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Bear with me: it may turn out to be a bit long. But I do not think you will ever find a post more appropriate for a 1000th milestone.
Let me start the story from the beginning....
As many of you know, we found out last week my girlfriend is pregnant. Anyway, yesterday morning, I went to early breakfast with her father; it's a usually once a month ordeal for he and I to do (I worked for him for a bit before I started dating her). Anyway, the subject got to the gf, and I told Mike (her father) that I loved his daughter without reservation and that she was the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. He kind of joked that it was a shitty way to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage, and that, in his opinion, a few months overdue-- I guess he and her mother had a joking bet as to whether I would ask for her hand at any particular breakfast. Needless to say, he said yes, but with stipulations. He made me promise that I will never put my own needs ahead of her needs and the needs of our future family. I would follow this woman literally anywhere she went, and told him so. Also, he said that her mother requested that we get married in the chapel they married in; I kinda wanted a beach wedding, but said ok (it can be negotiated :P). As we said our goodbyes, he leaned in close and said, "welcome to the family, son." It meant quite a bit coming from a 6'4" 275 lb man, to say the least. ha ha.
I had a getaway weekend planned for the gf and I this weekend (her mother is a French National and they celebrate Mother's day on the last Sunday in May-- this year on the 25th.. so don't freak out moms out there!). She knew very little a bout it-- I like surprising her. I found a really good deal on a quaint hotel room overlooking the Plaza in KC. So we drove there yesterday afternoon. We had reservations at one of her favorite restaurants in KC, and I even managed to get it in the wine cellar (you wine snobs out there can appreciate that!). Unfortunately, the weather was not so good, so afterward we just went back to the hotel room and ordered champagne. As I poured her glass, she told me "None for me, thanks." I asked her why, and she said, "since we are having a baby, I shouldn't drink." We had not really discussed this in depth yet (I avoided the subject for whatever reason). Well, I totally freaked.. Like a little boy on christmas. We're having a baby!! :D The rest of the night ended quite well. ;)
We slept in this morning and awoke to a perfect day. One of our favorite brunch places, Classic Cup Café ( I highly recommend it to anyone nearby), was a little bit away so we drove there. We parked in the lot, and put our names down. We had a bout 45 minutes to kill, so I suggested we go to a nearby jewelry store. I should note that none of this was coincidence. We walked in, and she seemed to immediately know what she wanted; she chose a beautiful heart shaped pink sapphire necklace for $125 (I was relieved.. she doesn't exactly have the cheapest of tastes. lol). It only took 10 minutes to find it, so we did a little glass gazing at jewelry. We never talked about engagement rings or anything, bu I was sorta watching her the whole time, and I could see her eyes drifting back to this heirloom ring. It looked a lot like the one I pictured in an earlier post, but a little smaller with a more intricate band detailing. We had given them our phone number to call us when a table was ready, so I told her to go ahead and get the table, and I would pay. (Our table was already reserved-- I made sure we showed up early in order to have time to go to the store). I had previously been into the store to look around, and had seen the ring before. I asked the manager to get it out for me, and I just knew it was the one. After debating in my head for all of 10 seconds, I told him that I would take it, but needed it expanded half a size. He said he would need a few minutes to do it, but said I could come back after brunch (we came up with the excuse that the necklace clasp needed to be re-jiggered, so it was a reason to go back in later; he ended up just manually stretching it a bit because he thought it would be thick enough to manage it).
I don't think my throat has ever been as constricted at a meal as that one, nor has my heart attempted to jump out of my chest before. She could tell something was up, but I thought on my feet and said I wasn't feeling well, and my stomach was hurting (which it was). I told her to take her time since she was eating for two (it was the first time I got to say that!). She felt bad for me I think, or was just really hungry, because she devoured her french toast. lol.
After brunch, I told her I would like some fresh air, and was feeling a little better, so we went on a walk down to one of the many many fountains in KC. We went and picked up the necklace (he slipped me the ring while she was looking at some gaudy tiara). It was only two blocks or so. We walked holding hands, and my hands started leaking water. I think she knew something was up, because she did one of those adolescent hand wipe things. lol. When we got near the fountain, I started telling myself, "Do it. Do it. Come on, do it." We went and sat on a bench facing the fountain, and I started talking, finally.
I told her that I was so proud of her, of having our baby. I said that while it was a bit earlier that I had envisioned, I would not want to have a child with anyone else. I told her I could not spend a day longer without her to call my own. And I proposed. I opened the box and looked into her eyes (I had been gazing quite intently at the birds in the fountain. lol) and that beautiful pair of azule orbs melted my heart.
She said yes! We kissed-- well almost made out-- and we sat there just discussing our life. I think she was scared that I wouldn't want the baby, and this helped put her fears to rest (I hope, at least). She is my perfect match. I look forward to spending everyday of the rest of our life together.
If you read all the way through this, thank you, and happy mother's day to all the mothers and grandmothers out there!
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