engagement story

One time in the early parts of February, husband, then boyfriend told me he loved me. he said "you know before we start talking about the future or err whatever, there's something i need to tell you".. it was dreamy and precious. i nearly died the entire time he fumbled for words, but from there it was what him and i like to call an HOV lane relationship. Everything just fell into place and felt right. So in March when we started talking about possibly getting married i knew the actual act of it wasn't too far off.

Husband loves to dance. I pretty much have decided that i fell in love with him on the first date when he took me country dancing. So on April 30th, 2014 when he came to pick me up to go dancing, i wasn't even phased and the night went like it normally would. he whisked to the dance floor and i was spinning. Then weird stuff happened.. random friends of his were there and the absented minded and oblivious marlee (don't you speak in 3rd person? no? ok.) didn't even register it. Eventually, it got hot in that place so we went outside to get some air. we walked around and he reminisced about previous days and our relationship thus far. His sister came out and chastised us for "ditching" her and beckoned us back in. (All apart of the plot)

We walk back in and i'm on the dance floor again spinning around. And the next song that played was Mona Lisa by Brad Paisley, i believe? whatever. it was a song that husband said reminded him of us and i got excited and turned to him and said "Babe, it's your song!" he was all weird and goes "oh yeah it is huh?"

JIG WAS UP. i knew right then something was happening.

So we're dancing again. spinning, dipping and his face is a mix between a severe anxiety attack and horror. Song ends. And it's me alone with him in the middle of the dance floor and EVERYONE is surrounding us.

side note: if you know me, you'll know that I'm slightly (or COMPLETELY) (yea, i can admit it..) an attention hog. and the center of attention isn't an uncomfortable place for me. in fact, i kind of like it.

A Thousand Years by Christina Perry comes on and up on the wall is a projection of me as a little girl. The slideshow plays through and it's just wonderful and then all of a sudden Cody is on a microphone bearing his soul.. sort of. it was more just telling me how i was the one and all that and i was dying. He finally said, "So i have a question for you" and the entire audience awwwwed.

And i said yes of course. :]

So my ring is custom made and perfectly me. Husband did so good. When i took it in to get sized and cleaned the jeweler just gawked at it and took pictures. I'm so proud of it. it's unique and i'm a lucky girl. Also. my engagement was one of the coolest things that I've ever experienced in my life. the amount of effort husband put in just to put on that show, reflects just how much he loves me. so blessed.

xo.

M