How it went down
The thing is that it's really hard for me to surprise Sarah. She's got me figured out pretty well. She guessed accurately that I would ask on our 4th anniversary of dating. (And I think her parents may have let it slip after I called them to ask permission a couple weeks ago.) I think she was nervous about it during the day; I wasn't really nervous throughout the day. That's how backwards the situation was.
Sarah came to the bookstore and we left in my car to go to Maxey Park to feed the ducks. (We had our first kiss at Maxey Park, and have fed the ducks there from time to time.) So, we feed a loaf of thin-sliced white bread to the unusually aggressive ducks and geese (actually, the geese were pretty chill). We also gave some bread to a little kid so he could feed the ducks too.
After duck-feeding, we walk over by the lake. We are hugging each other and I say "Hey Sarah," and she starts laughing and says, "Hey Kenny." I say, "Wanna get married?" and she says "Yes." Then I ask her if she said "Yes" just to make sure (her voice was muffled the first time around). I joke like I am going down on one knee and she laughs and stops me. Instead, I hand her the ring from my coat pocket.
Then she takes her ring she got for me (told you she figured it out) and gives it to me.
We both got each other simple silver bands. No pre-planning there, it just worked out that way.
After a while of chatting and hanging out by the lake, we head back to the car. I reveal a box of Ring Pops that I ordered online and give them to her. They are in case either of us lose our rings during the engagement. :)
We ate a cotton candy ring pop and drove back to the bookstore, then home.
Sarah came to the bookstore and we left in my car to go to Maxey Park to feed the ducks. (We had our first kiss at Maxey Park, and have fed the ducks there from time to time.) So, we feed a loaf of thin-sliced white bread to the unusually aggressive ducks and geese (actually, the geese were pretty chill). We also gave some bread to a little kid so he could feed the ducks too.
After duck-feeding, we walk over by the lake. We are hugging each other and I say "Hey Sarah," and she starts laughing and says, "Hey Kenny." I say, "Wanna get married?" and she says "Yes." Then I ask her if she said "Yes" just to make sure (her voice was muffled the first time around). I joke like I am going down on one knee and she laughs and stops me. Instead, I hand her the ring from my coat pocket.
Then she takes her ring she got for me (told you she figured it out) and gives it to me.
We both got each other simple silver bands. No pre-planning there, it just worked out that way.
After a while of chatting and hanging out by the lake, we head back to the car. I reveal a box of Ring Pops that I ordered online and give them to her. They are in case either of us lose our rings during the engagement. :)
We ate a cotton candy ring pop and drove back to the bookstore, then home.