Successful proposal! He simply asked me at home after one of our awesome dinners we made together last week. Then we took off to Merkel, TX to see the "Merkel lights". These mysterious lights that have never been explained. I've always wanted to check it out and we had a great time. Well, here is some ring porn. We are thinking about a very small wedding at my hometown in Wisconsin in August 2012! I have always wanted to be engaged and it is way more exciting than I ever imagined.