When I said "Yes!"

Mr. Clownfish and I had celebrated our 4 year anniversary in December 2013, and I had a rather large suspicion that he would be proposing sometime soon. To say that it was out of the blue would be a lie, as I know him way too well and can always tell when somethings "up". I had suspicions that it would be happening during Christmas break, as it is our favorite time of the year and I had mentioned that I would love a winter proposal.

One day, toward the end of Christmas break, Mr. C had told me that later in the day we would be going on an "adventure". He couldn't tell me exactly where we were going or what we were going to do, other than to dress warm because it would be taking place outside. He picked me up at my house and hopped in the car to an unknown destination. Although I had suspected that he would be proposing (Because lets's be honest, it's not every day Mr. C tells me he has a secret adventure planned) I had doubts because Mr. C didn't appear to be nervous at all. We chatted about our days at work and had general small talk as we drove.

We ended up at a popular walking/hiking trail about 20 minutes from our house called Chickies Rock. Mr. C and I spent a good 20 minutes walking toward a specific site that overlooks the Susequehannah River, only to find that there was a wall of dense, thick fog that made it impossible to see anything at the overlook site. M was very obviously bummed about the weather, but I told him I was having fun anyway, exploring a new place with him and making new memories. After we left the overlook (without a proposal, mind you), I was sure that we were definitely not getting engaged that night. Dang it. I painted my nails for nothing.

As we were walking back to our cars (hand in hand to keep our frozen fingers warm), Mr. C told me he had one more place he wanted to take me. We got back in our car and drove a little bit down the road to a place called Breezy View overlook. Again, we were the only ones there, and AGAIN, the fog was so thick that nothing could be seen from the overlook spot. Mr. C was saying how disappointed he was that there was so much fog, as he had been here before and the sunset was so beautiful here. Mr. C then pointed out a cute little white gazebo and led me inside (how convenient!), where we just talked for a few minutes.

I could tell Mr. C was getting nervous, as he just kept hugging me and saying how much he loved me. It was awkward and adorable, and I knew what was gonna go down. In a matter of seconds (but what felt like forever), he was reaching inside his jacket pocket and pulling out a ring box. He got down on one knee and said lots of romantic things I can't honestly remember anymore, and asked me to marry him. It was the very best moment of our lives, and we both started crying. We couldn't stop saying "WE'RE ENGAGED!" and just spent the next several minutes hugging and giggling and soaking it all in.. I don't think it sunk in that quickly that we were really, truly getting married now.

Oh hello gorgeous! (Personal photo)

After leaving Breezy View, we started calling relatives and friends and sharing the awesome news. The first person I called was my grandmother (Nanny C) who's excitement could not have been matched. I'll never forget her saying, "You're ENGAGED?! I couldn't be happier than if I was the one who got engaged!" She's a hoot.

The excitement everyone else felt truly matched how we felt, and I think we were both on cloud nine for the rest of the night. Although the weather was crappy and the overlooks weren't much of anything, the proposal was PERFECT and I couldn't imagine anything better. Plus, I got this gorgeous new ring and a brand spankin' new fiancé out of it! Best night of our lives, no doubt about it. 

Thumbs up for marriage, yeah! The picture we sent our friends that night. (Personal Photo)

Did you SO's proposal plans not go exactly as planned, due to weather, timing, etc? I'd love to hear your proposal stories too!