I spent most of the day getting ready. I cleaned the house, went out and bought a new shirt, got a ton of flowers and candles, and got everything I needed to make dinner. My girlfriend Alice was asleep all day since she works nights, so I had everything ready to surprise her when she woke up.
She got up around 4pm, and came out to see the flowers and everything set up. We jumped in the shower together and I got out first and told her to get out in about 5 minutes and put on her best clothes.
She came out to find me waiting in the loungeroom in my tux, holding 2 glasses and a bottle of champagne.
I turned on the stereo, which I'd set up to play our song; Sinatra's 'Someone to watch over me'. We slow danced for a while, and we exchanged our gifts. She gave me some small sentimental gifts, a silver ring that she had engraved with our initials (she got 2, one for each of us), a copy of the Kama Sutra and a large box of condoms.
I then told her to stand up, moved in close and said the following. (for this to make sense you have to know that whenever I'm watching a movie/listening to music and I hear her coming I always pause it).
Alice, my beloved angel, the last three and a half years can be described as nothing short of the best years of my life. I can’t even begin to express how much I love you, how much happiness you bring me every time you walk into the room. It might only seem like I’m pausing the dvd, but what I’m really doing is pausing everything, the whole world, in expectation of that one perfect moment when I get to see your beautiful smile again. You’re everything I want or could ever want in this world, and I can’t even imagine the rest of my life without you there beside me. No matter where life takes us, I know that if we’re together then everything will be wonderful. You’re everything to me, and I’d like nothing more than for us to spend the rest of our lives together.
At this point I got down on one knee and pulled out the ring.
Alice, my beautiful angel, will you marry me?
She was crying too much to say yes, but she nodded that she would. She was so overjoyed that she couldn't speak for about 5 minutes.
After that we danced some more, then went out on the balcony to pop the champagne. I then cooked dinner while she called just about everyone we know to tell them.
The 3 hours after dinner we sat out in the jacuzzi, drinking champagne, eating chocolate and working on pages 44 through 75.
Unfortunately Alice had to work tonight, so Valentines day is over for me. I hope the rest of you in different time zones have a great one though!!!
