The Proposal
Glenn Ellen Sanctuary Cottage
Thursday September 28, 2000

In the center of the table was a leather-bound storybook (left) with a scene from Camelot on the front, complete with a princess and her knight in shining armor, riding their horses, side by side.
Now to understand how special this was to me, readers must understand the fascination and obsession I have with fairytales. All my life, I've believed/hoped that all my dreams would come true; I believe that people really can live happily ever after; I believe that there is one true love; and that there is a knight in shining armor waiting to sweep his princess off her feet, for each girl who dreams.

I love anything Disney and know all the love stories, in detail, by heart. My favorite place that Johannes has ever taken me is Neuschwanstein (actual photo below), dubbed "the ultimate fairy-tale castle," the real life structure that the Disney Sleeping Beauty castle is modeled after. In short, there is a special bond between fairytales and me.

Johannes told me that this was a special

storybook and that I had to start reading it from the back. About a week earlier, he had asked me to write down all my hopes and dreams and all the things I wanted to accomplish in my lifetime. As I turned the pages of this storybook, I realized why he had asked me to do that....

Starting from the back of the book, here is a sampling of what I saw as I turned the pages....