Run around and tell everyone you know (and don't know!)
After dinner at the restaurant, it was then time for me to go crazy and run around campus telling everyone my news! Clearly J. is not that good at keeping a secret to himself because almost everyone I told already knew!! RUDE! I was so excited, I even went to find my favorite campus police officers to tell them the news! (Don't worry, I work closely with them in my role on campus!)
It was fun to run around however and hear their side of the proposal story, from the friends who went with him to get the ring, the planning behind making sure my nails were done (how sweet!), and even being at the mall together while he looked at rings. I wondered why Roxie kept changing her mind at the store so we couldn't leave it! It all started falling into place (he had the ring for 3 months before he gave it to me) - I would never be able to keep that secret!
But the ring is beautiful and I could not have asked for anything more perfect! It totally fits my personality and style to a tee! I really wanted a bridal set (so the wedding band and engagement ring fit together perfectly) and that is exactly what I have! Wanna see?
Isn't it just beautiful! The wedding band that comes along with it is very simple, just how I like it and I cannot wait for it all to be together!
Only down fall - it was a little too big! BUT - I would much rather have the ring too big than too small! Since I had graduation the next day - and I wanted to be sure not to lose it - I found some yarn and just wrapped it around the ring a few times on the inside of my hand. It worked really well if you ever need to keep the ring on until you get get it fitted properly!
How long did your fiance have the ring before you ended up getting it? Did it fit?
After writing my side of the engagement story, I thought it would be fun to see what J. had to say about the story. You can clearly tell that he planned this whole event and knew many more details than I remembered - HEY! It was a blur! It sure is fun to hear the same story from a different side of the spectrum! Beware, he is a bit wordy - Enjoy!
His Side of the Story...
I had planned out my proposal to B. months in advance and had set in
motion several different aspects of it. I had everything planned out to a
"T" except for one crucial point. I waited for my mom to come into town
with her husband because out of all of her children I would
probably be the only one that would be able make sure she was there
(Happy Mothers Day Mom). The four of us had dinner reservations which I had set up with the owner a month prior. The owner who I worked with was
such a sweatheart and was excited that I had choose her restaurant for
the dinner the night I was to propose.
As I left my apartment to meet my
mom, her husband, and B. by the car to go to dinner I had to keep one hand in
a pocket to hide the form of the ring box I was carrying. I tried to
make it look all GQ-like (according to groomsman, Craig). We started to drive
to dinner and as we approached the the park next to the restaurant, I pointed out to Bri
that I thought our friend Tom was in the park. I had talked to Tom about
playing a special song for the proposal. Tom was set up in the gazebo
with our friends Colleen and James waiting for us to arrive. When I pointed Tom out
to B. I thought she would be excited to see him since she works with
Tom. To the contrary B. ignored my advances to notice and get excited
to see Tom in the park.
As my first attempt had failed to get us to the
gazebo I tried to have my mom's husband park farther away from the restaurant so we
could walk past the gazebo. B.'s response to this attempt was "No, John
you see that black awning ahead that is where we are eating you can
pretty much park right next to it". DRAT! Foiled again by my future
bride. Finally, as we were getting out of the car I asked my mom if she
would like to meet someone who both B. and I knew who was actually a
talented musician. My mom semi-saved me by saying "I will meet who ever
you want me to meet honey". Just as I took a breath of relief B. looked
at me and for the first time the entire time we had been dating she
said "But J., our reservation, we will be late for our dinner
reservations". At this point in my mind all I could think was who was
this women I was about to marry. B. was never on time and never cared
about being late but of course when I am trying to lead her to the spot I
wish to propose she has learned the importance of being on time lol. I
went ahead and lied and said that I had changed the reservation time
because I knew we would be late to which my beautiful fiance responded
"Well then I could have dried my hair all the way".
We slowly walked towards the gazebo and I took B.'s hand and smiled. B. looked at me and said you are acting silly and all I could say was
"your right". As we approached the gazebo Tom, Colleen, and James waved
and said hi. We walked up the steps and entered the gazebo, I started to
introduce Tom to my Mom and John and as I did so I could tell B. was
looking for something. Finally she turned her head and looked behind us
and found Megan walking on the path trying to get in position to take a
picture of what was about to happen. B. looked away from Megan only to
take a second look at her and as only the women I plan to marry would
she flicked off her future maid of honor.
Megan had walked B. right
into this night and not told her a thing and for that I thank Megan and
apologize that it got her flicked off. As Tom began to play "Marry You" by Bruno Mars I leaned into B. and whispered into her
ear and said "The journey we have been on these past two years was made
amazing only because I had her with me. But now that journey was coming
to and end and I would like to ask her to go on a different kind of
journey with me". I turned B. and got down on one knee and pulled the
ring from my pocket. I asked B. if she would marry me? Her first
response was a smile mixed with an overwhelmed look to which she shook her
head up and down. Much like a flight attended on a plane explaining the
duty of those sitting in the emergency exit row I told B. that I
needed a verbal on this one. B. then said that three letter word that
every future husband hopes to hear when asking this important question
"Yes". I got up and kissed my fiance feeling as though we were the only
two people in that gazebo although of course we were surrounded by six
other people.
Aww how romantic! He is such a sweetheart! Has your fiance written out his proposal story?
--B.
