Today John proposed near the waterfalls in Bentong, Pahang. He chose a place we both love - Nature. Raw. Unpretentious. Sweaty. Just him and I in one place.
How he did it was another story altogether. This cheeky one can never really hide anything from me. Neither can he act. Lol! The night before our getaway he had already diligently packed his backpack and left it by the main door which i felt was absolutely strange and unlike him, as he is usually a last minute packer. And then the next morning he is up and early which is also something out of his character, but all that ran through my head was "Geez this guy is REALLY enthusiastic about this trip!"
At the waterfalls as I was taking a break by the rocks after our mini hike and was all sweaty and tired when he gestured with his right hand for me to come to him. His left hand was behind his back. Then, I already knew something was up.
Then as I stood in front of him, he knelt down and made his speech (which was super sweet by the way) and asked for my hand in marriage. After I said "Yes of course I'll marry you!" He revealed a rilakkuma bear.. and I was dumbfounded for a second, "...like seriously? What?" was what came to mind immediately.
Then he was like "Okay maybe this will work better.." then he flashed this beautiful ring nested in a super cute Carrie K signature bookcase box.
So let's get down to what the ring means. He customized it to show...
The sapphire in the middle represents me (my favourite stone and colour).
The leaves on both sides of this rock represents Growth and Ascension.
The little garnet under the Sapphire (can't see from the pic) represents John (his favourite colour being red).
So basically, as we grow together in life, he will always be there to support and encourage me. How sweet is that?!
I love my ring and I'm proud to tell others what it means (even when they don't ask!) because I truly treasure the amount of thought that went into the creation of this ring. And now that we are married I can finally call him my Husband.
From making big sacrifices, to looking after me when I'm sick, to wiping away the tears from my eyes when I'm down, to crying with me, to accepting me and my wretched past, I've truly found a soul mate in him and there is no one else I'd rather spend the rest of my life with. We've been through so much, we've made it this far, what else is in our path that we cannot conquer and overcome?
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