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Shocked are we? If you had asked me three years ago if I would be engaged to the man of my dreams I wouldn't have believed it. I just never factored it in for me. What they say is true, when you stop looking for love it will find you. I'm so lucky to have found happiness and someone to share it with.
I knew he was going to ask me eventually but I didn't know when. I figured it would be on our upcoming cruise or for my birthday. If my birthday next month passed without him asking I would have asked him, and told him so. So I knew that it was going to happen but I pretty much thought it would happen in April. That's why I was so surprised when he asked me to marry him on Sunday, right in our kitchen.
Sunday he went to the track to ride his motorcycle. I decided that I was going to make clam chowder from scratch that night. It turned out amazing by the way. Very yummy. Anyway, he got home while I was cooking and we had a nice meal and then we cleaned up. It was a nice normal night, one of my favorite kinds where we just hang out together at home quietly enjoying each other's company. I am so in love with this man that just being with him makes me happy.
So after cleaning the kitchen I was standing at the table with my hot chocolate. My mind was already into the next day thinking about what I had going on. When Jake came up and hugged me from behind, it was very nice but I wasn't expecting what happened next. He kissed me and asked me how much I loved him. I held my hands out to show him how much I love him. He took my hand, twirled me around and went down on one knee asking "Do you love me enough to be my wife?"
I was so surprised that I was a little behind. I saw him down on one knee and I heard him but I wasn't quite sure what was happening. I said "Are you serious?" Then I saw he was holding a little box and I knew what was happening. He told me I couldn't see the box until I gave him an answer and, of course, my answer was yes and I kissed and hugged him. That was the happiest moment of my life. I just couldn't believe that it was happening right then. I kept asking him if he was serious. I'm pretty sure he's serious now.
He stood up and put a GORGEOUS ring on my finger. I was worried for him because when I got my ring finger sized I looked around at the rings they had and I didn't like very many of them. Some of the engagement rings out there are so ugly. So, although I knew he was looking at my Pinterest account, I was a little worried my tastes were too picky. But nope. He got me the most beautiful ring that I could have imagined. I would have said yes if he'd put a cheesy plastic ring on my finger but he did very good and it makes me feel very special.
I am so in love and so happy that anything else happening in my life right now is chump change. These are the things that are important. Finding someone that you love so much and you want to commit to having a life with is so much more important than the little things that no one will remember in 10 years. I can't wait to see where my life goes with Jake. We're going to have quite and adventure together and I know, I'm going to be happy.
