So, the news is out, I'm engaged...My journey just got way more interesting!!
Jeremy and I started dating two years ago. Within a month of our relationship, this boy was already talking about marriage and freaking me out with it. Our relationship was growing day by day but due to the situation I was living back then, we didn't want to overzealously jump the gun, although my hopes were high, I knew Jeremy was waiting for the perfect time to pop the question.
He fooled many of us in the meantime. Most of us thought he would propose before I moved out of the country. Others thought he would propose when he visited me in France. This whole time he was simply praying about the right timing and saving up for my new favorite piece of jewelry. Little did I know, two years later, I'd be sitting here in Goshen attempting to fathom the beautiful reality that I'm living in.
It's as if I had waited so long for this, that I'm unsure it's even real. Needless to say I'm ecstatic to be marrying such a God loving, kind hearted, open minded, patient, funny, caring, servant of God. Here is what happened:
A week prior to the engagement, Jeremy was teasing me with this surprise he had planned for our two year anniversary. He made sure I dropped everything to be available on thursday, january 17th. I didn't understand why we couldn't simply wait till the weekend to celebrate our anniversary but whatever, I went along with it :)
Thursday arrived and Jeremy seemed as giddy as all get out. He was so hyper all day and I could tell he was just extremely excited about our date. He made sure I knew we were going somewhere fancy to eat so I should dress up. His excitement didn't take long to affect mine. I couldn't wait till he got off work and couldn't stop dreaming of this surprise evening he had planned out for us.
I got ready before he even got off of work.
Here we are before the diner:
Here we are on our way to diner:
45 Minutes later, we arrive at the surprise location, which ended up being Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in South Bend. He had heard a lot of great things about this place and decided it'd be perfect for our pre engagement diner.
Keep in mind that I'd been waiting for this day for quite a while now. So when he had announced that he had a surprise planned for our two year anniversary, my poor heart couldn't help but hope/imagine that maybe, just maybe, the day I'd been longing for had finally arrived.
After sitting down, I remember thinking, this is it...this is where it might happen. I was actually surprised that Jeremy would do a typical restaurant proposal. It just didn't seem like something he would do. However, after waiting so long, it didn't matter where or how it happened, I was just so excited! Diner went great. The food was amazing. Waiter was sweet. Jeremy and I had good talks and good laughs. Time went on. And to my disappointment, it was just another hot date with my hot man.
We arrive back at the house and I notice pure darkness. A calm that was very unusual for Jeremy's house, but at that point, frankly I was to tired and stuffed to even think. I was ready to get out of my heels, put some sweats on and watch some shows till I fell asleep.
To my surprise, Jeremy's roommate opens the door for us and I notice that not only is the entire dining room clean, but it is filled with candles, the lights are dimmed, and it was set up just like a restaurant with homemade menus.
Jeremy's roommate proceeds to take off our coats and seat us at the table. I then notice one of my favorite songs playing, and low and behold I immediately got up to dance.
You see, a year ago, Jeremy had surprised me with a diner that he had cooked and pretended that his house was a restaurant called "Popey's Spot." He was inspired by this former idea to recreate the mood and atmosphere from our fun experience at "Popey's Spot" for this specific night.
I couldn't stop smiling.
After drinking wine and eating cheesecake from the menu, having his two roommates entertain us with their acting skills, and listening to more sentimental songs; he decided it was time to "pay." Unfortunately, his card wouldn't go through, so he ended up leaving me in the dining room to "complain to the manager."
I was awkwardly sitting in the dining room by myself, and could hear him "yelling" at the manager of "Popey's Spot" when finally...the song "Marry You" by Bruno Mars (one of my all time favorites) came on.
At this point some of Jeremy's best friends busted out into the room as I started realizing what was happening and began serenading me as I was smiling/laughing/dancing/singing/crying. They didn't know the lyrics and it was actually more comical than anything else.
Jeremy then came out of nowhere and started dancing around and singing. He ended up on one knee in front of me and opened up a box with the most beautiful ring ever and said "Baby I want to spend the rest of my life with you," and I was so happy, I didn't even let him finish his sentence and yelled "YES!!!!!" haha. Funny story, he actually forgot to put the ring on my finger. He just showed it to me and closed it back up and I heard his friends yell in the background: "put the ring on her finger!!!"
I later on realized I don't think he technically asked me to marry him. But he assures me that he did, I probably just missed it due to the emotions. We both cried and held each other for the first time as an engaged couple.
And that my friends, was a memorable night. A night I will never forget for so many reasons. It's a night that marks the beginning of a journey truly led by God. A journey that I am honored and blessed to embark on. A journey with a hard working, perseverant, loving, patient, laid back, joyful, silly, selfless, sexy, caring, God fearing, and humble man.
I cannot wait to see what God holds for us. In fact God has brought us through so much already and we are about to re attack long distance in less than a week, and I couldn't be more happy/confident to know that everything we have gone through has allowed us to come to this point and to also prepare us for whatever is next.
Thank you all SO MUCH for your support and your prayers and your encouragement. We cannot express what it means to us. You guys have been an incredible blessing towards us as well, and we praise God for you.
I cannot wait for our souls to mingle for ever :)
Love, DJO
