October 4, 2008

by candacekoch

I think that maybe a little bit of family pressure had to do with it...we were always being asked when we were going to finally get married, and I guess Marc finally took all of the hints! One evening after I got home from dinner with friends, I found Marc sitting on the couch with an almost empty bottle of wine, ( I guess it was for courage!) he began by telling me how much he loved being with me, listing various occasions from over the years that he felt best suited what he was leading up to. I had no idea where this was leading and I kind of thought that maybe he had just a little bit too much wine! He continued to follow me around our home as I was getting ready to go to bed, the whole time proclaiming just how much he loved me. I finally turned to him and asked him where exactly he was going with all of this babble, and that I knew he loved me, and that I loved him too! He gave me this silly grin and hugged me almost awkwardly, and whispered in my ear, " I was going to wait until after we moved (to Grande Prairie), but I might as well do it now." My heart skipped a beat. What?!! What did he mean? Is this really happening? I had pretty much given up hope that he would ever ask me, and believe me, I had done my fair share of dropping hints!! I turned around to look at him just as he dropped down onto one knee, stilling smiling that silly grin of his. Oh my God! This was really happening!! I started to giggle nervously and I even told him to get up, but to no avail...Marc looked up at me, and like a line straight from the movies said, "Candace Tamara Koch, will you marry me?" and produced the ring of my dreams! By this time I was in shock, I even think I started to cry (with joy, of course!). Marc stood up and hugged me tight and gave me a kiss, and I couldn't stop shaking...I was an absolute mess! I just couldn't believe it! In the whole time that we had been dating, he had never been able to keep a secret or surprise me with anything, yet here he was, pulling the biggest surprise ever! I remember numbly getting into bed and pulling the sheets up to my chin, and then Marc getting into bed and turning to me and asking "Well, are you going to answer me?", I burst out laughing, I was so shocked, that I had forgotten to answer him! I turned over and hugged him and whispered "Of course I will'" in his ear.

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