I was sitting on the floor carving pumpkins for the work Halloween contest last night when I started choking on some candy I was eating. Nothing serious, but the kind of choking that makes your eyes tear up. After about 5 minutes of coughing my boyfriend came over and patted my back. I resumed carving.
About 1/2 hour later the building started shaking. At first I thought it had finally been hit by one of the huge trucks that drive by all the time. It kept rocking so the BF and I got up and walked to a doorway. It lasted a few more seconds and then settled down. I found out later it was a 5.6 earthquake centered about 20 miles from us. I went back to carving.
A few minutes later my BF told me to put the pumpkin down. Usually I'd tell him to blow, but something about his voice sounded different. He got down on one knee and told me that he didn't want to lose me and he wanted to live with me the rest of his life. He asked me to marry him and I accepted. He then said that my choking and the earth shaking were too scary for him and he took mother nature's hint and asked.
I'm very excited and absolutely terrified. I'm not young and carefree and this marriage will not be like the last. Mostly I'm happy and looking forward to building the loving and secure future that we both want with each other.
I'll post pictures of the ring he gave me. It's beautiful!!! All those times I talked about rings he was really listening. It's the exact ring that I've always wanted and dreamed about.
