Our Engagement

Joseph was very romantic about the whole engagement! Although, he wanted to give me the ring as soon as I picked him up at the airport on December 21st, he waited as he had a spectacular plan on asking me on December 22nd!

The week of December 10th I was telling Joseph that I wanted to get my nails done for the holidays and was stressing on where and when I would get them done as all places on the 22nd would be very busy. He said, "Babe don't worry about it, I don't want you to stress over this. I will make the appointment. Please don't worry." The week of December 17th I kept asking if he had my appointment made, he said yes..but would never tell me where. During that same week Joseph also told me he left his watch at the Broadmoor the weekend before (Pulte's Holiday party took place the weekend before, and Joseph was very sick). At that moment I actually started thinking he made the appointment at the Broadmoor.

On December 22nd he told me my nail appointment was at 2:00pm down south somewhere. At around 1:30pm we started driving to the appointment. He took the North Academy exit and I thought, hum maybe we are going to a nail place and he really did leave his watch behind at the Broadmoor. He also said we should pick me up something to eat since we didn't eat lunch. I told him I would be fine and could wait an hour. He replied back that I should so I scarfed down a Wendy's hamburger.

We arrived at Middleton Salon at 2:00pm and as I was getting checked in for my appointment the lady started telling me what services Joseph had scheduled for me for: massage, pedicure, and end with a manicure!!! What a TREAT! He left me at the spa and picked me up at 5:00pm. Our next steps were to pick up his watch and head to Pueblo...... or so I thought....

As we were pulling into the Broadmoor Joseph puts on his watch and says, "Oh look I found my watch!" I surprisingly said, "Oh so we don't need to go to the Broadmoor now!" He had the biggest smile on is face and replied back, "yes, we are staying the night here!" He then asked me to look in the glove department to pull out the valet paperwork and I gave him a hard time saying these were last weeks, but he convinced me otherwise. Needless to say I was excited to be back at the Broadmoor. I thought he was making up from last week as my Holiday party was the weekend before and Joseph was really sick. I was ready to get grab the bags and he said everything was already in the room.

As soon we walked into the room there were two dozen red roses on the table and my long formal brown dress nicely displayed with the right pair of shoes and jewelry! He told me we had dinner reservations at 8:00pm at the Penrose room (the only Five Star Restaurant in town) with live music and dancing. I was not expecting all of this. While I was being pampered at the spa, Joseph was busy going back to my place to get the dress, shoes, etc. and checking us into the Broadmoor.
We had a wonderful dinner at the Penrose room. Once again, I simply thought Joseph was making things up from last weekend and he kept his promise on taking me out for a night of dinner and dancing!

After dinner and dancing we crossed back over the bridge (we were staying at the Broadmoor West)and went into this nook where a fireplace and fountain was. It was a cold night and we were getting warm by the fire. He told me to look at the Christmas tree as something was there for me! There I found a Broadmoor ornament. My St. Nick gift in which he delayed giving me! He then pointed again and told me to look harder....there I found a little red stocking. He asked me to bring it over to the fireplace. Joseph got down on his knee and proposed,

"I don't have anything romantic to say....but I will be the best husband you could ask for if you will be my wife!"

I automatically replied, "What do you think?" He didn't like that answer and questioned it back to me once more, "Will you Marry Me?' I then replied "OF COURSE!" He still wasn't satisfied with my response and he then asked me, "Where is the YES?"..... I then giggled and said "YES I will marry you and be your wife!!!" )I guess I needed to practice my part!) At that moment the gorgeous radiant cut ring came out of the stocking and I started crying, it was so beautiful!!!

It was great night full of surprises! After the proposal we called our family and
shared the great news!