oswininareddress: So, on Christmas Eve, I got engaged to Eric,...

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:48:41 -0500

So, on Christmas Eve, I got engaged to Eric, my boyfriend of almost four and a half years.

We were at Disneyland and had been having a fun day with my little, Kayla, and a mutual best friend, Jess. My mom had been insisting on getting nice pictures of me and Eric together that day, so I said something about it and we went over to Snow White’s wishing well to do that. We took some pictures, but then he started talking…

As soon as he started talking I kind of knew what was happening, but I was seriously in shock. I couldn’t believe it until he went down on one knee and pulled out the ring box. I can barely remember what happened beyond that, it’s all just tears and fumbling to get my promise ring off and the engagement ring on. Jess and Kayla were cheering when I said yes, as were a small crowd on the bridge leading to the wishing well.

I couldn’t have asked for a more magical, perfect moment. It was small and quiet, perfect for a painfully shy introvert. It was at one of my favorite places at Disneyland, and I don’t think it’s possible for me to be any happier.

The wedding is still a long ways off. We’ve tentatively set it for the fall of 2017, after he finishes law school and I finish grad school. In the meantime, I’m so happy that I get to call him my fiancé.

Eric and I met during a production of Les Misérablesthat we were both involved in in the summer of 2008. From the beginning, I knew he would be important to me (call it a woman’s intuition), but I had no idea how important. The past four and a half years have been incredible, and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for us.

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