We interrupt whatever I was doing at this moment to make an announcement: Rebecca is officially engaged to Mr. Joel Christopherson.

I am not kidding. It is official. You can tell, because they are at the computer right now, taking care of the *very most important thing* that star-struck engaged couples take care of.

They are updating their status on Facebook.

One of Joel’s brothers, Luke, documented the proposal with a digital camera. Interestingly, one picture shows another brother, David, proposing to Mrs. Christopherson… something about posing so they would know the best camera angle when the actual proposal took place.

Joel blindfolded Rebecca at our house, and made her sit shut-eyed until they arrived at a specially-prepared gazebo at Veterans Park in Arlington. As she reported the situation, “He drug me to a park in Arlington.” The father in me couldn’t help asking, “He drugged you at a park in Arlington?”

Well, in a sense. She’s certainly high on Joel. We look forward to a wedding, the deep promises they will make before God, and a lifetime of becoming one with each other and their Creator.

The chocolates, the roses, and the ring were a nice touch, too.