When and how did Vern propose to you? How old were you when you got engaged? When you got married?
This is kind of an embarrassing question (for Vernon), because the way he proposed to me kind of sucked donkeys. We can kind of laugh about it now, because we were virtual babies when it happened... and, quite frankly, Vernon just didn't quite know the ways of the world yet. I was almost 21 when we got engaged, 22 when married (Vern is one year younger).
Here's the story:
I saw some paperwork from a bank on a table at Vern's apartment, and I was wondering why he opened up a second savings account. I wouldn't drop it. He wouldn't tell me. We argued about it. (Turns out it was because he had put money into that savings account to buy an engagement ring for me the month before.)
So, because of that, he decided to propose to me that very night, and he told me that I would find out about the savings account at the end of the night.
A couple of side-notes on this night: 1) I had a terrible cold and was feeling like crap. 2) I had just found out that my parents were getting a divorce a couple of days before.
Anyway, so he takes me out to eat... at Perkins. I don't order anything because I'm not feeling well, but he orders a meal.
Then, we get back to his apartment, and he makes me wait out in the hallway while he sets up some sort of treasure hunt with notes for me to follow. He takes pictures of me while I am doing this, and I look horrible because I am sick and I am wearing this ugly black t-shirt and my typical nerdy jeans. (I would post the pictures here, but I don't have them scanned in yet and I'm not sure where they are located.)
The notes lead to his bedroom, where the hunt ends, and he gets down on one knee and pops the big question.
Romantic, huh?
(But Vernon has proven to be a perfectly lovely husband and father, so I really can't complain too much about the proposal.)
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2 comments:
What a awesome question and - aww thats really sweet! I dont know why Vernon is embarrassed!?
My husband would just tell me i'm the one and that we will get married, then one day we set a date...No engagement ring, no "official" proposal, we just were the couple who everyone (including ourselves) just knew would be getting married. Thats just his nature, REALLY easy going! Which I love, because of this he is the easiest person to live with, a fantastic father and a perfect husband.
I also got married young (21) As I have always desired to be a mother and a homemaker, and now have my dream job and nothing makes me happier!
I think that is a wonderful proposal! How creative of him. We went ring shopping and then a few weeks later my husband picked me up from work to take me out. So, I was all tired and gross feeling from working all day. Then we had dinner at Buca's and walked across the bridge to nicolet island. The second he got down on one knee to propose the big clocks downtown starting bonging at midnight. Which was unplanned, but cool just the same. Then on our way home a cop gave us tickets for having out of state drivers licenses (Which we could have since we were going to college here, but not really living here). Then we spent the next day waiting for 5 hours at the government center downtown to contest the tickets. There are really unique people in those waiting areas. :)
If anyone says their engagement was perfect then they are lying. Or else their standards are really low. :)
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