our engagement story
July 9th, 2007 by balletrinafor some reason this morning, my eyes pop open at 8:05 AM…not a way to wake up on a saturday, especially after going to bed at 3 AM…but for some reason, i am in the best mood…maybe it’s because i get to wake up next to the man i love so much…or maybe because it’s SATURDAY…after 10 minutes of watching him sleep, robert finally wakes up and we talk about the great night we had the night before…
suddenly, robert tells me that he found my hawaiian sweetheart ring that i lost for the third time last saturday…"i found it under the bed," he tells me…i am so happy because my left ring finger felt so naked without it (we got them last year when we were in hawaii for ninie and kekoa’s wedding)…"i’ll go get it," he says as he rolls off the bed…i am so excited because i hadn’t worn my ring for a whole week…so i roll over and put my hand out waiting for the ring…
i look over and robert has the biggest smile on his face…i look down and see a box on the bed…A BOX ON THE BED!! i realize at that moment that he is down on one knee!! "OHMYGOD!" i scream as i start crying…he looks up at me (if you know about our 15 inch height difference, you’ll know this is one of the few times he’s looked up at me)…anyway, he opens the box to reveal the PERFECT ring…it’s exactly what i wanted..he looks right into my eyes and asks, "will you marry me?" i scream, "YES!!" and jump on him as he stands to his full 6′5" height…after a minute of me laughing and crying simultaneously, he looks at me and says, "so that’s a yes, right?"
we’re engaged!!