I think I'm still in shock! I had no idea that this was coming and was completely surprised! Lindsay called me this afternoon and asked if I wanted to go to the mall to do a little Christmas shopping. On the way up there, Loren called me to see what I was doing, so I of course invited her to join us. I had no idea that this was all part of the plan to get me out of the house! We did some shopping, and then sat down to get a bite to eat. Naturally, we all had our phones sitting on the table, and I was too busy reading my emails to realize that they were getting texts from Ray and then texting each other back and forth from across the table! Ray told them that he was already home and couldn't wait any longer to pop the question! Texting each other, the girls came up with a plan to get me home. After we got our checks, Lindsay started complaining that she felt sick after eating so much, and she just wanted to go home. I completely fell for it!
Ray had supposedly went into work for over-time today. I found out later that he went to pick up the ring! Knowing that the girls had got me to leave the mall, he called me right as I was getting in my car to make sure I was headed home. He told me that he had just gotten off work and was already at the house. So, of course, I went straight there!
When I pulled into the garage, I noticed a note taped to the door. From my car I could read "Hank left you a present on his bed". What?? I didn't know what to think. I expected to see Hank's dog bed sitting by the garbage, but when I walked towards the door, it wasn't there. I was really confused. I walked inside to find Hank and Ray standing there with the video camera. Ray directed me to Hank's bed where I found another note, and from there the scavenger hunt began! One note led to another, and I went racing and laughing all over the house until I ended up in front of the Christmas tree. I found an ornament that said "Keep Looking"! This is the moment where I actually considered that I might be looking for a RING! My eyes were scanning that tree as fast as they could! Ray told me that I should try the back side of the tree. And then I spot it, an ornament that says, "Will you" and I turn it around to read, "Marry me?" I'm shocked!! I step around to the front of the tree and there he is on his knee holding an open ring box! "Will you marry me?" he asked. "Are you serious?" is all I could say! I dropped to my knees too and said, "Yes!".
