Super Proposal (Page 2)

I saw it happen to,  we were wondering what he was waiting for on the finish line and then she crossed the line!  It was a perfect proposal!

My story is kind of funny...

We went to a concert and then headed over to campus to go to a coffee shop. Except that it was a Tuesday in the summer so they were all closed.  He keeps driving around and finally I get annoyed and tell him to go home.  He's like, "no, why don't we go walk around on Bascom Hill".  For those of you unfamiliar with the University of Wisconsin, it's a big hill that overlooks a street running up to the Capital.  If you're on the top, you can look down the street lit up to the Capital Building.  Pretty cool.  Anyway, we get up there and park and get out to walk over to the building and he says he locked his keys in the car and has to get them.  At this point I'm pissed so I stalk away.  Well, he gets back and proposes.  Turns out the ring was in the car.  No, I wasn't mad anymore.  All his being stupid all night finally made sense.   

OK, my non-cynical response is:  when I proposed to my now ex-wife, I took her to a very fancy restaurant on Palm Beach.  The tables had long white table cloths.  At some point during the dinner (between courses I think) I took the ring outta my pocket and felt for her hand under the table.  I then slipped the ring on her finger.  When she pulled her hand out from under the table and table cloth, voila!  Not very original and not very dramatic, but it seemed to fit the personality of our relationship at the time.

I gotta say, I was glad it was over with cuz I had been sweatin over the "how do I do this" thing for weeks.  In fairness to the "I'm getting married soon" crowd, to this day the two best days of my life were the birth of my son, and my wedding day.  Both were stressful as he!!, but man they were both so awesome to experience.  Hopefully everyone gets a chance to have the same.

Glad to see you back!

Derreck proposed via email.  It was very poetic and formal.