Jake (with the help of my best friend & future Maid of Honor, Madeline ) worked very hard putting Jake's proposal together. I for sure did NOT help in the planning process. I am very, um, hardheaded? Stubborn? The beginning of Jake's plan for engagement was Madeline taking me to Pasta House (an Italian Restaurant in St. Louis & my favorite restuarant & the place Jake & I went on the night he asked me to be his girlfriend) & I did not want to go there. She asked me to go a few days before & I kept telling her no, we can go somewhere else. After her & Jake's efforts to convince me to go, I went. We ate, talked, & when the bill came, a picture of Jake & I was along with it.
I was very confused, but when Madeline smiled at me I knew what was happening. We got in the car & Madeline took my phone away. The address took us to Dairy Queen. Jake & I would get blizzards from there what seemed like daily. I worked there for a year in high school so one of my friends actually handed the next clue to me.
This was to 7-11. On the days we didn't get Dairy Queen, we got 7-11. The lady who handed me this clue knew Jake & I very well. She hid the clue from me for a minute, but finally gave it to me.
The address on this clue was to Jake's house. When Madeline & I got there, his brother (who is also a Marine), sister, dad, mom, pretty much everyone in his family was sitting on the driveway hanging out. I asked if they knew where a clue was & they all made that I-know-what's-happening-but-I-can't-tell-you look & his brother said, "I think Jake's at the gas station!" & everyone just looked at him & laughed. I walked into his house & into his room where Mia was, with a clue sitting right next to her.
There's a park by our hometown called Mastodon State Park. There's a huge trail up on a hill & a smaller trail on the flat part next to the creek. On the small trail, there is a little building that backs up to the creek, which is where Mia's favorite place to swim is. The next clue was taped on the building.
The last clue was to the place Jake & I first met. If you've read my first blog post that was all about me, you know it was at Kennedy Park. Madeline & I pulled up & I could see him standing the next to Shawn (his best friend & future best man). I got out of the car & walked up to where he was standing which was right next to the last picture.
I turned around from reading this & he was on one knee. I'll spare you the mushy gushy super sweet things he said while on a knee, but it ended with a question that I knew my answer to before he even finished it.
Proposals are unique to the couple. Every proposal is unique, just like the love between the couple. No matter the proposal, the excitement of the coming wedding is right around the corner.
-KS
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