After dating for about 6 years, it was going to be quite a feat to surprise me since I thought any moment could be the moment that Austin finally proposed. Austin got an interview in New York City and we decided to make a trip out of it since I had never been to NYC. Austin saw the perfect opportunity to surprise me. I did not suspect a thing due to the last minute nature of the trip from the quickly scheduled interview. Little did I know, Austin had already put the wheels in motion to propose the next weekend so he was fully prepared to move the date up and surprise me when I least expected it.
The second day of our trip, we switched hotels from the boring business hotel the interviewing company had paid for to a cute boutique hotel near times square. After arriving at the hotel, Austin kept coming up with things to do (unpack, write thank-you notes to his interviewer, write several thank-you notes because he can't write in a straight line, scope out places to eat online because I was starving by now, go to the bathroom, etc.). When the time was right, Austin finally let me leave the hotel room and we went for a walk around Times Square to see the sights and get something to eat. When we got to the Hershey's store, Austin asked me to stop for a photo op. I waited, and waited, and waited for Austin to take the picture. But apparently the camera wouldn't work. (Actually, the scrolling marque was malfunctioning and Austin was trying to wait for his message to come up. All the while, I was getting really annoyed!).
After that didn't work, we decided to go look around the store. Now, the Hershey's store is not as big as you would think. In fact, I think the M&M's store across the street is about four times larger. But, in that small store, Austin managed to lose me enough to talk to the manager to see what was going on with the message. After stalling, and stalling, and stalling, and me getting really annoyed and hungry, Austin finally allowed us to leave the store.
As much as he thought it would irritate me, Austin asked me to try the photo op one more time. This time, as Austin was taking the picture (actually taking a video), Austin told me to turn around. The scrolling marque said "Haley, I like it. Can I put a ring on it?" In case you don't get the reference, it's from a Beyonce song that I have always given Austin a hard time about.
When I turned back around, Austin got on one knee and asked me to spend the rest of my life with him! I said YES!
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