Yes, you read that right,
I'm the FUTURE MRS. C!!!!
He proposed Sunday, February 17th
and I am over the moon excited!
We have definitely been talking about getting engaged
and then married,
but he TOTALLY caught me
by surprise.
I couldn't have asked for a more perfect proposal.
I'm going to recap everything, because I NEVER
want to forget how I felt, so this will be
a tad bit long.
Backstory:
He has been working with my sisters for the past three months,
creating the ring and talking about how
he planned to propose.
I play in a soccer league on Sunday nights
and every now and then we have games later
in the evening and if we have subs, I'll sit them out.
Well, on the 17th I had an 8pm game,
that I DID NOT want to play in at all.
Unfortunately, we didn't have any girl subs
and my captain said I was needed.
Being the team player I am, I put on my big girl shorts,
went to the game, hung out with my mom, won then came home.
Backstory:
C and my sister's had TOLD my captain I HAD to be at the game
no matter what, so he didn't try and find a sub.
During the game, they were all decorating C's apartment.
I went back to my apartment after my game,
to drop off my stuff before walking to C's
to hang out before bed.
When I walked into my place, there was a single RED rose
laying on my coffee table.
Now, I'm sure many of you would say,
OH MY GOSH I KNOW WHAT'S happening!
Nope, not this girl.
I walked around my apartment checking
out all the rooms, thinking C was just being funny,
and trying to cheer me up because I didn't
want to play in a soccer game.
No C at my place, so I walked to his.
I opened the door and I knew.
The lights were off, candles were lit and
displayed in hearts, pink tulle was on the furniture
and there were hearts everywhere.
I looked down and there were fake rose petals on the floor
and then I saw the coffee table with the dozen roses.
I think I lost my breath for a moment.
I walked in and whispered
"What is this?!?!"
C appeared from the kitchen
and from then on everything was a haze.
He said some of the sweetest words,
told me how he asked my father for my hand,
where and how he got my ring,
and how everyone in my family
KNEW about this.
[there may have been a slight
temper tantrum when
I found that out, shhhh]
The whole time we were hugging and standing together
and it was all I could do to focus on what he was saying.
I can vividly remember thinking
"Oh my gosh this is happening,
this is REALLY happening!"
And then, he walked over to the beautiful table,
picked up the ring,
got down on one knee and
asked me to marry him.
I wanted to shout "YES",
but I think I barely whispered "Yes".
Then it was on my finger,
and I became an ENGAGED LADY!
Once the proposal was over,
I said "I'm in sweatpants"
and we both laughed.
SO US! So flippin' us!
I don't remember how, but my sisters were mentioned
and after being coy, he told me
that THEY WERE HIDING
OUTSIDE THE APARTMENT
and were waiting for me to come get them.
OH MY WORD, so special.
The moment was already perfect, but
having them there to celebrate with immediately
meant the WORLD TO ME!
We spent the rest of the evening calling
immediate family and best friends
while sipping champagne.
It was so magical and special,
just truly an amazing moment.
AND one that I can relive over and over
as the sissys were SUPER smart and
set up a video camera for the whole thing.
That's right, I have the whole proposal on video
along with some stop action pictures too.
Totally amazing!
Now on to the most important thing,
after the word YES of course...
My beautiful, beautiful RING!
I had told him I wanted a vintage ring,
and y'all he 'did vintage'.
He started scheming with my sisters back in December,
about rings and they told him about
the three rings my late grandmother
had given us.
Through conference calls, they decided
which one fit me best.
He took the band, changed the setting a bit
and added a new diamond.
KNOCKED IT
OUT!OF!THE!PARK!
[cause he's a baseball guy duh]
Having my grandmother's ring is
SO SPECIAL!
When she passed away five years ago,
one of my biggest regrets was
the fact she would NEVER see me get married.
BUT NOW, she will be there for the moment
and forever and I'm still
teary eyed thinking about it.
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I've seriously been on CLOUD NINE the past week.
Monday morning at work was a haze of
congratulations, texts, phone calls and gchats.
Honestly, the smile has yet to leave my face all week.
God has blessed me with an amazing life,
and He has given me my very OWN
FAIRY TALE!
His timing is TRUE, never doubt it ladies,
never doubt it EVER!
I'M GETTING MARRIED!!!!
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