The Cotswolds - Engaging!

Had someone written a script, this would've been the spot - opportunity missed and clearly rattled

The Washbourne Court Hotel – prettier in Summer, but not too shabby in Winter either

Bullseye!

A few glasses of Champagne later…

Our car – holding it's own in the hotel car park

Broadway Tower, on the way home

As of Saturday evening Robyn and I are engaged!

Unaware of what was happening, I woke Robyn up on Saturday morning and told her to pack an overnight bag! After taking a bit of a detour (we missed our turn-off while I was sub-conciously rehearsing my proposal speech) we arrived at our hotel, (Washbourne Court) in Lower Slaughter.

The next plan of action was to go for a walk through the picturesque surroundings and en-route pop the question! Well, that's how it happened, although not as quickly as anticipated, and after a fairly lengthy loop around most of the north-east corner of the Cotswolds, just as the light was fading, I finally overcame the nerves and rather emotionally went down on bended knee on a boggy path (near a gate overlooking a field).

The rest of the evening and night went superbly and the hotel where we were staying delivered the goods. Many a glass of Champagne was drunk in celebration, but also in reflection of those closest to us who we would've loved to have shared the moment with.