My Proposal Story

So I have been wanting to do a BBQ with our friends Steve and Lindsay for about a year- they bought me a portable BBQ for my bday I didn't get to use last summer! What I didn't know was that S had been planning on proposing to me with friends for this whole time! So when I proposed the BBQ about 2-3 weeks ago, he knew it was the perfect plan for his proposal- because it would be at the beach were we first met two years ago!

So, we got ready the night before for the BBQ- I had no idea what was going to happen! Not a clue. So we get there late and our friends are not there yet- I kept telling him to call them because I was worried they got lost in downtown Vancouver. The next thing I know we are sitting on a log near the water talking about our first date and the last few years- he kept asking me if I was sure I was ready to be with him forever- weird questions but I still had no idea he was going to propose. I thought we were just having one of our normal deep convos. Of course I kept trying to make jokes and he was trying to lead up to the proposal! Eventually we started talking about our families and how I couldn't imagine a day without him, or knowing him. I actually started crying to this idea because the convo was so touching, and the next thing I know he's on one knee proposing to me on the beach! We both cried and hugged each other. It was one of the most wonderful moments of my life.

My friends finally came (they werent lost, they were in on it!) And we celebrated with a BBQ and took pictures  then :)

Im Engaged!!!!!

Hey there followers! Guess what? It happened!
Will be back later with details :D

Im so happy! Love ya all,
Bella

"I guarantee that we'll have tough times. I guarantee that at some point one or both of us will want to get out. But I also guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life. Because I know in my heart, you're the only one for me"

How I love this speech

This quote epitomizes what I think a proposal should be. Its from Runaway Bride, where Maggie finally goes to Ike's place and explains all the reasons why she's been running. She says that she was always walking towards something, and that the reason why she ran away from her weddings was because she didn't know who she was, and became what her partners wanted her to be. In a lot of ways, that's something I have also struggled with in my relationships, but when I finally realized who I was and what I wanted, I found S; or I guess we found each other.

Traditionally, proposals were a form of often legal marriage promise to ensure the fidelity of the groom to marry, and to ensure that the bride was in fact virginal. 

I like to think its come a long way from that, but some still get caught up in the bling of it all.