Engaged

October 19th 2012- I came home from a very uneventful Friday.  B kept asking me when I would be home.  Then when I pulled up, he told me to make sure to read the note on my front door.  The note said to enter through the side door.  That's when I knew something was up, but of course I don't want to assume. Sometimes (I would think) you need to do near-proposal things just so you can throw someone off.

When I first entered, there was a "station" with a candle and a note.  I read the note and followed the rest of the petals that were scattered in a path.

I went through about 6 candle-lit stations.  Each one had a different colored rose.  The note attached to each rose went with the meaning of the rose color.

The last station was my room and it had two dozen roses in a vase as well as two roses tied together.

He was hiding behind the door (not well) and then came out to ask me if I would marry him.
He picked the ring all by himself.  It's quite unique and brilliant.  It's a little shy of .74 carats.  It looks huge, and it's very sparkly.  He went for a "brilliant" cut and sacrificed on the flawless front since you can't really notice the flaws.  The note says it is "hearts and arrows."

 

R, My Friend - This rose symbolizes the friendship that our relationship is built on.  You are my closest and dearest friend.  I have cherished our friendship for as long as I have known you, and it has given me great joy to have that friendship blossom into love for each other.

R, My Beauty - This rose is only a shadow of your beauty.  God has truly made an exquisite beauty in you.  This is both a beauty of the heart, and one that radiates from your heart into a person truly beautiful to behold.

R, My Delight - This rose is to show you how you have enchanted me.  Not a day passes that I do not find myself thinking fondly of you and the time we have shared, and wishing to be in your company.

R, My Inspiration - This rose symbolizes my admiration for you, Darling.  Your love for God, enthusiasm for life, delightful humor, and brilliant mind, has inspired me to be the best man I can be.

R, My Support - This rose cannot begin to express my gratitude.  Your support and encouragement have given me the strength to keep going. You have encouraged me in my walk with God in ways no one else could. Thank you, Sweetheart.

R, My One and Only - These roses symbolize the intertwining of lives.  My desire is to give you all the love I have, and cherish you all the days of our lives.  You are the one I have chosen to love forever.