The Proposal

2007, was Matt and I’s year to go down to Tampa for Christmas. Matt knowing me all too well realized that he would not be able to get me out of the house the night before we left because I would be packing, but he could two nights before. So on December 19, 2007, I talked to Matt while I was still at work and he suggested that we take Sassy up to campus for a walk and to look at the Christmas Tree in the Junction. I agreed so we would be able to spend some times with Sassy before we left and had to kennel her for too long since we went to the Liberty Bowl once we got back from our Christmas travels.

Once we arrived at the Junction, Sassy was busting at the seam to get out and play. Matt and I walked Sassy to the tree, we stopped to look at it and I began to walk around further with Sassy. Matt said where are we going and I said that Sassy is too full of energy and I was going to walk her around further. (I did not know that Matt was or wanted to propose by the tree!) We began to walk around together and decided to go by the Union to peek in since it was just remodeled. Matt knowing that one side of it was still blocked off suggested that we walk towards that Drill Field.

We walked out to the middle of the Drill Field by the flag pole holding hands and playing with Sassy. We stood there hugging as Sassy wrapped our legs up with her leash, and Matt said that he had been meaning to ask me a question. Matt said “He was wondering if I would marry him?” I said “Yes, whenever there is a ring,“ like I did all the times that he asked me to marry him. Then he reached his hand into his pocket, pulled out a ring, and stuck it in my face. Standing there shock I said “Yes, and asked him if he got it out of a Cracker Jack box!” He said he didn’t and we laughed. I was so absolutely shocked because I was not excepting this at all! Matt and I had talked about marriage numerous times, but we agreed that we needed to wait until he finished his Masters for financial reasons.

As soon as we got home, we called our parents and close friends who were just as shocked. My dad and step-mother were very shocked because Matt had already talked to them asking for permission, but they thought that he was going to ask on the 20th and not the 19th!