I will copy this over from my journal entry so that you get the most accurate telling possible:
(Note: it is important to know that October 29- November 2 were some of the most stressful days of my life where everything that could go wrong, did.)
"For our date night last week, November 3 (Notice I put my bad week as going just through November 2), Chas asked me if we could get really dressed up for a date. You know me, I LOVE getting dressed up, so I was really excited. So when I got off of work on Saturday at 5:30 I hurried to do my hair and toenails and makeup and get all dressed up. As I was getting ready I thought of how perfect of an opportunity that night would have been for him to propose. But I knew that wasn't possible because we had talked so much about how he was getting a big bonus on November 9th and how he wouldn't be able to afford a ring until then. So I had thoroughly convinced myself to be content until then, and I put any thought of a proposal out of my mind.So I got all fancied up and was barely ready when he knocked on the door. He came into my apartment and he was wearing a tux! He said, "I know you had a hard week, so I am trying to make tonight extra special." Isn't he so thoughtful? I love him so much.
So we went out to his car and as we were driving he asked me if I had heard of La Jolla Grove (which is a really classy, fancy restaurant at the Riverwoods) and we went and ate there. It is the kind of place with the white tablecloths and linen napkins. Flowers on the tables, the whole shabang. It was definitely one of the classiest places I've ever been.
We got done with dinner at about 7:45 and we mosied around the Riverwoods for a while. Chas had told me that after dinner we were going to Wreck-It-Ralph with Sam and Kaitly, so he said, "The movie is at 9:45, so we have a bit of time." We went back to the car and started driving up the canyon towards the park where we had our first kiss. But as we were driving up the canyon we came to a road block that said that the canyon was closed! It had closed just two days earlier! So Chas said, "Let me call Sam and see where he is." So he called Sam and talked to him for quite a while and then when he hung up he said that Sam's uncle had thrown up and had a seizure in the temple! So they weren't going to be able to make it to the movie.
So Chas said he had a spur of the moment back up plan. We pulled into a different canyon park and we got out of the car and we started walking around a little. We walked down a path and all of a sudden this set up came into view with our piano, and a lamp and a big warm blanket and a dozen purple roses! That's when I realized what was happening.(Behind the scenes moment now. when Chas was "calling Sam" he was really calling Dallin in a panic because of Squaw Peak being closed. when Dallin and Nate went up to set everything up they realized that it was close and they came up with a whole new plan on the spot and took care of everything! They were amazing! And the story about Sam's uncle? Totally made up... how did I even believe that in the first place??)
So as we're walking to the piano I start to cry a little. I sit down and wrap up in the blanket and I'm holding the roses and then Chas realized that the power chord for the piano was still in his car! So he ran back to get it and I'm just chillin' there with tears running down my face... He came back and sat down at the piano (looking super classy in his tux.) He sat down and started to play our song. And when he started to sing, I just melted. I was more in love with him in that moment than I had ever been.
When he finished the song, he stood me up and we started walking. (NOTE: if you don't know the song "That's How You Know" from Enchanted, click here and listen. The next part will make so much more sense.) He said, "Let's see, I've given you yellow flowers when the sky was gray, I've left you little notes to tell you you're on my mind, we've danced, I wore your favorite color, even though it doesn't match your eyes (we always laugh about this, because honestly, whose favorite color is hazel??) I just dedicated a song with words meant just for you, and now I've planned a private picnic by the fireside." Just then we walked up to a little campfire with some chairs and a coat for me to wear. We sat down and he pulled out some chocolate cake from the restaurant where we had our first date. Then he asked me, "do you know?" I was crying more than ever and I was SO happy.
Then he stood me up and we walked to the other side of the fire, he knelt down on one knee and proposed! I was crying even harder and laughing and smiling and kissing him all at the same time! I have never been so happy in my entire life!!He then told me he had an even bigger surprise! (And I was all "WHAT could be bigger than a marriage proposal??") So we got back in the car and we drove down to a different park where my friends and family were all waiting to congratulate us! (There were SO many people! Mom, Bart, Ben , Grandma, Jenny, Jessica, Julia, Jeniel, Josh, Katelin, Sam, Kaitlyn, Marinda, Russia, Annika, Courtney, Sara, Dab, Danica, Chloe, Taryn, Alissa, Jeff, John and Brandon were all there! Dallin and Nate were still up cleaning up the piano.) I hugged everybody (Katelin about 15 times and Chas about 50..) and showed off my ring. All the while I was still crying and laughing and SO SO happy. And I am still so happy! I haven't been able to stop smiling! I am absolutely the luckiest girl in the world and I cannot wait until June 22nd when I will marry Chas McClure for time and all eternity!!"
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