Saving Up For My SpaceShip...

7 The Broposals I am getting married. Kind of crazy and kind of cool, right? I found someone that I believe in, admire, care for, trust and love. Therefore, I felt that it was time to fully commit to this partnership. Life Partner Gang! However, this is not about her- so enough with that for now. This is about some of the people who have meant the most to me on life’s journey thus far. Many people have shown love and have been influential and supportive towards me in my lifetime. However, I had to take on the difficult task of narrowing it down to seven. In the weeks leading up to today, I went on a quest. I went through the thousands of memories in my mind via the thousands of pictures in my cloud, external hard drive, cards, e-mails, letters, and even reminisced on events that were undocumented. This journey helped me to rediscover many things but most importantly:   “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” -    ...

Something wasn't right.....all Friday night...this guy's tossing and turning in the bed all night. Now he's up...it's 6 in the morning...on Saturday! We bought a new bed, which I picked out and I'm feeling bad like maybe it's not comfortable to him?...he's up, so I'm up. I physically roll out the bed at like 7:15. Hit my gym buddy and tell her to get ready and meet me at the Y at 8. I had to go early because Keith changed our scheduled date night to Saturday early afternoon. Didn't think anything of it because we may often change the day if one of us has something going on.  Whatever....so I get home from the gym...hop in the shower to get dressed. Keith's not home because he took Kam to karate...I got plenty of time! I'm taking my time getting dressed when Keith comes back home...and flops on the bed..."why do you look dressed up?" I said to Keith...he immediately responded back "what you mean? Cuz I have on a button up an...

So by now... I’m sure that you heard... She said Yes! Well she took the ring, so I’m assuming that means yes. Lol. I’m just going to pick up right where I left off… So after my run, I showered and got dressed. I put on a button up shirt, some khakis, and some oxfords made in Italy (Shameless, yeah I know). Jaime was still at the gym and I had to take my son to karate. I told her on Thursday that she needed to be ready by 11 AM for our make-up date. So I took my son to karate, revised my blog, wrote my proposal speech, and came up with a plan to steal her phone. My hope was that she would be in the bathroom, still getting ready when I returned, and I would just grab her phone and turn it off. I wanted to do this because I had planned to post the blog, share it on Twitter, and create an Instagram post right before we left the house. I wanted to alert everyone about what was about to happen in the next hour. I knew that she would be somewhat frantic with worry about losing her ph...

Chic /SHēk/ adjective elegantly and stylishly fashionable. Synonyms : stylish, elegant, sophisticated, dressy, smart So... This proposal was supposed to happen in 2016. However, I was inconsistent with my mission and did not get super serious until 2017. I knew I had to buy a ring, so I told myself save! Save! SAVE! I genuinely tried to but every time I had some cash stacked up, something would happen and I was forced to dip in my stash. So about two weeks before Thanksgiving I budgeted out my expenses for the year and notice a little surplus, and a coaching check came in. I knew exactly what I needed to do with the extra cash. I started researching the 4 C's of diamonds (Color, Clarity, Carat, Cut), if you have ever shopped for a diamond you understand. With my newly gained knowledge, I was ready to begin the process of looking for the perfect ring. I am an avid online shopper and I did not want anyone to see me in a jewelry shop, that would have be...