On January 12, 2014, Kevin and I had been dating for one year. To celebrate, Kevin was taking me on a surprise date. For a fleeting moment, I wondered if this might be a good chance to propose, but there were several things Kevin had said over the previous few days that made me think that it wouldn't be happening quite yet. I had honestly put it out of my mind completely and was looking forward to celebrating one year with my man.
Kevin hadn't told me where we were going, and as I still don't know downtown very well at all, I was oblivious as to where we were going until we got into the lobby of the Calgary tower. There was a steak house there - was that it? But nope, we kept walking, all the way to the elevator that takes visitors to the top. I didn't even know there WAS a restaurant up there! Kevin was taking me to the revolving restaurant at the top of the tower! Faaaancy!
We made our way up and were seated at the window. It was a clear night, and as the restaurant rotated, we had a spectacular view. Our meals were delicious - he had the elk, I had the bison (a good Alberta dinner, we joked!). As we ate, we reminisced about the past year, and talked about things that we loved and admired about one another.
Dinner was over, and we decided on a dessert to share. It came, but we were too engrossed in our conversation to start eating it right away. The waitress, I figured, was worried we didn't like it, and kept wandering over to just check in - not saying anything, but I was sure she was wondering why we weren't eating the decadence we had just ordered.
Kevin and I had been talking marriage for quite some time, and we had always joked that it was just kind of assumed. "Oh, there will be an official ask!" he had always told me. Well, the official ask came that night, and it was perfect. As much as I knew it was coming, still he took me by surprise. I said yes - of course - and totally cried! I was elated, overwhelmed, and so, so excited to be this man's future bride!
Well, it turns out the waitress wasn't just wondering about whether or not we liked our desert. In the online reservation Kevin made, he had written that he would be proposing that night, so the waitress had been hovering wondering if it had happened yet, and what the outcome was! Once we told her we just got engaged, she spilled the beans that that's what she had been doing. Kudos to her for keeping mum the whole evening!
So of course, we also wanted to call my parents right away. Well, as it turned out, I had left my phone at home that night (I never do that!) to upload a video to youtube, so I didn't have it with me. No problem, I thought. I can just use Kevin's phone! Well, with my parents having moved, I only know their phone number by what it spells, and Kevin's blackberry doesn't have the usual letters on the number keys that would allow me to dial correctly. We ended up having to ask our waitress to go look at the house phone and draw us a diagram of what numbers had what letters so we could actually call my parents and tell them we had just gotten engaged! hehehe.... oops!
We made our phone call, and apologized to the couple behind us for being on the phone. They hadn't even noticed, and then once they learned the reason why, they were SO excited for us - we chatted a little and they even gave us congratulatory hugs - our first as an engaged couple. Thank you, lovely strangers! :)
We finished our desert, and I may have cried a few more times - happy tears, for soon I get to marry my love!
Part Two... The Ring
How I got my ring - coming soon! :)
Part Two... The Ring
How I got my ring - coming soon! :)
