He asked, I said Yes!
Greg was really romantic – He told me about 3 weeks before my birthday that we were going somewhere and that I needed to pack 3 things: * A nice dress. * Comfy clothes. * Pajamas. The morning of my birthday, I had no idea where we were going. I figured we were going to Milwaukee when we got on the interstate, but I still wasn’t sure. Our first stop was the Historic 3rd Ward where we walked around, shopped at the stores and open market and ate a really yummy lunch. It was pouring the whole day, but it was a warm rain. And anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE rain. Next, we then went to the Mitchell Park Domes. There were these little orange birds flying around that would get really close to you if you let them. We sat for quite some time watching them walk around. I later found out that he was originally going to propose here, but it wasn't exactly what he wanted once we got there. He didn't think it was perfect enough. After leaving the Domes I wasn’t sure where we would end up. Unbeknownst to me, he’d gotten us a room at the Hotel Metro. It is such an awesome hotel - we had a hot tub and fireplace in our room! After we unpacked we went downstairs to the lounge and had drinks and snacks – I had my first crème Brule martini and it was fabulous! We got back up to the room and Greg was being really romantic and sweet. I still thought at this point that it was all just because it was my birthday.
The Proposal
When Greg asked me, I didn’t even realize he was asking me to marry him– he said “I know it’s your birthday, but would you do something for me?” I thought maybe, because he’d been sick with a cold, that he wanted me to rub his back or something. He said “Would you spend the rest of your life with me?” I looked at him and said “What do you mean?” with a confused look on my face. I had no idea he was asking me! He said “Will you be my wife? Will you marry me?” I started screaming and crying and hugging and kissing him. He pulled me away, looked me in the eyes and said “Will you please stop crying and say yes?!?!” I laughed, said “YES” and immediately got on the phone and called my family and friends, still stunned and crying. It was the perfect proposal. Getting to Dinner In Style
Little did I know that there was more fun planned! We got all dressed up and headed out to catch our ride. The hotel provided us with classic transportation - an old mob car retrofitted like a taxi which took us to dinner at the Capital Grille.
More Surprises Await!
Waiting for us were glasses of champagne with blackberries floating in them. Our server, the manager, other servers and hostesses came by to say congrats and asked to see my ring. They also brought out a special desert with “Congratulations Melissa and Greg” written in chocolate for desert. When we got back to the hotel, there was another bottle of champagne in a bucket with glasses. It was so perfect!
I still find it hard to believe that Greg is no longer my boyfriend, but my fiancé, and that one day soon, he will be my husband. All because two people fell in love...
The Proposal
When Greg asked me, I didn’t even realize he was asking me to marry him– he said “I know it’s your birthday, but would you do something for me?” I thought maybe, because he’d been sick with a cold, that he wanted me to rub his back or something. He said “Would you spend the rest of your life with me?” I looked at him and said “What do you mean?” with a confused look on my face. I had no idea he was asking me! He said “Will you be my wife? Will you marry me?” I started screaming and crying and hugging and kissing him. He pulled me away, looked me in the eyes and said “Will you please stop crying and say yes?!?!” I laughed, said “YES” and immediately got on the phone and called my family and friends, still stunned and crying. It was the perfect proposal. Getting to Dinner In Style
Little did I know that there was more fun planned! We got all dressed up and headed out to catch our ride. The hotel provided us with classic transportation - an old mob car retrofitted like a taxi which took us to dinner at the Capital Grille.
More Surprises Await!
Waiting for us were glasses of champagne with blackberries floating in them. Our server, the manager, other servers and hostesses came by to say congrats and asked to see my ring. They also brought out a special desert with “Congratulations Melissa and Greg” written in chocolate for desert. When we got back to the hotel, there was another bottle of champagne in a bucket with glasses. It was so perfect!
I still find it hard to believe that Greg is no longer my boyfriend, but my fiancé, and that one day soon, he will be my husband. All because two people fell in love...
