After a couple weeks of talking on the phone with Netta longer than I had ever talked with anyone before, we decided to go on our first date. We had already planned on dinner and a movie, but a couple days before, Netta had mentioned an art exhibit she really wanted to go to. Without hesitation, I wanted to go, just to spend time with her. Our first date was close to an all day event. The exhibit was Nick Cave: Feat. We had dinner and went to go see Superfly (lol). We had a blast, and we decided to become a couple two days later.
I had considered WAY too many different ideas for this, but ended up getting a cartoon picture book made with "Will You Marry Me?" on the last page. We decided on Christmas Eve to open up one present each, so I picked out the book for her to open up. While she started looking through the book, I went and got the ring out of my hiding spot in the closet. Each page has different things that I love doing with her or love about her. When she got to the last page, she looked at me with the widest eyes I'd ever seen her make. She ugly cried, and I shed a couple tears too. She said yes!