In 2015, on New Year's Eve, I had just returned from running some errands before we began our journey to do christmas shopping. As I was freshening up, all of a sudden I started internally asking myself if I should change clothes...??? Hmmmmphhh, self: we are just going to Toys R' Us and couple of clothing stores; I had on jeans and a sweater, tennis shoes.
Before leaving, a few minutes later, I was straightening up the kitchen counter, organizing something and Keith was pacing, almost in a circle. Me: He is ready to go; I just want to get this straightened because when we get back I will be finishing the food and wrapping gifts....
Keith: "Babe, I got us a Poinsietta."
Me: "OK, oh, I did too; it is in the car. Can you get it please?"
Keith goes get the one from the car. As I was finishing up, he began pacing again, in a circle in the kitchen. So, I say: "I'm almost finished babe."
Keith: "Ok. You should probably open it up before we leave so it doesn't die."
Me: (in my head... Die, we won't be gone long....continuing on... almost finished...)
Keith: More circles...."you should probably open it up so it doesn't die....."
Me: "Ok, I'm ready." Walk into Den. Approach Poinsietta, proceed to remove wrapping. Get the wrapping to the bottom of the pot, bending down now. He is standing there, looking at me. (In my head again, "Die!!!, geesh how long was this in the truck??? .... Is he going to help me, pick the pot up so I can pull the wrapper off...???)
Keith: Lifts up the plant
Me: I remove the paper....stand up...begin to turn to throw the paper away and...
Keith: "Isn't it pretty????"......(Vanna White gesture)"
Me: I turn around..."It is very pretty" (It was)...
Keith: "Aren't the leaves big".....trails thumb from top of leaf to bottom of one leaf....(another Vanna White gesture)....
Me: (...big leaves???) "It sure is..." (Wow. Now, I'm Vanna White, thumbing the leaves.....and....)
Keith: (in an OK Damn kind of tone)....."You gonna be my wife?"
Me: Looking a the Poinsietta, what is Vanna gesturing to??? Eyes roaming the space between the hands....and, then.....
THERE IT WAS....BRIGHT....SHINY....calling my name!!!
(In my head again.....A RING....OMG...., no...., THE RING......Holy Shit...........)
Me: "OMG! OMG! OMG!....You got me!!!!" (Covers mouth....stunned and wide-eyed, shocked)
Keith: Takes it off the Poinsietta and places it on my finger and says, "Well???"
Me: Nervous Laugh, Looking at the ring, smiling from the west coast to Jamaica ....."Yes!!!"
"YES! YES! YES!"
Then we went christmas shopping! :)
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