Our Proposal…

February 15, 2013

On this day of love, I thought I would share our proposal story… my side of it at least….
 
 
All I wanted was a letter…
Parker
spoiled me our first year dating. He has a way with words and wrote the
sweetest letters and love notes a girl could ever ask for! I was
smitten. Then… the letters stopped for a few years…
Each
birthday, anniversary, and holiday he would shower me with gifts (who’s
complaining?!) but alas… I still wouldn’t receive my letter. I would
beg him to forget the gifts and just write me something, anything! Well,
the night of December 29th 2011 I got everything I asked for and more.
Parker
was away for Christmas with his family and I was home in our apartment
waiting anxiously for him to come back. We always spent Christmas apart,
but it was still a long 10 days that we couldn’t see eachother. We
spoke often over the phone and he had been extra “lovey-dovey” the few
days leading up to his proposal, but I thought nothing of it. I knew FOR
SURE we would not be getting engaged any time soon. FOR SURE, I tell you.
Thursday
night came. It was a night that would change my life and I had no idea
it was coming. I was too busy complaining, whining, and being a brat
because Parker wanted me to dress up. He was taking me out for a
Christmas surprise. “Can’t I just wear jeans?!?!??” I asked him
repeatedly. 
With
the patience of a saint, he assured me over and over “yes, you can wear
jeans… but I prefer you wear a dress.” I thought we were going to a
show… he isn’t very good at surprises… or so I thought.
A
knock came at the door. It was him, finally! When I opened the door his
smile was HUGE! “He must be happy I decided to wear a dress,” I thought
to myself. He told me I would have to wait a little bit longer to get
my surprise and he asked if I wanted to open up some of the gifts his
family got me.
Of
course I did! The first was an envelope with a gift certificate from
his mother. It was exactly what I wanted (thank you again, Wendes)!
Next, was a big box with an envelope inside. Inside the box were some
glass bowls from IKEA that were overlooked because all I could see was
that the envelope had Parker’s handwriting on the front.
MY LETTER!!!
(I was already crying)
My
letter consisted of 4 different index cards filled with honest words of
love and tenderness, most of which is too intimate to share with you
all. What I will tell you, is that by card 3 I could feel the energy in
the room shift. I knew something was happening. Tears will filling my
eyes faster than I could read.
Card 4:
“I
just want you to know that regardless of whether it is hurried or
written, I will wholeheartedly love you for the rest of my life. Be my
Partner, My Lover, My Wife. Please accept this ring and marry me. Love –
now and always, Parker”
I looked up to see him on one knee, my canary diamond in his hand, asking me to be his wife. 
I have never been as happy as I was in that moment.
I hope to feel that way many more time in our lives together.
xoxo

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  • I love this!!! What a great Valentine's Day story (that I got to read the day after…)! Umm… Mine *might* be a little less romantic…parking lot of Mc Donalds… but 22 years and counting!

    Thank you for sharing your sweet story with us!

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  • I am crying, just reading this! Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Your ring is beautiful!

    I know how you feel about the gifts. It is not that we don't appreciate them, but a letter from the heart means so much more. My husband got me some beautiful flowers, a 1 hour massage, a mani and a pedi. I don't know how I will ever sit still that long! The flowers will die, the massage will be over, the nails will begin to chip, BUT I will keep the card and the note from the flowers 4ever!

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    Tamera
    MyHeartBelongsinFirst
    Kaizactan2001@yahoo.com

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