Vacation Surprises
My now husband drove from Dallas, Texas to Knoxville, Tennessee, where I was on vacation with my mom. He called me from his cell phone on the last day to say I had a surprise at the front desk which turned out to be him! He told me he had arranged another week off for me and that we could go wherever I wanted – northeast to New York, South to Florida, wherever.
The next day, we drove my mother to the airport, then set off on our own to do some sightseeing. I thought that maybe he was going to propose, but he never even hinted at it. We we called on stage at a matinee concert – no proposal. We trekked to the highest point in the Smoky Mountains – no proposal.
Toward the end of the day, we went hiking in the Smoky Mountains. We were watching the sunset along the trail. When I turned around, he was on one knee with a ring! I said yes to the proposal and we finished our hike and went back into town to celebrate!
I chose to just take a slow trip back home and we played tourist all the way back to Dallas. We visited the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, ate barbecue in Memphis, and had the bathhouse experience in Hot Springs. I couldn’t have planned a better proposal myself! 11 months later we were married in an intimate ceremony and then celebrated with a huge all-day lake party with all of our friends and family!
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