when it happens.
nerves stopped nick at a green light when he picked me up from work the second week of december. we had made plans to go to dinner downtown, and he stopped at the green light when he was supposed to be rounding the block to go west down fourth street. i reminded him the light was green, which he looked up at and watched turn yellow. he ended up turning right on red when traffic cleared.
even though there was closer parking, we parked at the cherry-marshall parking deck - an open-air deck with its top deck about six stories high. the top deck was empty with the exception of my car, which he parked in the corner overlooking the cherry and marshall streets intersection. all of the buildings downtown were already lit up since the sun had set over half an hour before.
he said he had something for me, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a small, rectangular, white box. when he knelt down and opened it, there was a perfect little princess-cut solitaire. he said he had thought of a thousand different ways to ask me and where, but he thought the most appropriate way was the most simple, just asking me to marry him. i said yes.
i was covering my mouth with my hand, wide-eyed in awe that he was asking, but i reached down for him to put the ring on my finger, which fit perfectly. i only smothered him a little bit after he stood up, kissing him and hugging his neck tightly. within a couple minutes, i was a teary mess with quiet sobs, hugging him and crying every few feet as we made our way across the deck on our way to dinner.
the elevator was broken and we had to take the stairs. my legs felt shaky descending the stairwell, and after a couple flights i stopped on the stairs and told nick i had no idea what we were supposed to do next. he just smiled, kissed me, and said "enjoy it."
i think my cheeks were constantly flushed for at least a couple days afterward. i've been fairly shy about it, but have come into more - not that i'm not happy or excited, just that i'm so overwhelmed and so unaccustomed to having the attention. in the meantime, plans are coming slowly and evolving for september.
the house has been quiet and dark tonight, and i'm ready to sink into my bed to get warm.
even though there was closer parking, we parked at the cherry-marshall parking deck - an open-air deck with its top deck about six stories high. the top deck was empty with the exception of my car, which he parked in the corner overlooking the cherry and marshall streets intersection. all of the buildings downtown were already lit up since the sun had set over half an hour before.
he said he had something for me, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a small, rectangular, white box. when he knelt down and opened it, there was a perfect little princess-cut solitaire. he said he had thought of a thousand different ways to ask me and where, but he thought the most appropriate way was the most simple, just asking me to marry him. i said yes.
i was covering my mouth with my hand, wide-eyed in awe that he was asking, but i reached down for him to put the ring on my finger, which fit perfectly. i only smothered him a little bit after he stood up, kissing him and hugging his neck tightly. within a couple minutes, i was a teary mess with quiet sobs, hugging him and crying every few feet as we made our way across the deck on our way to dinner.
the elevator was broken and we had to take the stairs. my legs felt shaky descending the stairwell, and after a couple flights i stopped on the stairs and told nick i had no idea what we were supposed to do next. he just smiled, kissed me, and said "enjoy it."
i think my cheeks were constantly flushed for at least a couple days afterward. i've been fairly shy about it, but have come into more - not that i'm not happy or excited, just that i'm so overwhelmed and so unaccustomed to having the attention. in the meantime, plans are coming slowly and evolving for september.
the house has been quiet and dark tonight, and i'm ready to sink into my bed to get warm.