How He Proposed: Our Appointment Story

Really happy Andrew was able to part his side of the story first because I recall it made it much to a greater extent than fun! I hateful truly all I did was demo upwardly in addition to call amongst petty to null planning on my end. So if you lot haven't read that yet, brand certain to read his side first HERE.

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I know I've shared a petty flake most it on IG stories in addition to on the blog, but Andrew in addition to I truly started the telephone procedure inwards Jan of this twelvemonth (that post volition actually live coming adjacent calendar week lol). We've been talking most getting engaged -- seriously -- for most a twelvemonth now. We talked most our wants in addition to plans for the hereafter in addition to it was truly inwards Turks in addition to Caicos (our trip this past times December) that nosotros decided 2018 would live a proficient twelvemonth to instruct engaged.

See everyone keeps call for "did you lot know it was coming?" "how was it a surprise?" in addition to guys... I was looking over my shoulder every fourth dimension nosotros went away since April! lol. We went to Nantucket twice betwixt Apr in addition to July in addition to I was convinced amongst everything within of me that it would live then. And the trips came in addition to went amongst no appointment in addition to I was soooo confused.

By the fourth dimension July at my parents came around I was exhausted. Every conduct chances I could, I would recall "oh, is this it??" in addition to live lamentable when it wasn't. So when nosotros got to Chicago (the weekend after Nantucket) I told myself to halt thinking most it in addition to simply allow it be. Don't read into things, don't receive got expectations.. simply be. So I did.

Over the calendar week nosotros were there, at that topographic point were petty blood-red flags that would instruct off inwards my hear screaming "this is it!!" but I kept surprising in addition to making an excuse for them to non instruct whatsoever hopes up. So allow me walk you lot through the week...

July 3 -- nosotros got into Chicago simply inwards fourth dimension for fireworks in addition to to catch the family. When all the girls were together nosotros talked most getting our nails done -- the get-go blood-red flag that I hence suppressed because nosotros ever instruct our nails done when we're home. It's what nosotros do!

July 4 -- Andrew in addition to my BIL instruct to play golf, the girls babe sit down in addition to hang around the house. Nothing suspect!

July 5 -- The innovation was to instruct nails done inwards the forenoon in addition to hence afterward inwards the afternoon Andrew in addition to I would shoot (since he's golfing the adjacent 24-hour interval too). On our agency out of the neighborhood my cousins were call for most taking photos in addition to suggested taking photos on a span nigh the companionship solid or on this bench overlooking the lake. Kind of random but non totally out of the realm of normal things to verbalise about.

But it was a blood-red flag. I idea 'well I don't desire to instruct proposed to on this bridge' and hence proceeded to tell them all most the beautiful hydrangea bushes inwards my moms backyard in addition to how they are my favorite identify to shoot. Juuuuussstttt inwards illustration they needed that information for whatsoever reason.

On our agency out nosotros almost made a pit halt for tampons at Target in addition to it got me thinking -- oh shit when is my adjacent day? (it always happens at home) I checked my app in addition to I was 3 days out hence I was good. Or hence I thought... The 2nd I got habitation I started having these horrible cramps that I associated amongst simply eating hence poorly the past times few days. When I sat down, started getting truly cranky out of no where in addition to it hitting me: I simply got my period.

So nosotros ended upwardly going to Target in addition to inwards the span of an hr I plough from wonderful prissy Krista to the devil herself. I receive got never inwards my life had equally worse cramps equally I did on that day. It ruined everything, I was existence hence hateful to everyone (lol I am sorry!) in addition to when nosotros got dorsum nosotros were all sitting around in addition to Andrew asked when photos were.

The LAST matter I wanted to practice was receive got photos. I was inwards pain, I was cranky in addition to I didn't desire to shower, instruct my outfits ready in addition to set on a total human face upwardly of makeup. Andrew sort of pushed for it to a greater extent than than he unremarkably does maxim that today was our only day, my solid unit of measurement was maxim that they wanted to sentry in addition to I *think* my mom said simply shoot 1 in addition to live done -- but similar who's going to instruct ready for simply 1 photograph shoot?

That was my 2nd blood-red flag. Everyone was existence simply a petty equally good pushy/encouraging in addition to I was inwards such a bad mood I simply said no in addition to went to receive got a nap. Even Andrew (God bless his soul) came over to catch if I was ok in addition to I told him he was talking to loudly in addition to to instruct out me alone. LOL guys, how did I instruct hence lucky?? I felt hence bad after the fact.

