The Proposal

Well first off for the proposal story to make much sense I have to tell you all that before I proposed, Jennifer wanted me to call her parents to let them know I was going to propose to her. This was not a problem at all except for the fact that the idea of calling Jennifer's parents caused me a lot of anxiety (ok, basically I was really really SCARED!) so to make a long story short I stalled for a couple of weeks before I finally made the calls (yes, I know stalling for a couple of weeks seems ridiculous to me as write this also!). So, I knew that it would be difficult to surprise Jennifer in the days after I made the calls because she would be watching my every move, so I decided to propose to her before she began to anticipate.

On Thursday the 14th I planned to make the calls from her house, so when I got off from work I came home and made brownies as fast as I could because I did not want her to think something was up if I showed up really late to her house. Luckily, I had all the ingredients so the brownies took a total of about 30 minutes. I chose to bake brownies for Jennifer on the day I proposed to her because I had surprised her with brownies months before and they really had seemed to make a big impression on her. The original brownies were a symbol of stepping up the relationship just like these brownies are REALLY a symbol of stepping up the relationship! So I put the brownies in a circle on a plate and placed the engagement ring in the middle of the plate. I arrived at her house and made the calls and then we went out for ice cream (hey what can I say?! We like our sweets!). We got back to her house at about 10:30 and I made an excuse about needing to go home because I needed to be ready for work the next day, and I was out of there. I had asked her before I left to call me on my way home and meanwhile I waited down the road in the grocery store parking lot until she called.

She waited about 25 minutes before she called and when she did I drove back to her house and when I got there I told her to go outside because I had left something for her on the porch. She heard my car door shut and she finally knew something was up. When she opened the door she made me smile because her eyes were huge and darting all around to see what I was going to do. I told her I had brought brownies and a white box. I went inside and got down on one knee with the white box opened and asked her to spend the rest of her life with me. For the record, she never said yes but she did nod affirmatively with her mouth wide open and watery eyes. I did manage to surprise her and it was a very special moment for Jennifer and me that we will remember for the rest of our lives. And for the record can I say that I am soooooooooooo excited to be marrying Jennifer!!!!