It is official there is a part of my body that wears a size 6!!! It is none other than my ring finger, probably the only part of my body that was spared from the wild nights and days of parties in my roaring TWENTIES!
Without further waiting, there would not be an engagement to this CRAZY chick without a story despite what my Aunt Sharon has to say about it!! Speechless does not exist in Heather’s Universe!
Mike proposed to me on our 21st Month Anniversary last Tuesday, December 2nd. Yes, we recognize our month anniversary, but mainly because I give Mike a Hershey Kiss for each month we have been dating. Other than that it “WAS” just any other Tuesday. However, the week prior I had been promised seven surprises, but I was increasingly more disillusioned when they would be ordinary everyday things, like kisses and favors.
Mike had convinced me to meet him at the gym, for what was my second workout of the day. (Setting Scene: I worked out in the AM, worked in my workout clothes, and worked out in the PM. Some smells even bath and body works, Japanese Blossom Body Spray and Baby wipes, can not be covered up.) After the gym, Mike had convinced me to get a manicure. He was originally going to join with me (because yes, we get pedicures done together sometimes), but conveniently he did not need his nails done. Then, Michael had offered to drive to dinner. But, I was really in need of a tire check at Costco, so off we drove Mr. TC to Costco, followed by dinner at a Sushi Sono in Colombia were Mike had gotten us reservations to sit at the bar. I gave him his bag of 21 Hershey Kisses and we eat until we were stuffed. One large sushi bill later, which I insisted on paying and Mike compromised at splitting, since he really could not say anything because if he did he would give away the surprises to follow that night.
On the way home I had to pee like a race horse and he had to be dropped off to get his car. So, I mentioned I would zoom zoom (I have a Mazda) home after dropping him off. Mike was not having that and after a very convincing lecture on “full bladders being bad and how I should not hold it,” I was convinced to pee at the gym. That suited Mike just fine since we wanted us to enter our apartment together. Little did I know that when I thought he was at the gym, he was really setting up the apartment, and had only been at the gym briefly FAKING A SWEAT!!!
As we entered the apartment, the living room was lit by our Christmas tree, there was two wine glasses, an open bottle of Raven’s Wood Shiraz, and the digital camera frame that I had bought him was scrolling through videos and pictures of events we share from over the years. It was breath taking. So we poured the wine, I messed up the picture frame, he fixed it, and we finished decorating the tree which he had even put on our new Christmas ornament front and center that I had just painted us at pottery. After viewing some pictures, I was told there were more surprises in the room. He and a co-worker had made us Christmas Stockings which he had already filled to the top with candy, shampoo/conditioner, and my stocking had a box at the bottom. I got all giddy. I love surprises! But the proposal was not then, he said I had to wait until Christmas and he had purposely stuffed it to keep me from cheating and looking early. I was thrown off.
Few glasses of wine, PG rated couch cuddling, I suggested we jump our disgusting selves in the shower and hit the sack. However, Mike instead suggested that we play a word association game. Yup, after several glasses of wine at 10:30 at night I am playing word association games. It went something like this…he said “couch”/ I said “leather”, “love fern”/ “water”, “Mike”/ “love.” Then it ended after he was impressed with the last answer. After this abrupt ending I figured he had finally decided it was bed time. But, Mike requested I stay awake for one last surprise…wait for it…wait for it…a massage. WHAT?!?! A massage, really?!?! But, the man knows the way to my heart and despite my MOTHER’S X-RATED VERSION (get your mind out of the gutter) I was fully clothed down to my smelly socks. Mike covered my eyes with a pillow to allow me to relax from the light in my eyes and he went to town on my calves, feet, and quads. I was on cloud nine!! Then, things got better. “There is something on your Belly Button.” Mike said, as I pulled off the pillow and there was the most beautiful ring. Mike moved from the tall kneel position to one knee and said “Will you marry me?” It was at this time that I learned that I could wear a SIZE 6 and that the seven surprises were seven diamonds for everyday that he loves me!!!!
