On Friday, my now fiancé and I went for a long walk around the falls, had dinner, and came back home. While I poured us glasses of water, he played a song by The Black Keys, “The Only One” on the record player. (We had first heard this song together on my car radio, and even though we had already arrived at our destination, we stayed in the car and listened to it all the way through.) On this evening, we started slow dancing to it. Then, half way through the song, he said that the first time he heard it, he knew he wanted it playing in the background when he proposed to me. Then, he pulled the ring out of his pocket and asked me if I would be his only one! Weeping, but not quite ugly crying, I said, "Of course I will."
After the proposal, he gave me an important back story. About a week ago, he asked my 8 year old daughter if she still wanted us to get married. She took a deep breath and said, “Yes I do!” FI told her he was going to ask me to marry him. Then my daughter told him Macy’s was having a sale on rings. He said he already had a ring and showed her the engagement ring. He said her jaw dropped and she said it was beautiful! Then he told her she had to keep it a secret until he asked me. What impressed me most is that she did not let slip to me that he was going to propose! I know she is just as excited as I am to finally be a family. I can’t wait to marry the love of my life and my dearest friend.
