Tara and myself both had a busy year in 2015. We went through a professional change in our careers and put in long hours at the office getting up to speed so to speak. Well yada yada yada... we all work hard.... That being said, a weekend getaway to NYC was in order for some stress relief. The holidays and some pampering provided the cover for our quick getaway weekend trip and my secret proposal.

We decided to stay on the jersey side of the river at the W hotel, which coincidentally a few years ago, was were we first reconnected in the lounge before we went out to dinner on our first date.

To make a long story short, and semi-private... After our lunch date next to the ice at Rockefeller center and taking in the NYC sites, we headed back to the W Hoboken to get ready for dinner. Before we left the hotel, we stopped in the lounge to sit our our first date table and I asked Tara in the exact same spot of our first kiss, if she would do me the honor of making our first kiss...my last first kiss...and be my wife.

After she caught her breath she managed to squeak out a YES! Naturally, she wanted to call her mom a few minutes after the "yes." little did she know that on Thanksgiving I had asked her mom and dad for their blessing. To add to Tara's engagement surprise, I had her parents, my father, brother and his girlfriend waiting at the dinner table to join in on our engagement night dinner overlooking the NYC skyline.

The food was the best... the best fish I've ever tasted...and I/we were so excited, 4 bites was all that we could get down... too excited to eat! That's a first.

An amazing night of excitement and happiness, one I'll never forget.

Brian