HOW HE PROPOSED

I really didn't expect him to propose. I had hoped one day he would. We didn't talk about it much. I thought about it, but it is not the kind of thing I think a girl should bring up, especially if he is not feeling the same way. Awkward! I mean, it is the kind of thing that can really make a relationship go South, if you get my meaning. And I didn't really want to spoil things, we have been together for 4 years and I have known two things in my heart for a very long time now. One, I couldn't imagine spending my life with anybody else. And Two, I can easily imagine spending the rest of my life with Evan. He is calm. He saves the best slice of pizza for me. When I am ill, he puts on his boots and heads to the pharmacy. He's a great kisser. He likes my sundresses that I make. He likes to walk for hours.

We were walking when he proposed. We do that a lot, take walk out into the woods around. Gaze at nature. He said he wanted to show me an unforgettable place that he found, and that when I saw it, he was certain it was bound to change my life forever. He likes to tease my imagination like that. We walked for about two hours until we came upon a small cave in the side of a hill. It was an old mine entrance. "Enter at you own risk" painted above the entrance. He sent me inside with a light, following behind. I knew something was up, but really I thought it was just a joke and he was going to scare me. I am curious like him though. We are the kind of people that always have to climb to the top, or see what is around the bend. We're definitely tree huggers, for sure. I have probably seen more than a thousand deer in my life and If I turn a corner today and see one, I am still in awe. We are both like that. So, you know, getting me to go for a walk in the woods, or search in an old mine, kind of like asking a little boy to ride a roller coaster.

There I was in the cave. It was huge at the opening and narrowed as it went on. I searched through the cave for a few minutes going directly in front of me. I walk about 30 feet or so when just off to the side I caught a flash from the light. As I get nearer, I realized it was a the diamond reflecting off the light. I walked nearer and nearer, curious. And it took me a minute to understand what I was seeing. There it was on a small hand-woven scarf with in a small box the lid open resting on old wooden table. If I would have gone further I would have seen my sister and others hiding in the dark. It's like my mind just stopped, I was confused wondering what a diamond ring was doing just sitting in a cave. I really thought someone left it! Seriously!

"What is it?" He asks. I turned back to answer he was on one knee. Then it hit me. I couldn't speak. I just started crying. And he did it, like a gentleman. My friends and sister came out of the darkness. "Will you spend the rest of your life with me?" that's what he said. I could only nod. I couldn't speak. Too emotional. Really, best surprise ever! We drank wine played guitar. Probably best day of my life, easily. He had the whole thing arranged. We built a big bonfire and played into the night. It was wonderful. True to us. I wouldn't have wanted it any different.