The Proposal - 9.27.15

Scott and I had planned a long weekend getaway to our favorite beach destination of Laguna. We've been going to Laguna  Beach once or twice a year for the past 3 years and every time we visit we love it even more. When Scott originally booked this trip, my initial thought was that this is where we would get engaged.

The weekend before our trip we went to hang out with some friends and that night one of the boys confessed that he would be proposing to his girlfriend in the coming months. Scott's reaction was shocking. He was disappointed and upset. In a quiet moment, just us two, he admitted that he was shocked that they would be getting engaged before us. I told him it was ok, that we were on our own timeline and it didn't matter. His performance was so believable that I called my girlfriends and told them not to get their hopes up for a proposal because I was positive it wasn't coming. What an actor this guy is!!

The first day of our Laguna trip we went to our favorite spot to watch the sunset and in a fleeting moment I thought to myself, if he was going to do it, it would be here and it would be perfect. The sun set without a proposal and I was completely content, I'm serious when I say that I was 100% convinced that the proposal wasn't happening this weekend. The next day (planned proposal day), we went to a bar to watch the Florida /Tennessee game (Go Gators- this one was a nail biter), we spent most of the day inside and by the end of the game I was pouting.

I had wanted to go to the beach and was bummed that we hadn't gone because the game had gone so long. We ended up heading to the beach early in the evening and were met by hundreds of people...duh... it was a Saturday in Laguna. My mood didn't improve and I was a grumpy bear all night. Scott's mood eventually matched my own when he realized I had singlehandedly ruined his proposal day, it just didn't feel right anymore.

Sunday we woke up in great spirits. We took a beach side walk into town for breakfast, headed to the beach and spent most of the day there basking in the sun and swimming in the ocean. At around 2 we got a text from his dad saying "Blood moon tonight, sounds romantic". For a moment, I thought the "sounds romantic" part sounded odd, but I didn't think anything of it. Neither of us knew anything about it, but were excited that'd we'd get to see it in our favorite place. After the beach we decided to head to happy hour at our favorite local bar, followed by dinner at our favorite spot as well. Ok, I need to rewind.

...When we were getting ready to leave the hotel, Scott put on some shorts and my favorite t-shirt of his. A few minutes later he was changing saying that his shorts were too tight. I responded with, "you just wore those last week!" He said they were uncomfortable so he put on a different pair and I didn't think much of that either. Little did I know that the quick change was because the ring box was way too obvious in that pair of shorts.

After dinner we headed to the same sunset spot, our spot. Scott was completely calm and I had no thoughts of a proposal on my mind. Not a SINGLE thought. I ran up to the hotel for a quick visit to the girls room and when I sat back down on the cliff he turned to me and said "So, I've been wanting to ask you this question for 4-1/2 years." My eyes went wide and my mouth dropped open. He proceeded to talk about the first night we met and as I realized what was coming my mind went blank. I have no idea what he said after his opening line and before he asked me to marry him. Complete blackout. I've never been so shocked in my entire laugh. As we stood up so that he could ask me, a couple walked onto the cliff. Scott turned to them and handed him his phone and asked them to video. He got down on a knee and asked me to marry him. I said yes to the perfect man, on a perfect day, on a perfect beach, on the night of the blood moon, an event that wont happen again for another 30 years. The sun and the moon literally aligned for us. I couldn't have imagined a more perfect proposal. Although, I wish I didn't black out during it and had heard the speech!