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Grab a snack & get cozy
while I get real about it all…
THIS is us.
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We met back in 2013, on a Saturday night.
He was working a part time job in a bar as a bouncer at the time.
I would frequent there, and we had seen each other many times over the last few months.
One night one of my best friends slipped him my phone number and he text me later that night… #shooketh
We had some small talk, only to realize we were both leaving the next morning on travel for work.
He was going to JAPAN for MONTHS …and I was heading to Chicago, to attend training for one of my part time jobs at the time… (Armani Cosmetics counter manager, in Nordstrom.)
We spoke maybe… twice?? in that entire year long span.
So that was pretty much that…
*or so i thought*
Well, three-hundered and *however many* days later:
We both end up back in our hometown, & at that very same bar.
He asked me out on an offical first date,
*which was to a local sushi place*
and we have been together ever since! 🙂
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This mayyy sound cliché…
But the first night I met him,
I KNEW he was someone different.
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He was kind.
I always caught eyes with him.
I Loved the way he looked at me.
He made me feel confident, secure, beautiful.
Noticed even the little things about me.
He had always been interested in how i felt,
what i had to say, and made me feel important.
He was a gentleman & romantic, Would surprise me…
(ya know, like, Leave me little love notes & Send me flowers.)
Let me, be me… even when we disagree.
He Would go out of his way, go above & beyond.
He would ask me things, and he would listen.
He would put me first.
& Included me,
always.
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Being stuck in our home alone together for months during quarantine,
AND looking the way I did when he asked….
(If this doesn’t show you true love, then idk what will y’all)
So there I am…
looking all E.T. – like its post-apocalypse;
my roots are all over grown, my eye brows are filling in with un-kept hairs, my nails look like little corn-nibblets, no makeup on… And come to think of it, I don’t think i even showered yet that day… #2020
The point is:
I was lookin the total opposite
of how you envision looking during your proposal.
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Will took it upon himself to record this special moment on his phone…
*which was hidden up on our mantel*
NOW, before we get into the actual footage,
I wanna explain & give you the backstory behind a couple things…
#dontjudgeme
1. How did he ask?!
Will figured the best way to get me upstairs to his setup, would be to ask me for help:
*And I quote*
- Will: “Hey Babe… There’s something under the coffee table… I need your help to move it and get whatever it is...
- ” Me: ………….
2. My Thoughts & reactions:
You can see my mean-mug Bitchface look,
as I ever-so cautiously walk towards him………….
** TRIGGER WARNING **
The last several days we had stumbled upon countless SNAKES in our garage, yard & front porch…. *** YES, I promise these fun facts pertain to the proposal story…*** Back to the snickittysneks, They’re just everywhere out here! (TBH, i’m really not bothered by the noodles… while they are outside. I just re-locate them into the woods whenever I find them, because my small gremlin terror of a “dog,” likes to go after them.) However, let it be known: if one decided to join us IN our home, rent-free… my *unbothered mindset* about them hanging around, may change significantly to worry as to how and why they are now inside…..
My natural instinct told me, what ever it is under that coffee table,
it just HAS to be one of three things;
- a Snake, *see above*
- A Mouse… *because, snakes.*
- OR a giant spider. *We also have a plethora of wolf spiders IN & outside of our home…* (All of these critters just come with living back in the woods.) *Fear intensifies*
I was legit sweating, In pre-panic mode,
Hoping it wasn’t ANY of these options!
➙ See the full *glorious* proposal footage
that i have included for your viewing pleasure
HERE:
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^ literally Me: *…wait, what….?? WHAT?!?*
*looks at janky nails that do NOT go with a newly engaged aesthetic*
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My realization as to what was happening, as i then look down at my hands to also remember: I legit have sausage fingers, and janky nails. FACT: These do not pair well with the beloved Pinteresty-engagement ring slash hand pics, that i had been planning to do the last *wanting to be engaged/married* years, of my 29 year existence…
I was in a little bit of a shock!
The whole thing was very unexpected!
Especially while we are all at home, due to the pandemic.
SO — with ALL of that said –
I am so happy to share with you, we are engaged,
and I can now refer to Will as my FIANCE *rather than BOYFRIEND.*
He originally had other proposal plans, but quarantine put an end to those, and we were basically living in the unknown, unsure when places will open up and go back to *somewhat* “normal”…. He had the ring for months already, and his plans kept getting pushed back due to other life events occurring, so he finally had enough of the unknown waiting game, and just couldn’t wait any longer – he decided to propose in our home we built together.
#IdidNOTwakeup*OrGetProposedTo*LikeThis 😉
*Disclaimer: The announcement engagement photos I had post online sharing the news with everyone, were in fact taken the following morning – because i did NOT look this put together when life was happening. But i wanted cute AF pics of us of course, so BOOM – we did that.
Now we begin planning the wedding!!!
Which honestly, i’m already somewhat overwhelmed with…
THERE’S JUST SO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT AND TO DO!!!!! …(and pay for)
We have decided to hold off until 2022, to give those who were affected by COVID this year, time to get their special days put back together. (Thus giving us even more time to plan, save up our budget, and to hopefully not run into any issues booking XYZ, while those this year post-covid reschedule their wedding.)
What advice do you have for someone
who is now engaged, getting married, or planning their wedding?!
Let me know anything
& everythingggg !!!! ツ
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* 10/25/2022 — UPDATE:
WE FINALLY HAVE A VENUE AND DATE!!!!
(Fall, 2023…. more info coming soon 🙂 !
