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We met working on a campaign in the great state of New Jersey. (Kean for U.S. Sena How he Proposed: I was completely surprised and wasn’t expecting anything! We went out to dinner to The Caucus Room in Washington DC for what I thought was David’s birthday dinner. At dinner he told me there was somewhere we had to be a 9:20pm. After dinner while walking around the monuments he suggested we walk towards the White House. Since it’s sort of out of the way from the rest of the monuments I wasn’t about to walk all the way over there for no reason. When I asked why he told me we had a tour of the West Wing at 9:20, my response “who in the world goes on a tour of the white house at 9:20 on a Friday night?!” His response, “It’s my birthday and I want to go on a tour of the west wing”.  Again I say “really, who goes on a tour at 9:20 on a Friday night!” After some convincing sure enough we were scheduled for a privet tour. Our tour guide Sarah met us outside and started giving us the normal tour (we’ve both been there before). The rose garden was closed when we got to that part of the tour so we continued onto the Oval Office. I didn’t notice but we stayed there longer than usual. The secret service guy called over to another guard and asked if the rose garden was open, he told us only for 5 more minutes.   Of course we rush over to take a picture of us there. We were standing in the usual picture area taking a picture. The next thing I know David takes a ring box out of his jacket (I should mention this is the same jacket that he checked at the Caucus Room during dinner!)He got down on his knee opened the box and asked if I would marry him! I don’t even remember what he said all I saw was something very sparkly in the box. I was so surprised and excited that I was being proposed to in the Rose Garden of the White House! Typical me I was so shocked I started screaming…causing secret service to come out and see what was going on. I said sorry and started to leave the garden but he told us we could stay and take more pictures if we wanted. I can’t imagine a better way to propose, it was perfect. The ring is also perfect!