, but no one knew that it would be like this. John and Adrian still look perplexed by my expression and then John leaves us alone. Adrian mentions that my face is completely expressionless and they cannot tell whether I am genuinely happy about the whole thing. I say that I am, but I find it hard to articulate how I feel.

Then I bring Adrian upstairs to meet my co-workers and department head. I pause for a second for introducing him as my fiance and then suddenly the whole workroom is in a glow. Pauline mentions that I should go next door to tell Candice. I feel so happy, because yesterday Pauline made a wonderfully scrumptious cake and began to become more friendly with me. I tell Candice and afterwards adrian reminds me that I cannot exactly gather everyone in one room and surprise them if we already informed me people of today's events. I reluctantly decide to inform everyone through email, because I didn't want to annouce it at other people's parties nor did I want to do it individually and then people feel like I did some pecking order in who i chose to inform...so email is one great way to reach several people all at one time. There we go, that is how I spent one of my most precious day's with my boss who will send the photos and my boyfriend.