the proposal
i promised the other day after telling our “how we met” story that i would follow up with the proposal story.
the date: august 27th, 1999
the set up: boyfriend asks me to go with him to pick up a computer for his parents. they had ordered a gateway and they delivered it to the ups place in gastonia (neighboring city about 20 min away). he says we have to stop at their house to pick up the claim slip. i wait in the hallway as he steps into the spare room to get the slip.
the question is popped: so i’m standing in the hallway when boyfriend comes out with a wrapped square box. it’s about 3 weeks after my birthday so i’m a little confused. the box is larger than a ring box though, so i totally wasn’t expecting that. he hands it to me and says, this is for being so great. i tear off the wrapping paper and it reveals a waterford crystal box.
as soon as i go to open the lid boyfriend blurts out- will you marry me?
-what?
-will you marry me?
-are you asking me? ( i was confused and caught off guard)
-yes.
-but you aren’t on your knee.
at this point boyfriend drops to his knee.
-will you marry me?
-oh my god! ( i realized, finally, what was actually happening) yes, yes, of course!
i drop to my knees. now we’re both on the floor in the hall. i’m crying, and dangerously close to hyperventilating. we’re hugging and kissing when he suddenly stops everything and says – you haven’t looked in the box yet!
so i do. and in the box is a heart shaped crystal ring holder dish. 
and on the stem is my ring. i thought it was the most beautiful thing i’d ever seen. i took it out and he put it on me and i couldn’t stop looking at it. it is similar to this one:
princess cut diamond in a white gold tulip setting. so sparkly!
then we went to ups to pick up the computer! i couldn’t believe it. i had to spend the 1st few moments of my engaged life with the counter lady at ups, who frankly couldn’t care less about our impending nuptuals.
we then met up with fiance’s mom for lunch. she had already told the entire staff at rodi so everyone was congratulating us. after lunch we went to my mom’s bank to tell her. she cried too.
a week or so later we went to disney for a week to celebrate. so fun. then in october we had our official engagement party once we had the date set. and then the wedding planning began! the wedding was march 3, 2001 at covenant presbyterian church. the reception was at the hilton and we went to las vegas on our honeymoon. but that’s another story!
Bless Your Heart 