I’m engaged!!!!
My good-looking gentleman requested me to marry him on Monday, and I mentioned YES!!!
First off…I do know a variety of you will have been praying for us over the past two years, and so I simply wish to thanks for pondering of us, and sharing on this fantastic information!!!
It was really the very best day of my life.
And in the event you’ll indulge me, I’d like to share with you the way it occurred. (And if you wish to see a video of the proposal, I’ll have it posted on my Instagram tales tonight — @magnificence.past.bones).
Let me begin out by saying, I used to be TOTALLY SURPRISED. Actually. That’s not me simply pretending to be stunned to make Steven really feel good. No – I used to be fully blindsided.
To set the tone, in the event you’d wish to activate and hearken to this tune when you learn the put up, be at liberty! It’s our tune — in Tagalog — and it was taking part in in the course of the proposal.
My good-looking gentleman, Steven, requested me to marry him at his mother or father’s dwelling in Jersey Metropolis. I believed I used to be assembly him there to exit to brunch along with his household for his little niece’s third birthday.
It was my job to get the cake, and I believed I used to be LATE! My Uber hit site visitors coming over from Manhattan and Steven advised me that they had been all ready for me to go as quickly as I received there! So I used to be dashing and making an attempt to only slip inside with out them noticing, put the cake within the fridge and never maintain them ready any longer than I believed I used to be! I imply, how might I maintain just a little sweetie pie ready to go to her party!!!
Steven texted me that he left the door unlocked and to only are available as a result of he was serving to his dad and mom with one thing within the again.
So I stealthily attempt to sneak inside — I’m carrying the cake, and my birthday reward for his niece, and two different luggage stuffed with groceries and issues that I had introduced for the party — I’m juggling my coat — mainly, I’m only a HOT MESS.
So I open the door, and the very first thing I observed, had been that there have been flower petals and candles on the ground. And I believed to myself….Waaaaait a minute, that’s moderately odddddd for a 3 yr previous’s birthday.
Then I heard our tune (that you just’re hopefully listening to proper now) taking part in over the audio system.
After which I seemed up and noticed my good-looking gentleman standing throughout the room, all dressed up, smiling, watching me enter the room. And the trail of rose petals and candles led proper to him.
And that’s after I knew…this was the second I’ve been dreaming of.
And that’s additionally the second, that I used to be so overcome with joyful emotion, that — oh my gosh — I started sobbing. Like, virtually wailing. hahah For those who watch the video on Instagram, you may hear it, and see me making an attempt to sneak inside. However I used to be sobbing. Ugly crying. Make-up in every single place. I used to be simply so overcome with pleasure.
Steven’s candy 3 yr previous niece then met me with an exquisite pink rose, and I walked over to my now-fiancé, and he shared such stunning phrases with me, and requested me to spend without end with him!
However earlier than doing so, he knowledgeable me, that not solely was his complete household current — and filming the whole factor!! — however that my household was additionally current — Steven had arrange a Zoom name with everybody on the laptop computer that he had positioned strategically proper in entrance of us — giving my complete household entrance row seats.
And discovering that out….queue the waterworks…I misplaced it once more!!!
Everybody I like, all there, all witnessing our love and pleasure.
He bent down on one knee, introduced me with absolutely the most stunning ring I’ve ever seen in my life, requested me to marry him, and I mentioned YES!!
Y’all, I used to be shaking. Like, my hand was trembling when he placed on the ring!!! My knees had been weak. And I used to be so nervous and flustered that, after I bent right down to kiss him, I missed his lips and kissed his EYE as an alternative!! hahahah Oh my gosh.
But it surely couldn’t have been extra excellent.
Steven did such an incredible job making it essentially the most special occasion of my life…full with asking me on 4/4…realizing that my favourite quantity is 4 🙂
However what was so significant, was that each our households had been there to witness it. Household is so necessary to each Steven and I, and to have everybody current — bodily or nearly — it meant the world.
I’m so grateful to be engaged to such an unimaginable man. On high of the 9 years that I’ve recognized him as a pal, these previous few months have demonstrated his outstanding character: How he’ll transfer mountains for his household, and is essentially the most staunch assist to the individuals in his life. His generosity, his compassion and love — I’m one fortunate lady.
In order that’s my massive information!
I believe most of you guessed it on Monday, however I didn’t wish to verify or deny! 🙂 hehe
Thanks in your prayers, thanks in your assist, and thanks for permitting me to share this stunning and special occasion with you.
I’d love love love to listen to YOUR engagement story, in the event you really feel like sharing within the feedback part. I like love 🙂
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