PROPOSAL
Knowing
that today is the day, the day of for the question, of the plan
completed with the help of friends, that after today everything will be
completely different. We drive out from the hangar complex to a B737. As
we approach the plane, I take one last look at my pocket holding the
ring, hoping that M will not see it. As we get out of the van and
make our way up to the entrance, I'm ready. I'm ready for that moment
she realizes what is going on, for the question. We turn the corner only
to find empty seats and a pillow on the ground. I wait for Mary to move
to the first row of seats but instead she picks up the pillow and
before I know it Jorge, Myles, Sandra and Brandon pop up from a few rows
back. This sudden movement startles Mary and as she looks to me for an
answer to why our friends are here, I open the ring box and ask her if
she will marry me. Concentrating on my question, I didn't realize I had
the box upside down before I opened it. As soon as Mary saw it was
upside down she started laughing so hard, to where I had to ask again to
make sure what her answer is. We are all here because of her answer,
because she is allowing me to be her best friend, her husband, her
love.
-Alan