After four years together, I was starting to expect a proposal. My FI and I are both pretty traditional, so we never went ring shopping or even discussed rings. Since I'm a teacher and we love to travel, we try to plan small get-aways over holiday breaks. Last Christmas, we decided to book a room for two nights at a fancy hotel a couple hours away from home. The night before we left, my FI woke me up at 3am telling me we needed to get on the road. I told him he was crazy- we were only going 2 hours away! That's when he told me that we actually had a 12 hour drive ahead of us- but he wouldn't tell me anything more. We ended up at Big Cedar Lodge in Branson, MS. My FI had booked a private cabin on a lake. He had arranged for room service to deliver dinner that night. He had candles, flowers, and music. He lit the fireplace, and after a candle light dinner, we danced in the living room. He then popped the question. The ring was more beautiful than any I could have chosen myself! It was perfect!