Caleb asked me to go to Side Street Pizza up in Tryon (a little pizza place that my family really likes) last Saturday for dinner about a week in advance, and from things he said and did throughout the week, I figured he was going to propose on Saturday, so I did my nails and dressed up really nice. It didn’t even occur to me that Saturday was our 15-month dating anniversary, so it would be a good day for an engagement. When he picked me up on Saturday at 2, we had some time to kill, so we went to the mall and walked around. We were walking through JCPenney and walked past the jewelry counter, and he said, ”Let’s look at rings.” So I figured he didn’t have the ring yet and it wasn’t going to be Saturday after all.
After a little longer at the mall, we drove over to a park nearby because we still had some time before dinner. We got to the park, and as we parked, almost all the other cars drove off, and nobody was in sight. Caleb suggested that we go walking on the walking trail there, and as we walked down towards the trail, I looked down and noticed that his shoe was untied, so I told him. He said, “Where’s a good spot? Let’s get down there in the shade.” (there were some trees nearby) and then proceeded to stop by a tree and tie his shoe. He then took my hand in his and started telling me how special I was to him and how much he loved me. I thought, “Aww, this is just something sweet, but I don’t know why he’s doing this because we just looked at rings, so it can’t be today.” And then he pulled the ring out of his pocket and asked me to marry him.
My mind wanted to say yes, but my mouth didn’t work, and I started crying and finally managed to say yes. I was so happy that I forgot about the ring for a moment, and when I realized that it wasn’t on my finger yet, I asked if I could see it again and put it on. We ended up walking down the walking trail, and then we started calling people to tell them the good news. After we called some people, we went to dinner, and then we went to his house and then my house to show off the ring. It was a very nice day. 
