Aaron and I don't typically celebrate holidays on the actual holiday. So we didn't even do any celebrating for Valentine's Day on Valentine's Day. In fact, Aaron didn't even go shopping for my present until February 16th.
Anyway, a couple of weeks before Valentine's Day I told Stephanie that she should tell Aaron that I wanted to start an Expressions charm bracelet from Helzberg. We decided she would tell Aaron that this would be a great idea for Valentine's Day and then as big events come up in our lives we could buy a charm to remember them. My Mom happened to have an extra bracelet that she was not going to use so Stephanie informed Aaron of this as well. It was a simple present...all he had to do was pick out a charm and a couple of stoppers. I filled my Mom in on this little plan Stephanie and I had concocted and she slipped Aaron the bracelet in a drug deal sort of fashion before Valentine's Day.
So, fast forward to Thursday of last week when Aaron was off work...he went out to lunch with his boss and informed that he was going to go Valentine's shopping after that. When I got off work I asked him how shopping had gone and he gave me some story about how it had gone fine but he didn't get what he thought I wanted and blah blah blah. We went out to dinner with his Mom that night and he informed her that he had gone shopping at Cabela's for my present. Aaron is a pretty good story teller so he had her believing that he had thought about getting me a deer stand after he described me to the sales guy. And that he had looked at pink handguns for me. His Mom proceeded to shake her head at him and tell him that he better have gotten me something better than that.
When we got home from dinner I noticed a Helzberg bag on the incredibly dirty floorboard of Aaron's truck. So, me being me, I said, "Oh did ya go to Helzberg today?"
Aaron's response was "Shit! I didn't think you would be in the truck tonight."
I politely asked "Can I have my present tonight since I know it's from Helzberg now?"
His response was "Well I wanted to wait until Saturday but fine, you can have it tonight, take Jersey out while I get your present."
I, being incredibly excited to see what charm he had picked out, ran inside to take Jersey out. Aaron went immediately to his bedroom, shut and locked the door. I took Jersey out, and the little booger was thankfully very quick on relieving himself and we went back inside. Now, I was a little occupied because Jersey had decided that he needed to relieve himself on the bathroom floor before we got home. While I was taking care of Jersey's little mess Jersey (who absolutely adores Aaron and Aaron will never admit it but the feeling is mutual) started launching himself at Aaron's door. This made me laugh hysterically. Aaron came out of his room all sorts of in a tizzy because he was convinced I was throwing Jersey at the door to get his attention. I finally got calmed down and went into Aaron's bedroom where I proceeded to take a seat in his "Smoker's Chair." I was very calmly sitting there not pestering him to give me the present when he walked over with a little Helzberg jewelry bag and got down on one knee. I should probably interject at this point that Aaron has been getting a lot of pressure on Facebook to propose from my extended family because my cousin recently proposed to his girlfriend and we are apparently the next couple to get engaged. When Aaron went down to one knee I immediately said, "What the hell are you doing?" Aaron just laughed and threw the bag at me. I opened it and found this:
Didn't he do good? He's so sweet! After making him put it on my wrist we went upstairs to show it off to his Mom. Aaron then starts telling her this elaborate story about how Stephanie had told him that I had mentioned I would like to start a bracelet. I couldn't hold it in any longer and I just started laughing. Aaron's response was "You planned all of this...didn't you?"
So I asked, "Did you buy the bracelet or did you get it from Mom?"
His response was "You planning Little....Ugh, I love you!"
He proceeded to tell us how my Mom had slipped him the bracelet and told him exactly what he needed to buy. And the whole ordeal (they tried to get him to buy a ring and sign up for a credit card) he went through at Helzberg that afternoon. Needless to say, his Mom and I were rolling in laughter. It was a great first Valentine's Day!
Let's meet a couple cast members that were introduced today:
That's Aaron! Yep, I'm standing on a stool and am barely taller than him! He is a tech nerd...which sometimes comes in handy. We started dating in September 2011 and have never been happier. Aaron makes me laugh on a daily basis. We laugh like we are best friends, fight like we are married, and protect each other like we are siblings. I've turned him in a Wino. Aaron likes to create things. You'll see some of our creations later! He has made me a more self-confident person. He makes me smile on a daily smile with his over the top puke-in-your-mouth-lovey-doveyness! Love him!
Stephanie! What can I say about Stephanie? I met Stephanie a few years ago when I moved home after college. She is a Mom in the best Scout Troop EVER! Ok, I'm a little bias since my Dad is the Scoutmaster (you'll meet him later). Stephanie is an amazing person. She's always there for her friends and family. We enjoy drinking beer and wine together, looking at Cowboy butts, and jumping the Grand Canyon in every conversation we have. We always say we just alike...scary but also makes for really great stories. Stephanie introduced Aaron and I and we are forever grateful! Remember, Stephanie is also Jersey's girlfriend's Mom!
1 comment:
so sweet. and so happy for you.
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