Hey, friends. In honor of my proposal anniversary, I thought it would be so fun to share my proposal story with you. February is one of my favorite months of the year not only because of my birthday, but also because of Valentines Day. I love today. February is the month of love, and it certainly makes me feel that way. Jereme and I met in March of 2013. He proposed on Valentines Day in 2014, and we were married just four months later. Some people have said that we rushed into it, but I can tell you with one-hundred percent certainty that when you know, you just know. It certainly didn't feel rushed to us. Although intended to be romantic, our proposal story leans more towards that of a comedy. Its my favorite though, because it is ours.
Our day started as a pretty chilled out day. Jereme had to work but he did come home early with the usual flowers and candy and gifts. I will post a picture at the bottom of the post. You might laugh, but I have never been one for the getting a teddy bears situation. He got me white roses, movie tickets to see The Lego Movie, my favorite movie Runaway Bride ( I should have known something was up) and a few pieces of home decor that I had really wanted. Just a little f.y.i, I had previously told Jereme that the proposal in Runaway Bride was my absolute favorite. I even went a step further and said that I wanted to be proposed to like that some day, hence the reason he got me that movie. Man am I bossy. Ha.
I had been texting him all morning trying to figure out what we were going to be doing for our Valentines Day date, but he was very chill and nonchalant. He just kept saying I don't know, maybe we can go on picnic or go out to eat or something. He said "just be ready around three and we can figure it out." Well, three o'clock rolled around and I still was not completely ready. He was acting so laid back about our plans that I didn't think it mattered anyways.
He gets home, still acting like nothing is going on and definitely not in hurry. I proceed to get ready very slowly. I asked him again what the plans were, and he was so cunning, that he even let me think that I had a choice in the matter and coaxed me into saying what he wanted without me even realizing it. He gave me a few options and then we settled on going to have a picnic near the Arkansas Arts Museum and then going to a movie.I don't know how he knew that I would choose the right place. I think he knew that I would choose that because I had really been wanting to go. Now that I am looking back I find it very strange that I didn't realize that we didn't even actually bring food to our supposed picnic.
Once we had "decided" on the plans, I told Jereme that I really wanted to paint my nails before we left, because again, I am thinking that we didn't have a concrete schedule. I can still remember it so plainly. Ya'll, not only did I paint my nails, but I did it TWICE because I didn't like the color the first time. First I painted my nails a pastel purple, but I changed my mind on what I was going to be wearing so I had to change the color. I'm not for sure how other girls do it, but when I paint my nails it is like a little retreat for me. I take my time and make sure that they look really good and clean the edges and make sure that they are shaped properly. Yea, and I did that two times. Once I finished painting my nails, I decided that I didn't like them shiny. I wanted them matte. So I then painted a matte topcoat. All the while, Jereme isn't giving me any indication that we needed to have left hours ago.
We finally managed to make it to the museum and Jereme is like, "Lets just go through it. You love art and have been really wanting to go." So we did. I walked through and inspected every room and every painting at the slowest pace. At first I really thought we were there to appreciate the art. I mean in my mind I was really hoping that he would propose, but up until that moment I was believing that it was not going to happen. But then, I noticed that Jereme would not take his hands out of his pockets. Getting suspicious, I figured that he must have been hiding the ring box. I then noticed that he was starting to act a bit frigidity causing me to be even more suspicious. So, we are walking through the museum but he kept not doing it. I thought he was just waiting for one of the rooms to clear out so that he could have the chance to do it alone. You know I had it all figured out in my head, or so I thought. I kept going SO SLOW so that I could help him to have the opportunity to do it, but even when he was presented with it, he didn't do it. We walked around for SO long and it got to that point that I had almost given up on the idea, even though he still wouldn't take his hands out of his pockets and he was still acting a bit off.
Nearly to the end of the museum, he says to me, "Lets go see if there are any fun plays coming up and we can just leave through that exit." If you know the building and have been there then you know where I am talking about. (By the way, we love plays, and he took me there to see James and the Giant Peach for our first date.) I was so confused because he still hadn't done it yet, so me, thinking I know it all say to him, "I really want to see this last room first." There was one more exhibit room to inspect near the Children's Theater, and I was trying to give him one last opportunity to do it. I guess he was so patient with me because he did't want to blow his cover (Even though I was already on to him.). We go through the last exhibit and ya'll, he STILL didn't do it.
