Let's Party

Int: Office high rise, Downtown Dallas, Day A girl walks into a new office for her very first big girl internship. Girl spots cute boy in office. Girl ignores boy because she is trying to make a good impression. Boy makes thoughtful presentation. Girl is intrigued by the way boy wears his watch (facing the inside of his wrist). Girl doesn't know this yet, but Boy is also interested in Girl. Jump to: the end of the workday. Girl is giving boy sidelong glances. Boy is glancing back. Girl decides to use her internship as an excuse to introduce herself to Boy. Boy does not in fact work there, but is just helping out. They spend the next hour chatting about their favorite music and movies. Girl and Boy part ways at the elevator. Int: College Dorm Room, Night Girl cannot stop thinking about Boy. She finds him on Facebook. Considers friending him. Decides against it. Friends his sister (her new boss) instead. That's not weird, right? Girl then does something she had sworn off of for the summer: swiping on Tinder. Girl FINDS BOY ON TINDER. Girl swipes right. Int: Sister's House, upstairs. Evening. Boy is openly scrolling on Tinder at his sister's home while talking about mundane things. A notification lights up his face more than anything had in the previous two... no three weeks. Boy quickly discovers that Girl has not eaten dinner and suggests a 24 hour diner date. Boy then realizes he is already stuffed from his own meal. Boy successfully swindles her phone number and sends a Danny Devito meme. Int: Cafe Brazil, 10:00 pm Girl and Boy meet up at the place where all legends are born: Cafe Brazil off of 75. They talk for hours. Girl eats. Boy orders beans and doesn't touch them. They drive around the Dallas highways for hours, talking and laughing, bonding over music and films. Boy finally drops girl off, but not before going in for the fateful kiss. The rest is history.

What do all proposals start with? A fateful joke. Kelly and I have known we would be married by the first date. One of our first bits as a couple was to joke about getting eloped in order to trick our loved ones into paying for a Japan "honeymoon". So, it is only fitting that a joke is what led to me getting down on one knee. Kelly knew. She knew everything. Kelly knew she would love the ring because she picked it out. Kelly knew when the ring arrived because we went and picked it up together. The one thing she didn't know was when the actual proposal would occur. I had told her it would be within 6 months but other than that, to just stay vigilant. Jokingly, I say aloud "Actually I am proposing to you tomorrow." It takes a bit, but as I am sitting in my office on a Monday morning I realize the funniest joke in the world would be to actually propose that day. I assembled a tight knit crew of ruffians and the trap was set. Outside our favorite dive bar (Single Wide, duh), on our typical Monday afternoon happy hour, I get down on one knee and I quickly become the happiest man in the world. And I swear I only wore the Hot Rod shirt to throw Kelly off.