We're Engaged!

So Allan and I got engaged on September 7, 2009. How it happened was a very unique story in itself, which completely fits us! Here it is!!

Everything started roughly 3 weeks prior. We both were at the mall and decided to window shop at Helzberg Diamonds. We went through their rings and found this one. I was in love! The sales girl told me to walk around the mall so she could talk to Allan to give him all of the information on it for a later date. So, about 20mins passes and I am thinking "he has been there a while, he must be buying it!" Well, he called me and said that he was done and to meet him in the foodcourt. 

When I got there, he had a balloon animal/Flower for me and said "I'm sorry, I couldn't get it because it was too much. It took so long because they were on the phone with the bank trying to negotiate." I am not going to lie, it sucked hearing that. Oh well, move on. 

So for the next week I was trying not to think about it and just say "I'll find something i like better." Well, we looked around a little more and couldn't find anything that compared.

Now, 9/4/09, we leave for North Conway, NH for Labor Day Weekend. We got there and I kept thinking "wow, this place is so nice and there would be so much opportunity here but he doesn't have anything, or does he?" So sunday comes along and he says "I have to tell you something." so I asked him what it was and he says, "I bought the ring you wanted and sent it out to be sized to have it for this weekend, only the jeweler got it back a day late (yesterday) instead of Friday so I couldn't get it before we left. I wanted to give it to you while we were up here but I can't." Of course, that just made my day! 

Monday morning we checked out of the hotel, drove to York, Maine to meet with a photographer that we were planning on taking pictures with prior and took awesome photos at Nubble Lighthouse and Long Sands beach. After what felt like 10 mins (was really 2 hours) passed, we packed up and drove home.

Allan took off to the jeweler as soon as we got in the driveway and came back with the ring in his pocket. He then said the most beautiful things to me and formally asked me to marry him. I, of course, said yes!