The Purposal

I do believe that every girl has dreamed up their fantasy perfect proposal. A lovely night out, maybe a candlelight dinner, your favorite coffee spot, a leisurely stroll through a park where you turn around and notice the man you love down on one knee. Out of all the scenarios you thought of, I sincerely doubt you would have ever imagined the day you say "yes" to be crashing guys night.

It's Friday night, you've spent all day working, baking cookies for the neighbors kids, cleaning, and everything else to get ready for a busy weekend. Didn't have time to shower, wearing gym clothes because you promised you were gonna gain some motivation and go. Hair in a messy bun and above all else, chipped purple polish on your fingernails. Super glamorous right?

Your man and his friends are drinking beer, shooting the shit, singing their lungs out to Queen. You walk into the room and it gets EXTREMELY quiet. Sitting on the couch wanting to relax, the wonderful man who thinks you're perfect just the way you are, grabs your hand and gets you to stand. Maybe it was the fact that our song was on the radio, or the fact that his friend was all of a sudden holding a camera, none of that seemed to add up until he reached for one of the million pockets of his cargo pants.

"You know I love you right..." I was shocked, completely blindsided. Of course I have also thought marriage wasn't my cup of tea, mainly because I have always been deathly afraid of it. However, if I was ever going to take that leap of faith it would surely be with him. This was our next big step forward together. We get a plan a wedding!

So after a few,
"NO WAY?!"
"For real?"
"Are you serious?"
"Like for real, for real?"
(In my defense, we were hours away from April Fools Day)
A hopeful, "yes of course" ever so gracefully left my lips.

He slipped on my finger the most beautiful ring I have ever seen, It sparkled brighter than the stars, and he even picked out a rose gold band, something I have always wanted. Simple and elegant, Different and also timeless. Smiling from ear to ear, this was it, the first day of the rest of our lives together. The past four years and a half years have been a whirlwind of ups and downs but it got us here. It lead us to a place where we would commit to each other forever, because divorce is not in my vocabulary.

So now I ask you, how in the hell do you plan a wedding?! Honestly, I could probably stay engaged forever, but what's the fun in that? Will I bake my own wedding cake? HELL NO! That's a Bridezilla waiting to happen. Even my wedding Pinterest board is pretty bare because I spent too much time pinning tattoos I want and crafty things. #PRIORITIES

All in all, my purposal was obviously not a love story written by the talented Nicholas Sparks, but it is something I will never forget. It was not perfect, but neither are we. It was honest and raw, which is something most people don't have. I have come to realize that sometimes the prettiest pictures are just covered up brushstrokes, and me? Well, I have always been more of an abstract piece of art anyways.