CJ had prepared himself for this, all the movies, and love stories will all come together in this very moment. Nervousness was an understatement as he rolled out of bed, his feet resting on the floor a little heavier today. He reached over to pull his blinds apart and let the sun rays warm his cold room. It was a very sunny September morning, cars were barely driving past his home as he stretched his arms out and let out a morning yawn.

Today was a big day but he was trying to convince his mind that it was just a normal day so he wouldn’t freak himself out. He walked slowly into the bathroom and turned the water on in the shower. The steam began to fill up the room as he stood there letting the water sooth any tension he had for what was to come. Brushed his teeth, washed and styled his hair, and began ironing his clothes. It wasn’t until his mother came out into the hallway that it began to settle in,

“Are you ready for the big day? Do you have everything ready?” his mom asked.

Cj’s heart sank to his toes because the realization of what was going to happen in merely 3 hours began to sink in.

“Yea, I pretty much planned and prepared as much as I could have, I’m just ready to get to it” CJ responded

His clothes were fully ironed, bag packed, cologne sitting on his dresser ready to be sprayed. He opened up the top drawer and there it was. The single item that held so much weight that he stood there for at least 5 minutes thinking over every aspect of the day that was to come. He picked it up, and opened the box.

The ring shined as bright as ever as the sun rays bounced off its surface, a calming sigh left his body as he placed it on his dresser. His girlfriend of 5 years, standing at only 5ft under his 6ft 2in frame had no idea what was to come. He had his cousin take her out to lunch and figured they would talk about girl things as he setup 5minutes away at the Brooklyn promenade; the same spot where they started their first date. His cousin would merely just suggest they go for a walk after lunch and lead her straight to him where he would be waiting. He knew his girlfriend would of course say yes to marrying him, but he still was nervous beyond his control. It was a good nervous though, he was happy, and it didn’t feel rushed. He got dressed, gathered everything he needed for the day, packed his car and drove to meet his soon to be fiance.

After about a 45 minute drive he was finally at the Brooklyn Promenade, along with his sister and brother-in-law who were there to help capture the moment. As they tended to their camera gear CJ began setting up for the proposal. He had printed out 5 of their favorite photos over the years and put them on canvas boards. People began to gather around as he placed rose petals on the floor in the shape of a heart. His fiance Alisha was merely 5 minutes away wrapping up her lunch date and she had no idea that she was going to be engaged in a matter of minutes.

His cousin sent him a quick and short text

“we’re on our way”

At this moment CJ’s heart began to pound out of his chest. Some people had walked away while others stayed and said they would watch from a distance. CJ remained out of sight until he saw her walking and he walked out to meet her with flowers in hand. Her mouth dropped. Speechless….They walked over to the rose petal shaped heart where he began to read a letter he had written for her, and before he knew it, he was down on one knee.

“Will you marry me?” he asked

“Yes” she said with a big smile

The crowd applauded, they hugged, they kissed, and the rest is history.

The Proposal Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzpz72DCAWY