Backstory: I live about an hour away from my FW and only get to see her every month or so because of so many reasons but long story short, I originally proposed back on April 23, 2019. She was totally surprised because I am the worst secret keeper/liar ever and yet she had no idea it was coming so soon. She thought it was gonna happen this summer. She said yes, of course but we're planning on a long engagement because of my health and her commitment to her and her mother's nonprofit. Anywho.
Thursday (July 25, 2019) was our "2 year meetiversary" of when I sent her the first message on OKCupid.
So my mom drove me down to her town to see her for what I thought was brunch at a diner. Instead I was told to get out of the car upon seeing FW in my fave dress of hers holding a bunch of balloons like in the movie UP. I was just giggling and didn't know what was going on but I knew where we were! Across from the local theatre and at the bench I asked her to be my girlfriend at, and where we subsequently kissed for the first time.
Proposal Bench
She told me to sit and said some things and said she had a video for me to watch. So I'm sitting on the bench on this busy street sobbing because one by one my friends, family and her friends and family come on to say "say yes" with short messages of support and love and I just... couldn't believe this was actually happening to ME. I used to watch proposals like this on youtube years ago and dream of stuff like this. Childhood friends, internet friends, my grandparents, her grandparents and mom, my mom and dad and nana and aunts and I can't even remember right now... Even my 2 year old nephew had something to say HA!
Then she sat next to me and told me how much she loved me and I honestly don't remember the words bc I was so overwhelmed with joy and emotions and I looked over and saw on the marquee "WILL YOU MARRY ME LAURA?" and she took the box I used to propose out and asked me and I said, "YES OBVIOUSLY YES." And after we kissed we could hear clapping and cheering, apparently the theatre staff had been watching and I just was so overwhelmed by the support and love and whew.
Marquee Sign!!
My new engagement ring
I hit the jackpot yall I really did. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be loved by someone so incredibly selfless, kind, thoughtful, compassionate, someone who loves me even when I’m spiraling in the deepest pits of despair. Not only does she climb into the pit with me but she waits patiently until I’m ready to come out and we find our way out together. We are truly partners in this, and every lifetime. I couldn’t be happier than I am right now and I am so lucky to be living this life. It’s the moments like these that I hold onto when I wanna quit. My chronic health problems (chronic lyme/pain/depression and who knows what else) has destroyed so many things in my life up to this point. But everything I’ve been through has lead me to Q. And I thank the universe/Goddess/stars every chance I get.
Me and Q
