The Worst/Best Outfit in the World
From the time that I started dating Nate (now my fiance), I was thinking about that magical day when he would propose to me. I imagined myself all dressed up, feeling glamorous in some heels and a sleek dress as he knelt down on one knee making all my dreams come true in just a few simple words....
The day after our 5 year anniversary, was like any other ordinary day. Nate and I had plans to go ice skating down in the cities. It had become somewhat of a tradition for us and our friends Alex and Ashley to go down each winter and spend the evening skating. Unfortunately, they had called earlier in the day and had told us that they wouldn't be able to come. I was so disappointed, but little did I know that all was going according to plan....
Before we headed down, Nate drove into our hometown bowling alley where where we incidentally had our first date back when we first met in 9th/10th grade. (Omg, looking back at photos, we look like such babies!)
Anyways, I didn't think much of it as Nate can be spontaneous like that. So after beating him once again (with an amazing score of 105 to 103 ;) we headed down to the cities to go ice skating at our favorite rink. With its lighted trees
and bridges, it's a beautiful sight at night.
Now, I need not remind you that this is a Minnesota winter day....wind chill and subzero temperatures never hold us Minnesotan's down!!! We just have to sacrifice beauty in order to stay outside longer than 30 seconds, hence my lovely outfit consisted of baggy snow pants, an over-sized snowmobile jacket, and a thick knitted scarf wrapped around my neck a million times. (of course I would forget my hat at home!)
After skating for a while, Nate
tried to coax me into going to a certain part of the pond. Me being me, was
being difficult and would not go and skated away. Little did I know that I had
just ruined his plan.
I finally agreed to go around the pond on more time and as we approached one of the lighted bridges, Nate slowed me down and said, “We started out the day
how our relationship started and now I want to end the day with how I want the spend the rest of my life.” With that he skated towards me and slid down on one
knee while pulling out a ring box from the inside of his jacket and asked, “Will you marry me?” After a pause of about 30 seconds and a few "Are you serious???", I finally was able to squeak out a, “Yes!” I had totally forgotten about everything else, but the fact that the man who I loved most in the whole wide world just asked me to spend my entire life with him, baggy snow pants and all!
Little did I know that the proposal was not the
only thing that Nate had planned for the night. After we finished up skating we
headed over to Maynard's restaurant to eat. When we arrived, I was greeted by our supposedly MIA friends, Alex and Ashley, who presented me with a frame with a picture of the
proposal! Nate had organized for them to be there all along without my knowing. They had hidden in the bushes alongside the pond waiting to
take a photo of the proposal and to capture the special moment right when it happened. They also happened to
catch the whole thing on video too!
I am so excited to start my new life with Nate and am so thankful for the best friends and family a girl could ask for. I know that I have found the perfect man for me....one that appreciates me even when I resemble the Michelin Man. :)
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