Engage!!

For P90X, you have to engage your muscles for some of the exercises.

But I'm talking about real engagements.

I went online and randomly looked up wedding proposals, and some of these are just too corny.

- Take the engagement ring and tie a thread to it. Tie the other end of the thread around your finger. Tell your partner, "I have a present for you, but there's a string attached."

...

- During a special evening, present your love with three roses: Tell her one represents the past, one represents the present, and the last one (with the ring tied to it) represents the future.

No.

- During dinner at your favorite restaurant, arrange with the waiter to have the diamond in a box as one of the choices on the dessert tray. Tell her she is the sweetest thing you know and you can't resist her any longer.

Barf.

- Invite her for some games at home. Use Scrabble letters and spell out "Will you marry me?" Have the diamond close by.

Nope.

- Take her for a surprise picnic at the beach or in the woods. At the picnic spot, spell out "Marry Me" with stones, flowers or seashells. Put the diamond in her hand when she says yes.

Oh, please.

- Turn off all the lights in your apartment and make a trail of candles that leads to a circle of votives positioned around a ring.

Yawn.

- Create a personalized fortune cookie with your own proposal message.

Really??

Sorry if this is what you've done to get your wife...anyway.

Some proposals were super adorable...CAN'T WAIT! HURRY, BOY!! And it better be romantic!!

Speaking of getting asked.....CCM has a banquet every year celebrating the year God has given to us, for the year we had together, and for recognizing the seniors for being great and awesome.

Anyway, there's this tradition where each senior gets asked to banquet by a freshman (sophomores if there aren't enough freshmen).

Weeks go by and I'm waiting for someone to ask me. No one does. The first to get asked is Jono. This was maybe 3 weeks before the banquet, which is late...but not THAT late.

Another week goes by and a couple of other seniors are getting asked while I wait around. Banquet is on Tuesday and it's the weekend prior...WHAT THE FREAK YOU STUPID BOY HURRY UP AND ASK!

I got my dress before I got asked (hopefully that doesn't happen for my wedding)!!

Monday goes by and NOTHINGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm getting pissed off because everyone has been asked but me.

The day of...

Dom - Hey Rachel. I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY! But will you go to banquet with me (over a text).

Me - Are you kidding me? No.

Dom - Please please please!!! I'm SOOOOO SORRYYY!!!

Me - No.

Dom calls me but I don't pick up.

Me (via text again) - Stop calling me.

Dom - Please go. I'm so sorry I'm late blah blah blah blah

Eventually...

Me - FINE I'LL GO W/ YOU!

We get to banquet and my friend Eunice was there (thanks for coming, Eunice)!!!!

Eunice - Is this your date?? How'd he ask you?

Me - You tell her, Dom.

Dom - story story story.

Eunice - WHAT?? She's been waiting 4 years for this!!!

I didn't even realize. Thanks, Dom, you stupid sophomore/now junior.

But yes. Future fiancée, please do this right...