Eric called me one week and said "hey, why don't we get dressed up and go out to a fancy restaurant". Well, clueless as I was I thought "well sure, an opportunity for us to both dress up and go out on a date that we haven't ever really had" so I took it upon myself to search for a new dress and a place to eat. The more I got to thinking I wanted to go somewhere besides Chattanooga so I brought the idea of Atlanta up to Eric. Even though he travels alot to come see me he said that would be fine, find a restaurant that looks nice and we will go. So I picked a steakhouse that had good reviews online called "Bones" and we decided to go on Friday, June 27th. I found a great little black dress, had the cute shoes, and my friend Megan helped me to pick out some coordinating jewelry. Eric was so excited because he was getting a chance to get out of military clothes into his blazer that he had hanging in his closet for several years!! We drove down that afternoon, Eric was in what I thought was a bad mood all day, got checked into our hotel and got ready to go out. The whole time we were getting ready Eric was guarding his jacket, snapping at me for moving his shorts and just being grumpy.
We arrived at Bones, got valet parked, and proceeded inside to our "private table" which was very nice. My choice of restaurant was great, the service was awesome and the atmosphere was perfect for our "date night". We had a delicious meal of filet, choices of sides and hand picked wine from their large selection. The night was perfect and couldn't get any better......or could it?
Okay so after dinner the waiter starts to clear our table in between what Eric was trying to make a VERY serious conversation, Eric then gets up from his seat and comes around to my side to get on one knee! I was freaking out to say the least!!! "Oh my gosh, what is he doing", I thought as he pulls out a box from his jacket (that box was in his shorts earlier in the day unbeknowst to me). He opened the box, said he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me and asked me to marry him.....I was speechless for once in my life!! Aaaahh...I was not prepared for this at all but said "yes" and took the beautiful 1.07 carat ring from his shaking hand.
Eric went and sat back down, grabbed my hand and we talked for what seemed like forever about our future plans and how much we loved each other. The waiter brought us FREE champagne, desert and even took our picture (which I posted). They actually had no idea this was going to happen at the restuarant because I made the reservation but they were so very accomodating and congratulatory. We will most certainly visit them again and I know I will never forget that night again!!
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Hey there! Saw you as a follower on our blog! Didn't know you had joined the addictive blogging world! Excited to keep up with your wedding planning. Hope all is well!
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