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Looking back, I think I should have seen it coming. But I didn’t. Ryan picked me up for a date in December. We were going to go to Thanksgiving Point to see the Christmas Lights. We had a nice dinner there in their restaurant and then Ryan thought we should go for a carriage ride on their Horse Carriage around the Gardens to see the lights. It is a large carriage so a family of five also joined us for a cold carriage ride around the Gardens. When we came back to the loading and unloading point we got off and Ryan wanted to go see more of the lights and garden on foot. I could hardly endure the cold. I thought he was crazy. But we walked around for a bit until we came to a cute secluded area with a Gazebo. Ryan suggested that we go sit down in the gazebo for a minute. I was so cold and ready to beeline it for the car that he really had to persuade me. So I decided to not be a whimp and go with him to sit in the Gazebo. We sat and talked about simple things and then he said “I have something for you.” I thought, but it’s not Christmas yet. He pulled out a small green box and got on his knee. He asked me using my full name if I would marry him. He was either cold as well or pretty nervous because he seemed to be shaking. It really must have been the cold. I opened the box and saw a beautiful ring and to my surprise it was exactly what I have always wanted. I of course said “Yes” and we hugged and kissed and were so relieved to have made this step that the two of us had looked forward to for a long time.

Was it a good proposal? I think so. What makes it a good proposal? I was definitely not expecting it. I should have seen signs in his behavior throughout the night but I didn’t. It was sweet and intimate. It was just the two of us on a beautiful winter night. But, most importantly, I think it was a good proposal because it is OURS. It is a sweet moment shared between the two of us that meant the beginning of the rest of our life together. I wouldn’t want it any other way.

How were you proposed to? Was it a good proposal? What made it a good proposal?