Like, I literally thought that I had hyped myself up and it wasn't even happening. I was so sad in my heart and convinced that he wasn't going to do it. Jereme still wanted to see what plays were coming up so we made our way to the spot where the museum always posts flyers of the upcoming events. As we were making our way to that spot Jereme walked ahead of me. Then he stops very casually next to a canvas like he was waiting on me to catch up. The he nonchalantly looks down at the canvas and says, "oh, here is the list". The canvas was on an easel set up facing away from me in the middle of the lobby. Again, VERY casually, he acted like he was reading it. So I walk around to look at the canvas expecting to see a list, and there it was. Painted in big letters, "MARRY ME SARAH?" with a giant red heart.
Before it had time to even register in my mind what was actually happening, I see someone pop up out of the ticket booth and start snapping photos as Jereme knelt to the ground. I look over to see Jereme's older brother Jordan is behind the camera. I looked back at Jereme just as he finally removes his hands from his pockets to reveal the ring box that he had been "hiding" the entire time. I smothered him with kisses. Then, with red lipstick all over his face, he recited the exact proposal lines from Runaway Bride that I mentioned earlier. (Insert all the heart emojis and heart eyes here.)
“Look, I guarantee there’ll be tough times. I guarantee that at some point, one or both of us is gonna want to get out of this thing. But I also guarantee that if I don’t ask you to be mine, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life, because I know, in my heart, you’re the only one for me.”
He was so stinking cute, and all I could do was giggle because it looked like he was wearing red lipstick in that serious moment. I think I managed to mumble yes or course or something. It happened so fast that what I said is a blur. His eyes looked so scared and his voice was so shaky. It was adorable. It was the sweetest moment ever.
You can see us walking out of the museum portion into the Theater lobby. Jordan was Hiding in the ticket booth. The glass was mirrored so you honestly couldn't see through it. I had no clue he was in there. You can see how Jereme was walking with his hands in his pockets.
The moment I realized who was actually taking the photos. You can still see that Jereme's hands were still in his pockets.
Overwhelming him with red lipstick kisses.
You can clearly see the lipstick on his face. Ha. I think this picture perfectly captured how nervous he was acting.
Preparing to get a new ring.
He proposed with his great grandmothers wedding ring. I can't even begin to describe how special it was. If you know anything about me, then you know that I simply adore vintage jewelry and I was so honored to be entrusted with such a special piece. He couldn't have picked a more perfect ring if he would have tried. And again, you can see his lipstick. Ha.
Getting my first glance of the ring and Jereme finally took care of the lipstick.
I would say that he was happy with my answer.
The booth where Jordan was hiding. Now you can see why I had no clue he was there.
It was so windy that it was hard to get a good picture.
Oh yea, did I mention that I am a crier. I cry about everything. When I asked Jereme what his favorite memory of our story is, he said it was seeing my emotions afterward. Once it finally set in what had happened, I cried. Oh, that and one of the gifts that I made him; a box of minion twinkies. I made the twinkies look like minions and They said "You're one in a minions."
Little Rose posing with my Valentines gifts.
I still can not believe that I made him wait so long because I was painting my nails. Twice. I can't believe his poor brother sat in the ticket booth the whole time too, waiting for us to get there. We were four hours late total. I just laugh so hard every time I think about it. I ask Jereme why he let me paint my nails twice knowing that we were in a hurry and he said the sweetest thing. He knew that I would want to take a picture of my hand and that I would want pretty nails for the pictures. If that isn't the sweetest thing ever, then I don't know what is. That is enough right there for him to be a keeper. Most men wouldn't care about a detail like that.
I literally had the most special day ever. I am so happy that by writing this post I just got to re-live it all over again. It is such a sweet memory for me. That was such a sweet day and a moment that I will forever cherish. I am so glad that I said yes to doing life with you Jermo. You are truly one in a minion and if I had the choice I would SO say YES all over again.
Love always,
Sarah
“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.”