Belle83
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- Feb 20, 2011
Part 3: The Proposal - Saturday Dec. 8th
We checked out of the hotel around 11 a.m., and packed up the rental car. As we sat in the car about to leave, my fiancé asked me if I wanted to go "say goodbye" to the beach and hang out there for a little bit longer before we left. I should have known something was up, because our plan for that day was to go to Kennedy Space Center, he LOVES Kennedy, and he would normally be very anxious to just go straight there. He is also not as crazy about the ocean as I am. Back to the beach we went...
We sat on some beach chairs, watched kids playing, the waves, etc. I was honestly a little sad and disappointed because part of me really expected him to propose the day before. I figured that if he didn't do it yesterday, it wasn't going to happen on this trip.
Our story is a little different. We've been together for over 7 years, own a home together, several pets, have made out-of-state moves together, planned to get married eventually, but haven't for various reasons. We started looking at rings online in November. I also recently noticed one of the rings that I never wear downstairs on the coffee table one night (he was trying to figure out my ring size), but was trying not to get my hopes up. He did everything he could to lead me to believe that it wasn't going to happen on this trip. So after he didn't propose on our first day on the beach, I was just ready to move on to Kennedy!
I'm not sure how long we sat on the beach chairs, but it started to get really hot and he started acting a little weird. I told him that a Diet Coke would make me REALLY happy, and wouldn't getting something to drink and heading to Kennedy make him happy? He said that that would make him happy, but that me being his wife would him happier, and he pulled out an open ring box and placed it on my lap.
I stared at him and said "seriously?" And then I think I said "of course" and we kissed and hugged. He had to tell me to look at the ring.
I took this picture later in the trip, but I think it shows the ring more clearly. It's a simple 4-prong platinum setting, with a round brilliant cut diamond. The diamond itself is G color, GIA excellent cut (GIA's version of ideal cut/highest rating), VVS2 clarity, and 0.73 carats. The band is a little loose so I may need to get it re-sized, but I love it.
I was in shock and very excited! We decided to not call any family/friends until after we went to Kennedy. He told me that he had planned to propose the night before at sunset but couldn't because we slept through it.
He was even going to have the date engraved in the ring from the day before, so it's a good thing he decided against it.
We checked out of the hotel around 11 a.m., and packed up the rental car. As we sat in the car about to leave, my fiancé asked me if I wanted to go "say goodbye" to the beach and hang out there for a little bit longer before we left. I should have known something was up, because our plan for that day was to go to Kennedy Space Center, he LOVES Kennedy, and he would normally be very anxious to just go straight there. He is also not as crazy about the ocean as I am. Back to the beach we went...
We sat on some beach chairs, watched kids playing, the waves, etc. I was honestly a little sad and disappointed because part of me really expected him to propose the day before. I figured that if he didn't do it yesterday, it wasn't going to happen on this trip.
Our story is a little different. We've been together for over 7 years, own a home together, several pets, have made out-of-state moves together, planned to get married eventually, but haven't for various reasons. We started looking at rings online in November. I also recently noticed one of the rings that I never wear downstairs on the coffee table one night (he was trying to figure out my ring size), but was trying not to get my hopes up. He did everything he could to lead me to believe that it wasn't going to happen on this trip. So after he didn't propose on our first day on the beach, I was just ready to move on to Kennedy!
I'm not sure how long we sat on the beach chairs, but it started to get really hot and he started acting a little weird. I told him that a Diet Coke would make me REALLY happy, and wouldn't getting something to drink and heading to Kennedy make him happy? He said that that would make him happy, but that me being his wife would him happier, and he pulled out an open ring box and placed it on my lap.
I stared at him and said "seriously?" And then I think I said "of course" and we kissed and hugged. He had to tell me to look at the ring.
I took this picture later in the trip, but I think it shows the ring more clearly. It's a simple 4-prong platinum setting, with a round brilliant cut diamond. The diamond itself is G color, GIA excellent cut (GIA's version of ideal cut/highest rating), VVS2 clarity, and 0.73 carats. The band is a little loose so I may need to get it re-sized, but I love it.
I was in shock and very excited! We decided to not call any family/friends until after we went to Kennedy. He told me that he had planned to propose the night before at sunset but couldn't because we slept through it.
He was even going to have the date engraved in the ring from the day before, so it's a good thing he decided against it.
Beautiful! 
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After talking to my two sisters and my mom, my sisters posted about it on Facebook so of course everyone else knew within minutes. I felt bad because we hadn't had the chance to call my fiancé's family yet. His parents knew about it before the trip, but still. Gotta love Facebook 
(Don't worry, we had many fabulous dinners during the remainder of the trip to celebrate our engagement). Our last stop was Best Buy, because I forgot to pack my camera charger. 
