Chelsea

How We Met We attended the same high school (Casey from 2000-2004, me [Chelsea] from 2002-2006), but we did not know each other personally, have classes together, or talk to each other. I only knew Casey's name, what he looked like, and nothing else about him. During the spring before my senior year of high school, Casey requested to be my friend on Myspace (yes, we reconnected through social networking!), but I did not recognize the face in his profile picture or his name at the time. Later, I learned that Casey was the brother of someone in my little sister's grade. Then I was immediately able to put a face to Casey's name! I remembered seeing him around the hallways in high school, but he looked completely different since he had gotten back from basic training for the Army a few months prior to our reconnection. Needless to say, I was so charmed by Casey's good looks, his odd sense of humor, and cheesy pick-up lines written on my Myspace page that I said "yes" when he asked me to be his girlfriend via Myspace comment. (We were talking on the phone at the time, and he was too shy to ask me on the phone! How cute.) That was on May 31, 2005, and we have been together ever since! The Proposal We got engaged on January 12, 2010. The proposal day was very typical for the two of us...well, at least it was at first! Casey and I (Chelsea) don't currently live together, so I go over to his house every couple of days to visit and spend time with him. We're pretty much homebodies, so we don't venture out very much when we're together unless it's to go to the grocery store or go to a restaurant. So, we were just lounging around on this particular day, and we were bored out of our minds. Casey asked me what I wanted to do, and I said, "Well, do you have any episodes of South Park or Family Guy you would like to watch?" Casey said he did, but then he said something very peculiar... "Close your eyes." So, I closed my eyes. Casey is a huge prankster and is always doing things that make me laugh or scare me half to death. I honestly thought I would open my eyes to his butt in my face or him with a mask on. However, when Casey told me to open my eyes, there was a red, ring box in my face with this gorgeous princess cut, diamond ring inside. "Surprise! Will you marry me?" Casey said, and I was speechless for a long time. When I finally spoke after going back and forth between him and the ring, I said, "Casey, if this is a joke, it is not funny!" He assured me that it was not a joke, and he was very serious about it. So, of course, I said yes! I was so embarrassed about getting engaged that day because I was wearing an OU T-shirt and sweatpants, and I had absolutely no makeup on. But, Casey still loved me enough to propose to me anyways, and I find that flattering and adorable.