The Proposal:
Stanton and I had a lot of things going on this week so our only date night would be Wednesday night. Stan asked me what I wanted to do and I said we should go to the airport! All through high school we would take Pete's Fish & Chips up the roof of the airport and watch planes take off and land and watch cars drive by. Secretly that is what he was hoping I would say- he just wanted me to think that it was all my idea. Well Wednesday came around and earlier in the day he text me and said he had a gift for me that he forgot to give me from Spain. (I feel like every other day he gives me something from Spain so I didn't think anything of it). So we went and got Pete's that night and were driving out to the airport. We happened to even talk about the ring and how it probably would be a few weeks before he could get it. Literally I had no idea it was happening that night.
So we got to the roof of the airport and there was a guy standing enjoying the view and another car pulled up and people got out and set up a video camera and filmed planes taking off and then a security car came up and parked. We have NEVER had any other person up there at the same time as us so Stanton was very frustrated. He asked if I wanted to go somewhere else and I was like "No, this is our spot!" So we ate and finally people started leaving. We walked over to the edge and watched cars come and go and we were finally alone up there. We just were doing our thing and randomly I asked "hey, what was that gift you said you forgot to give me earlier?" Stanton said it was actually in the car so he went to get it and I saw him start pulling this huge bag out of the car and he yelled for me to close my eyes. So I did while thinking 'how on earth did he forget to give me something so huge?!' So he said to open my eyes and when I did he was down on one knee and asked me to marry him! I was so surprised and could not believe it was happening and all I could say was "Are you kidding me?! Shut up!!" haha. But then I said YES, put on my absolutely GORGEOUS ring and all in ten seconds everything I've waited for 5 years changed from hypothetical to reality!
I am truly the luckiest girl in the entire world! I've wanted to marry Stanton for a looooong time and it feels so good that it is all finally happening! He is so good to me and truly makes me the happiest girl in the world! We are getting married on October 12th and couldn't be any more excited!
Showing my family the ring! |
At the airport |
The best part is right after we got engaged we headed off to California to meet the Shields for the weekend. Uncle Broc took everyone out to celebrate our engagement at an amazing restaurant! But it has just been a fabulous and fun week and my new favorite thing in the world is to say the word 'fiance' and to practice my signature with my almost new last name! I can't wait to be married to Stanton Shields; I am the luckiest girl in the world!!!