The Proposal - His Perspective

Anxiety was striking deep for months as I was continuously going back and forth on every aspect of getting the perfect diamond ring for Jackie.  It was difficult to be secretive about this as Jackie and I do practically everything together.  Even with some crazy scenarios like my car breaking down at the Jewelers during my lunch hour, things were still going well to keep this a surprise for her.

Within the following month, Jackie and I were going to take a vacation to Florida.  I thought this would be great timing as we would have a week to celebrate with just her and I.  There were many thoughts as to what and where the proposal should be---however it seemed best to keep this initimate between us, in our own home.

Over 2 years of being together, we had thousands of memories.  I spread out a picture trail along with roses from the front door to up the stairs and decorated the bed with roses and pictures, just like I had done 2 years prior at her apartment...

The trail of pictures would lead her to progress from our greatest moments to our next big one---me waiting for her in our bedroom ready to mess up my speech and propose.

After getting some other things together, I called to ask when she was coming home.  I quickly got into a suit and anxiously waited--anxiously waiting to ask a question I've been waiting to ask her for a year.

The Proposal - Her Perspective

It was another busy day at work - I was rushing around, trying to get everything done so I could go home and pack for our vacation to Florida. As I was leaving, Bob called to see how long as I was going to be and to tell me he loved me. This was not out of the ordinary so I didn't think anything of it. 

It wasn't until I opened our front door to find beautiful pink roses sprinkled all the way up the stairs surrounded by pictures of us from the past 2 years, that I had even the slightest clue. 

Tears immediately started rolling down my face. I dropped all of my stuff out of my hands and started making my way up the stairs. At each step, the sound of Jack Johnson's song "Angel" became clearer and clearer. I had chills running up and down my back. Finally, I reached the top of the stairs, turned the corner into our bedroom to find, Bob, the man of my dreams, standing there in a crisp black suit, fuzzy slippers, and holding a single red rose. This is where I really couldn't hold back my emotions. I put my hand over my mouth as I stood there in awe, staring at the heart formed of rose pedals on our bed with a picture captured from the exact same moment just 2 years prior (see picture in "His Perspective"). 

After a couple of warm hugs and kisses (I still couldn't speak at this moment), Bob gently held my hand - this is when I realized how nervous he was...sweaty palms and shaky hands. He went on to tell me how he felt about me, how much he loved me and why he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me...with tears rolling down my cheeks - I felt the exact same way about him. Then he pulled out a little white box from his right pocket, opened it and got down on one knee. At this point, I was overwhelmed so my recollection of what happened next is a little fuzzy but at one point we both started laughing because I said YESSS! before he even asked me!! I was just so excited! The little white box contained a beautiful diamond ring - more beautiful than I ever imagined. It was absolutely perfect! 

To top off an amazing proposal, Bob prepared a delicious meal for me consisting of some of my favorite things...goat cheese crostini with mushrooms and lobster ultimate fondue. Soooo good! 

The next day we were to leave for our vacation to Florida - we started off the day by missing our flight but there was absolutely nothing that could ruin our day. We could care less that we had to pay an extra fee and wait for the next flight - we were in our bliss! We had an amazing week long vacation traveling through Florida, celebrating our engagement and each other! Visit the Photo Albums page to check out the pics from our vacation.