I remember it was a Monday. Austin came home from work and was acting SO strangely! He asked me to take a drive with him and took me to downtown St. Pete. This was an anomaly in of itself since again....it was a Monday, and we never went on drives during the week. But I went along with it, thinking he was being weird and antsy and I didn't know why... 

When we got to a beautiful park on the water, he completely surprised me by telling me how much he wanted to marry me and presenting me with the most beautiful ring in the world. How could I say no? 

Later he told me that he'd only picked up the ring that day and just couldn't bear to wait! 

Either way, I'm so glad he didn't!

I remember being a child and getting a little bit of money from my mother.  She would say to me, "don't let it burn a hole in your pocket."  It always did though.  My excitement drove me right to the corner store to spend it on candy or bubblegum.  It's a feeling that does go away as we get older though.

That wonderful feeling came back to me when I had McCarron's ring in my pocket.  I had planned to hold onto it for at least a week, but that same excitement that had been dormant for so long drove me to her parents' house to ask for her hand in marriage.

That same evening I asked her if she would join me for a walk downtown.  I was doing my best to contain my excitement so she wouldn't suspect what was about to happen.  It was a Monday though and we usually just do domestic things on Monday nights.

We walked to the center of the park where there was a huge, beautiful water fountain.  We both sat on the wall of the fountain and enjoyed the ambience for awhile.  The conversation flowed perfectly into my proposal.  I let her know that I wanted her love for the rest of my life.  And in return, she will always have my love too.  I finally had her ring out of my pocket and on her finger, asking her to be my wife.  Laughing and crying, she said yes.