Our Engagement Story
Note: I started this post in November, shortly after I got engaged to my (now) husband. Pardon the delay.![]() |
Andrew and I just a few days after getting engaged. Isn't he cute? :) |
11/27/13
I got engaged today! To this really amazing guy, the love of my life, and I couldn't be happier. After telling my family this news I was given some advise to record our engagement story for future reference. So that is what I am going to do. Here I go...
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I'm crazy about this guy! |
We went to a Target that was completely out of the way, but Andrew is a very practical guy. I knew it was far but I've never know him to do anything that wasn't efficient so I went with it. No questions asked. We walked the aisles, trying to think of things that I would need for my stay but it turned out I didn't anything. We left empty handed, laughing at how silly our errand was.
I was starting to get really hungry at this point and was really excited to eat some yummy taco's at my favorite restaurant. I knew Andrew was really looking forward to this walk so I tried not to complain too much. The trail head was pretty close and I could wait to eat.
It was well past dark when we got to the trail. I'm not sure of the temperature, but it was probably below freezing. There was a light layer of snow on the ground, just enough to make a crunching noise as we started our way up the trail. Andrew told me the walk was only about 10 minutes and quietly sighed in relief: I wanted to go eat.
We got to the top of a small hill that was once the location of a small cabin. The only thing that remained was the chimney, of all things. The view was amazing! Atop the hill we were able to see the beautifully lit city of Milwaukee, miles in the distance. It was quiet and peaceful and I was enjoying this moment alone with Andrew. I still had no suspicion about what was about to take place.
He stood behind me, his arms wrapped around my waist, shielding me from the wind and attempting to keep me warm.
"Do you love me?" he asked.
"Yes", I replied.
"Will you always love me?"
I turned in his arms to look up at him. "Nothing is ever sure", I answered jokingly.
At this point he began to push the snow around at his foot. I asked him what he was doing but he just continued to shift the snow around.
"What's this?" he asked while he knelt down in the snow to check out what his foot had found. He pressed on a small light that he had just uncovered in the snow. He turned to look up at me, now on one knee, in the perfect position to propose. And it clicked. He was about to propose.
I'm not exactly sure of what happened at that point. I think he told me he loved me. He might have said he wanted me to be his wife. I might have not even allowed him to say the words, "Will you marry me?"All I remember is him holding up the ring, me putting my hand out for him to put it on my finger, and saying, "Oh my gosh, YES!"
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He had the ring custom made for me after he fished for ideas of things I wanted in an engagement ring. Well done! |
It was a beautiful proposal. Just for the two of us. I couldn't have asked for anything better.