by: Love is in the air folks... and wedding bells will soon be ringing for two of the sweetest and talented people here at MagnetStreet. Johnathon {software developer} proposed to Lisa {Graphic Designer} last week. So fun and so exciting~ Lisa shares their proposal story with us today...
Setting: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at MagnetStreet
Participants: Lisa + Johnathon
He woke up feeling ill, so while we normally work out on Tuesday and Thursday during lunch, he wasn't feeling up to a run. However, I still wanted to spend time with him, so I asked if we could go for a walk instead. He still wasn't sure about that, so I suggested we take a shorter walk on a nearby path, maybe grab lunch on the way? He agreed, but said he had to run to the bank first.
Background: This path happens to be the path where we had our first date. Neither of us had explored it before (and we both happen to love exploring), so when he invited me to walk it with him last October, I couldn't say no. We walked and talked about our churches, then came to a fork in the path and took the one that went uphill, which happened to lead to a bench overlooking a valley of trees - a perfect sunset location. It was here that we discussed more non-first-date topics like politics and the cause of the divorce rate among Christian marriages...and something about that talk made us think there could be something special about this connection.
Back to the story: He returns and we drive to the path, start walking and he says "we should probably go to that bench." It wasn't far, so I agreed. We sat on the bench, reminiscing about our first date experience, looking at the scenery, I'm thinking "what a beautiful, sunny day..." when he says "I made something for you." Now I'm starting to get suspicious. He pulls out a stack of photographs - it is a series of photos. He wrote a poem on pieces of paper, then took a photo of each piece. So I'm flipping through this poem-story about us being two halves, him searching for me, finally giving up and challenging God to find me, then God brings me to him, he sees how perfect we are for each other, and then the last page mentions asking my dad for his blessing, finding the perfect ring, asking a big question, and as I'm reading the last line - he gets down on his knees, pulls out a ring, and asks me to marry him!
I said maybe.
JUST KIDDING - I said "yes," of course!
It was incredibly sweet, and the best part is that I've been expecting a proposal, but somehow still wanted it to be a surprise. He decided he wanted to propose on that bench, the ring came in that morning (that was his trip to the "bank"), and then I suggested we go to that very spot! So it was a complete surprise, and perfectly orchestrated.
awww... SWEET! I love a great proposal~ don't you? Thanks Lisa and Johnathon for sharing it with us and CONGRATULATIONS! Stay tuned for more from this b2b... Lisa will be back to share wedding planning for their October wedding. yay!
I did mention that Lisa is a talented graphic artist didn't I? Check out her Save the Date Designer's Choice for June while the rest of Lisa's designs can be found here.
have a great weekend!
