THE PROPOSAL

So here's the story.....Michael and I have been dating for almost 2 years and have talked about marriage, especially since my cousin and MOH got engaged last February.  However, I never expected to get engaged this soon!!!  He will be done with school in December and I will be done in May, so I honestly thought it would be sometime this coming summer...but oh did he surprise me!!!  On Sunday, August 30 he told me that we were going to be going to dinner with some of our friends, Bryan Speed and Heather Gray.  He dropped me off at my house so I could get ready, he told me he had to go to the library to print some things off for his Monday class.  I went ahead and got ready and around 6:40ish Michael and Dickson (our 9month West Highland Terrier) came back to pick me up.  Michael took a corner a little fast so I went to reach for Dickson's collar and he didn't have it on, Michael said that he took it off to loosen it up a bit.  We got to Michael's house and Dickson and I began to watch tv and Michael was on his computer.  About 6:50ish Michael went to the bathroom and recieved a "phone call" from Speed.  He said he was going to be later than expected so they wouldn't be there to pick us up till 7:30.  Well I was like uggghh I am so hungry, Michael then asked me to go on a walk, I said no!!  He then told me we need to take Dickson since he is going to be put in his room while we go to dinner, I then said yes.  We usually turn left from his apt to walk down a a trial, but Michael said we were going right...I was confused.  As we were walking I noticed Dickson's collar was hanging lower to the ground than it normally does and Michael said he just made it a little looser than normal.  Soon Michael said his foot was hurting (he has had foot surgery) and I said well lets just turn around and head back to your apt.  he said no, that they always rest on some rocks up ahead...I told him that was weird!!  So we get to the rocks and Michael asked me if I wanted to sit down, I said no...I don't need to rest.  Then Michael told me he had gotten Dickson a new tag and said I should read it, it took me a bit to get Dickson to cooperate and I bent over to read his tag and I saw 8/30/09 I was so confused, but I looked through my legs and Michael was down on one knee...I turned around letting go of Dickson and said WHAT!?! and starting hugging Michael.  The other side of the tag said Will You Marry Me Natalie?  Needless to say I was surprised, and then he proceeded to tell me that he had filmed the whole thing!!!  I then asked if we were still going to dinner because I was hungry he said yes and we walked back to his apt.  When we got there he unlocked the door and when we walked in both of our families and some of our closest friends were there waiting on us!!!  I screamed, let go of Dickson and ran out the door, when I walked back in I was crying.  I proceeded to tell the story, we ate, got PRESENTS, and had a delicious cake from Ricks Bakery.  It was one of the best nights of my life!!!  I am such a lucky girl to have found the man that I am going to spend the rest of my life with!!!