Chris and I have always been vocal about what we wanted out of our relationship. With him being a divorcee, I knew that he wasn’t scared of marriage, that at some point he would be ready, and that he would step out on faith this time. I just didn’t know when. I, on the other hand, had always wanted to be married, but realized that the men that I came across were not the one. Thank God that I never forced anyone to marry me out of convenience, nor because I saw someone else do it, and not as an attempt to “make” them the one. It was clear that my proposal delayed didn’t mean denied.

It was time for the girls (Kate, Sami, Heather & I) to get together again for happy hour after work. We had been so busy that the months had just flown by. Before we knew it, it was almost Cinco de Mayo?!?! Heather suggested that we go after work to Pappasitos. The plan worked out perfectly because we were all available for Cinco de Mayo. Leading up to the proposal and being myself, I had been fussing at Heather for having that beautiful ring on her finger, but not having her nails done since her wedding in March. She told me “Fine Tiffany, I’ll go get my nails done but only if you go with me,” so we went together on that Thursday, the day before the Friday proposal. I was on the fence about getting my hair done on Saturday because I had a busy schedule. Chris told me that I should get it done during the week after work one evening, so that I could rest on Saturday afternoon after my morning Chapter Meeting. I decided to get it done on Wednesday instead. Little did I know, Heather and Chris secretly had me doing the things that I wanted done before being proposed to (hair and nails).

All during the day of the proposal, Heather and I looked at the clock at work and were ready to go. Hey, it was Friday and Cinco de Mayo, so surely we deserved to leave early, or so I thought! Finally 4 PM comes around and all of the Senior Leadership had left, so I thought that this was the perfect time to sneak out. I walked around the office and I couldn’t find Heather anywhere, so I went to the restroom. I opened the door and screamed, “Heather, it’s time to go.” She came out of the restroom looking shocked that I had found her. (Later, I found out that she was stalling because everyone wasn’t at the proposal spot lol!) We walked back into the office and grabbed our things. Her car was in the shop, so we carpooled to Pappasitos and she mentioned that Jacob (her husband) would be picking her up later. As we were driving to Pappasitos, Sami sent a group text saying that there was a 40 minute wait, and that they would be at Pappadeaux on the patio drinking and waiting for our table to be ready.

Heather and I got there and started walking to the Pappadeaux patio. I see Sami and Kate waving at me all excited. I felt so important and happy to see my girls. A proposal had never crossed my mind lol! So as Heather and I were walking towards the patio I yell, “OMG they’re sitting where Chris and I had our first date.” Heather was speed walking in front of me and I didn’t think she heard me, so I repeated myself as I was going up the stairs. “Y’all this is where Chris and I had our first date.” Before I could finish my sentence, Chris came out from hiding and walked out of the patio section where Kate and Sami were sitting. I SCREAMED “OMG” SO LOUDLY that I know that my grandmother in Heaven heard me lol. I thought that Chris was in Houston getting ready to go to happy hour with Brandon. We talked to each other via text ALL DAY when he was in and out of his “meetings!” I didn’t pick up on the fact that he was really on his way to Dallas. I was so surprised and then start wondering how the hell did they get me!! (Ok ok back to the story.) Chris started walking towards me and I kept asking him “what are you doing here?” He never answered me but just leaned over and gave me a kiss. I could tell that he was nervous about something. Then, Bre and Willisa (two of my line sisters) walked out of the patio section!! I was TOO DONE!!!

I started to realize what was going on at that point. Chris started telling me about how much he loved me and that he loved the way that I love his daughter. He told me that he appreciated the way that I care about the wellbeing of his soul and that no woman has ever done that other than the ones in his family. He said more but I couldn’t remember it all. I do know that he spoke directly from his soul and I felt EVERY WORD! In that moment, I got even more confirmation that God had made this man just for me. After he proposed and I said YES, I hugged and kissed him, then hugged my girls, and then I started cussing lol! If you know me, you know that I’m a private eye and much doesn’t get by me. For the first time in my life, I was surprised and I knew nothing about the planning. They got me GOOD and made it the best day of my life thus far. I couldn’t believe that I was about to become someone’s wife.

Writer: Mrs. Robinson
Editor: Mr. Robinson