The Proposal....

I told you on Feb 4th I would blog about Joel's proposal on the anniversary of it...well here it is (or will be in about 2 hrs) the 16th anniversary of him proposing!

Well, in all honesty his proposal was in two parts - the ACTUAL proposal was on Valentine's day 16 years ago. We were on a date and as was our custom most of our dates ended in prayer (yes Joel and I REALLY were prayer partners). This particular evening though - Joel was a little less spiritual and a little more strategic!!!

As he was praying he said "and Lord bless our marriage and life together, that is IF Ronnie says yes..." I have no idea what the rest of the prayer was - I wonder why? Ok, so seriously who can say no to a proposal in a prayer? Ha ha!!! I wouldn't have said no any way (wink wink) but we won't let him know that! He didn't have a ring at the time, but being the clever quick on his feet guy he is - after I said yes, we drove to WALMART!!! Ha ha ha!!! Yep, he spent a whole $0.25 and bought me a ring from the toy vending machine....cracks me up to this day but I loved it!

Well, part two of the proposal was about a month later when he gave me my REAL ring! We were going to Pampa to see his family and for me to meet his sister Jana. On the way there, we detoured to Palo Duro Canyon. Joel got out and went to the back of the car and came back with two champagne glasses and apple juice and a small box. He then said, "Will you really marry me?" and opened the box with the ring in it... He later confessed that he wouldn't DARE show up with me to meet his sister without an actual ring in hand! Big sisters are useful!!!

So, there you have it - the proposal! I love that Joel is unconventional in how he does things because I never know what to expect!!!

(Don't worry - no more mushy posts til July...)