The proposal...

Ok all I had forgotten that I had a blog site.  I am going to try and use it more.  Please follow me on my wedding trials and joys.  In the mean time I know you all have been waiting to see this...  Here is how Bob proposed to me.  I also, took this from my wedding website blog so if I haven't remembered to remove some things that would be why.


Ok sorry it's taken me so long to get this story up but it's been a whirlwind for me the last several weeks!!!  I also apologize but this will be a bit long...it tells the story. Pics to come tonight when I can post pictures. Be prepared when it happens for you it might take a few days longer!

So on Monday Jan. 3rd, I had a pretty rotten day. I wasn't feeling good and to make things worse, my job is ending (Jan. 14th) I got the official letter to send to the company from my boss that morning which I had to sign stating the 14th would be my last day. It all hit that morning. The boyfriend (at that time) knew that at and wanted me to have a better day than what I was having. So I knew he was going to the store to pay for the ring, but didn't know he went to pick it up. And I had signed up for the Valentines Day Challenge that same day!  (The Valentine challenge was we were not to say the words ring, engagement or Marriage before Valentines day in regards to our waiting period.  It was a challenge to ourselves to see if we could keep it out of our vocabulary w/our men; it didn't last long for me. LOL).


After work I had an interview and then was going to go to his apartment to pick him up for dinner. I called Bob when I was on my way to his place to pick him up and he asked me "Where do you want to go? We will go anywhere you want, tonight I don't care where we eat at." So, I pondered while waiting for him to come out to the car...


And pondered finally about 5 min's after I called to tell him to come out to the car instead of me going in to get him, he showed up (and normally when I call he comes running out to the car).  And Chris Cooley was talking on the LaVar and Chad show on 106.7 the Fan radio station about his surgery and it was rather funny so I wanted him to hurry up and get out to the car so he could hear Chris sounding a little doozy from the drugs.


Bob gets in the car then says, "Crap I forgot my phone in there." he ran inside, couple minutes later he comes out only to then, say "Dang it I left my light on too."...So had to wait for him to run back in again.


When he finally came out again I said, "Did you forget anything else??"


He said, "Not for now, I'm good"


So we went to Red Lobster for dinner, which happened to be the same one where he asked my dad for permission to marry me. On the way home he was like "Let's go to the National Harbor." (One, it's a cool area just outside of DC near Alexandria, VA and it was 8:30 at night and he didn't think I was going to do it.)


I said, "OK!"

"No your not, you're just joking. You won't really go!" Bob exclaimed.


I said, "Yeah sure why not. I told you just tell me if you want to go somewhere and we can go." (caveat to story he isn't able to drive, so he can't just go there himself w/out mentioning to me and he thought that I wouldn't want to waste the gas. Shoot for a proposal heck yeah I would! LOL)


So he said, "Really?!?! Well I need to get something first then we can go so let's go back to the apartment." I said fine "I want to change out of my work clothes so that's fine."  (At this point I'm thinking OMG it could be happening tonight! :) but didn't want to overthink it).


So we get back to the apartment, I'm changing in the bathroom only to come back in the room to see a box in sticking out of his jacket...I did my best to say nothing, but eventually the topic came up because he was stating that he had it.  I said "No you don't" (really thinking sure looks like he does) and he came over to me, said, "Oh no I don't, well do you want to do this here or in a more romantic setting at the National Harbor?"


I said, "Baby it doesn't matter, anywhere with you is romantic for me most of the time. LOL!" (Thinking OMG this might really be happening...nah it couldn't be he's pulling my chain).


Bob started to walk toward me and went on to say, "I love you, and I've been really worried what your reaction will be that this isn't what you wanted." (I was like what the heck are you saying dude) "But I love you and I was wondering Stefanie, if you would marry me!?" As he asked he got down on one knee and I was crying and saying, "What? Really? Are you serious?!"  (Freaking out on the inside).  I looked at the ring and it was pretty, not the pink sapphire, but that was ok 'cause it was so stinken gorgeous!!  Of course thru my crying I was like "UH YES!!!!" LOL


We hugged and kiss more then he said "Do you still want to go to the National Harbor?...I said yeah I want to get pictures why not...


So off we went.  In the mean time he had taken the ring back to look at it...We walk around get pictures...then he goes and proposes to me again while we are there at the Harbor (this is his story he likes to tell where he proposed.)
He said, "There are some things back at the apartment that I didn't get to mention to you. I know we have been thru a lot of crap in the last 3 years, but if we could make it thru that then we can work thru anything. We've made it 3 years do you want to make it at least another 30 years? Stefanie, will you make me the happiest man in the world and marry me?"

I said, "Just 30?! What heck hopefully better be more than that!!" LOL YES!!!" :)


Just so you all know the first part of him running in and out of the apartment was because he told me he was debating on doing it at the restaurant and he kept taking the ring in and out of the apartment so nervous if he wanted to do it there or not. He was afraid of loosing it.  Oh well either way it happened that night and I now look forward to spending the rest of my life with Bob as his MRS!!! :)