Jean

All good things come to those who wait.... Almost three years ago, I decided to fly to Buffalo to spend my 22nd birthday with my best friend and now MOH. Originally from Florida, we both met working at a TGI Fridays together, and became the best of friends. Unfortunately, both her and her boyfriend decided to move there (her boyfriend is from there originally) four years ago. Before I flew up there, she informed me that she would be setting me up on a date with her boyfriends best friend (they have known each other since they were in diapers), that way I had a date for the weekend and my birthday. I had no expectations whatsoever meeting this guy (now FH) and thought nothing would really come of it. That was until we actually met for the first time. The entire weekend I spent in Buffalo we were inseparable  and FH never left my side. I was sad to leave after that weekend, and as I boarded the plane back to Florida, I received a text from my MOH saying that FH really wanted me to be his girlfriend (FH did not have texting capabilities at that time). But as I returned home, I knew that I really liked FH and I was willing to give it a shot.  We dated long distance for eight months, flying back and forth every month or so to see each other. We spent every day talking on the phone for hours at a time,  and every few weeks we would write love letters in our "love journal" and mail it back and forth to each other. As the months went on, the deeper we fell in love, and after eight painful months, FH decided to leave everything and everyone he has ever known behind and move to Florida to start a life together. We will be celebrating three years together this September, and it's hard to think that I could ever spend a day, let alone a month without FH by my side.    The Proposal:  Last Valentines day I was at work talking on the phone with a patient, when my office manager came up to me and told me I had to put that person on hold. She told me it was very important and that she needed me in the front waiting room. As I walked out to the front, there was no one there except the door was open. Several seconds later several people rushed in, one of which, ran up to me, handed me her phone, and said "someone wants to talk to you". As I listened in to the phone, it was FH proposing to me live over the radio!! I was in so much shock that I forgot what he said, but I at least answered the most important question...YES!!! I then was escorted to the radio station where FH got down on one knee and gave me a formal proposal. Turns out, FH entered a contest for Valentines Day where the winner would get to propose to their fiance live on the radio. It was definitely the most amazing moment in my life, and I am so excited to have the opportunity to marry my best friend this year :)  FYI...the neat thing about this, is that the previous Valentines Day we were dating long distance. It was our first V-Day together and FH wanted to make it really special. I attempted to fly to Buffalo to spend a romantic weekend with him, however due to a massive snow storm, I got stuck in the Atlanta Airport for Valentines Day, and no matter what I tried, I could not make it up there. Needless to say, FH proposal definitely made up for that :)