The Proposal (No, not the movie)

So as many of you know, Rob and I are now engaged (or have been for a month today!) so I guess we will tell the story of how that all went down. It was Wednesday September 30, 2009. I took Rob to work because I needed to car to watch my sisters kids so she and her husband could go to the temple. I ended up helping my sister out earlier than I thought, so I just went to her house without really getting ready for the day. I asked her if I could use her shower and get ready before I went to go pick up Rob from work, because I had an idea of what was going to happen that night (my mom kind of said something that set me off, I don’t remember what she said, or what made me think he was proposing that night, but it did) Well, Knowing me, I was afraid to leave the kids alone without supervision while I jumped in the shower. (it’s a 3 year old and a 2 month old) so I tried fixing my hair, but it didn’t really work, so I just pulled it back up into a pony tail and I went to get Rob from work. We got back to my sisters house, and we took the kids inside and waited for my sister to get home. She had moved her apt up, so I expected her earlier than she had said. So as we waited, we just talked about our day and what not. Then my sister Brittany (a different one then the one I was sitting for) asked me if I could come to her house and look at these little dresses we had decided to make for the little girls. So I told her we could. I told Rob that, and he asked if we could stop by his house (which is basically across the street from my sister) so he could change out of his work clothes and get into jeans (he had brought shorts to change into, but the weather was bad that day) so we went to his house first, and he got out of the car, and I just sat there, I figured if he was just changing his clothes, then I was fine waiting in the car because he would only be a few seconds. Well, he asked me again, so I said fine. As we walked into the house, the first thing I noticed was the music playing. We went through the garage and I had noticed that his roommates cars were not there, then I smelt candles, then we walked into the kitchen. The song playing was “Everything” by Michael Buble (the first song Rob sang to me) the kitchen table was covered in candles, and we turned to the living room and the lights were off but the room was lit with a lot of candles, and there were roses all over and there was a fire going, and a picnic set up by the fireplace, complete with my favorite foods ( pizza, and toast with peanut butter, and hot chocolate) so we sat down by the picnic and we started kind of talking, but you could tell we were both nervous. Then Rob asked me to dance (Im not a big dancer, but for some reason I love dancing with Rob) so we danced a few minutes, and then he sat me down on a chair, and he got down on both knees. Im not going to go into detail about what he said, because I think that is between he and I, but I will tell you one thing…. He did sing part of a song to me, and I LOVED it! Then he asked. I was kind of in shock of the whole minute. I told him yes, and then we stood up. Rob says I didn’t even look at the ring. But I did. I just didn’t look at the ring for very long, I glanced at it. Saw it. Loved it. ( I didn’t stare at it because its not the ring that makes it all important. It is the meaning of it) after that, we tried eating again, but neither of us were really hungry. So then went to my sister Brittany’s house, on the way Rob called his mom and told her and I called mine. Brittany did have dresses to show us, but she knew Rob was proposing that night and she wanted to be the first to be told and see the ring, so we went there, and then as we were talking to her, her in-laws came over (friends of mine) and so we showed them, then we called my sister Theresa, and then I had to go to my sister Mindi’s house to show her. All the while we were calling and texting family and friends to let them know. To me, the night was perfect. I think Rob wanted to do it out at the lake we met out, but the weather was not on his side that day. His roommates are wonderful for helping him out on it, I think it was PERFECT just the way it was, and Im glad we could “officially” start planning our lives together. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I am so blessed and grateful for all the love and support he offers me everyday. He really is my best friend, and my strength in so many ways!