Engagement

I got engaged November 15th!!!
So the week before we got engaged, I told Richard that I was going toget a day off of work because the director at work had been gone for 2weeks and I was the "acting director" during that time. So when shereturned she told me that once everything settled, I could have a dayoff. So I asked for Thursday 15 November, because Richard told me thatI should.So when Richard got home from work that Thursday (15 Nov) and after hegot ready,he told me we were going out to lunch. And when he came toget me hesaid I needed a jacket because we were going up the canyon.
***BACKGROUND: We go up the canyon often, because we like to go up at night when it is dark and dance to music under the stars. He knows that it is one of my most favorite things to do. ***
So we went and got some food (Café Rio) to go and went up the canyonand found a grassy area. He laid down a blanket, and we started eating and talking. Then he decided to get out his stereo and he started playing"mood music". Which was a CD that consisted of songs that he has previously sung to me, or we have previously danced to, or that he just liked, that reminded him of me. He named theCD, as I we later figured out, "Allysa's Engaging Collection".
Then after we were done eating he said, "we should dance" and of course I wanted to do that. But before we got up he got on his knees and started telling me all the things that he liked about me, and then he said, "but I would rather be dancing with my fiancé, than my girlfriend." I was still sitting down, but he got on his knee and proposed..."Allysa Wilson, will you marry me?"...
Of course I said yes, but I was hugging and kissing him so much he had to say"hold up, I need to put this ring on your finger." my first thought came out in words and I said "no" just because I was so excited and having so much fun hugging him! hahaha! But then I realized that he really wanted to put the ring on my finger, and really I wanted it there. And I was also making him nervous, and I figured that it probably was important to let him put the ring on. :)
So he put the ring on my finger, then we danced for a long while just enjoying being in each others arms. Then went for a walk up the trail, up to see Bridal Veil Falls. We sat and watched the falls, and we sat on a rock and talked for quite a long time. Oh what a man he is, I am so excited to marry him. He is intelligent, amazing, loving, kind. And he is all mine!
I came home, the door was locked, and as I entered my apartment, Mariah was there! She had a big smile on her face. Mariah and some of my other roommates had decorated our front room with posters saying "Apt. 312 loves the future Mrs. Beers", and "Congrats Allysa" and "Here comes the bride". And they had a sash and tiara that said "Bride to be". My roommate does wedding bouquets and she made me one of red roses. And there were candles and hugs and kisses all over the table. It was really fun. We had a celebration, an informal engagement party if you will, that night, with glasses of sparkling cider and confetti bombs to top it off...it was pretty fun! :) ALLYSA