I slept for 3 hours in addition to officially slept off my demon amongst the assist of some extra line tylenol. I idea most shooting but even hence didn't desire to truly since it looked similar it wanted to pelting outside. I talked amongst Andrew (apologized for existence snippy) in addition to nosotros made a innovation for Friday: nosotros would shoot inwards the forenoon hence he would could this tee fourth dimension at 4pm.

It wasn't until afterward that night, earlier bed, that he mentioned that he had to motion his fourth dimension upwardly in addition to nosotros would shoot after golf game (instead of before) in addition to that was my adjacent blood-red flag... I've never known Andrew to alter his tee fourth dimension for golf. But he came upwardly amongst a pretty legit excuse hence I bought it!

July 6 -- I pass the forenoon working remotely inwards my moms kitchen in addition to a after luncheon I took a shower in addition to like shooting fish in a barrel got ready piece checking emails hither in addition to there. I truly started to cinema a makeup tutorial for IGTV but I got equally good distracted past times emails that I couldn't practice it.

It was prissy because I truly had all the fourth dimension inwards the the world to instruct ready for weblog photos. My mom in addition to my sis came upwardly to sentry me practice my makeup in addition to pilus in addition to nosotros were simply chatting away waiting for Andrew to instruct back. I don't instruct how long it takes to play golf game -- but it was around 1pm in addition to he even hence wasn't back. I didn't tending but I was ready to shoot long earlier he came home.

He lastly came dorsum in addition to took a shower. On my agency downstairs to run into him, my dad was leaving for a concert in addition to told me how lamentable he was to live leaving. My dad loves concerts in addition to sees them all the fourth dimension but I recall it was the get-go fourth dimension he said he was lamentable to go. It was some other blood-red flag. My mom also had to run adjacent door to verbalise to our vecino in addition to it was some other hmmm moment.

But I even hence didn't allow it instruct to my head! I went out forepart to shoot my get-go expression (which you lot tin catch HERE) in addition to equally nosotros walked out I noticed Andrew wasn't inwards his normal t-shirt in addition to gym brusk expression for when nosotros shoot. I mentioned he was awful dressed upwardly in addition to gave him a petty side eye. I felt similar it was truly possibly going to happen.

So for the 2nd expression I decided 'well, if this IS it, I powerfulness equally good set on my favorite dress' in addition to walked to the backyard.

What is hence crazy is that fifty-fifty though all signs pointed to THIS IS IT, I even hence sort of blacked out for it in addition to was totally surprised when it happened. I can't explicate it.

So nosotros instruct to the backyard, we're taking attempt out shots for the lighting in addition to Andrew puts me inwards the weirdest low-cal spot ever in addition to equally I was walking over to tell him, I catch out of the corner of my oculus a guy inwards the bushes lol. Once again, I'm sort of blacking out hither hence I recall much of it in addition to expression through the photographic idiot box camera viewfinder to catch how the photos nosotros simply snapped look.

When I brought the photographic idiot box camera downward from my face, I saw Andrew belongings our telephone inwards his paw in addition to he asked me to get married him. I forthwith started crying in addition to set my hands to my human face upwardly in addition to he nicely reminded me that I needed to give him a verbal yes or no. I of course of report said yes in addition to nosotros hugged in addition to celebrated amongst my solid unit of measurement in addition to the lensman who was snapping away inwards the bushes!

Looking dorsum at the calendar week at that topographic point was goose egg to a greater extent than "us" than how this proposal played out. Andrew made it such a magical fourth dimension in addition to having my solid unit of measurement nigh past times truly meant the the world to me. I don't know how he did it, but he managed to receive got my pilus in addition to nails done, makeup on, wearing a non bad dress, my solid unit of measurement nigh past times AND a photographer! I hateful it's a girls dream -- in addition to non an like shooting fish in a barrel feat for me!

I could receive got non asked for a improve even out for our life together in addition to at that topographic point is no 1 that makes me equally happy equally Andrew does.

SOO if you're even hence hither (there is H5N1 LOT to a higher identify sorry) that is our even out from my side. Hopefully it helps convey this whole matter total circle!