The weeks after leaving Georgia were really hard for me, causing me to keep bugging Troy about coming out here. I would make suggestions, like I would pay for half of the ticket, and he would just sorta blow me off. So mind you, this would cause me to be like "What the Freak! Why isn't he listening to me?" Part of me was like hmmm, maybe he is coming out here, but I didn't want to get my hopes up, so I pushed it aside and went on with my life.
Now last week, my best friend Jenny told me that she and her husband were going to take me someplace nice for dinner to "celebrate" my almost engagement and my departure for Georgia. She finally decided on The Roof which is where I had always wanted to go to eat, and since I was leaving the state, wanted to go there even more. So she told me that Friday night was the only night they could go. So of course I agreed, but to be completely honest, I didn't really think it was going to happen, because it is an expensive place and we all have busy schedules, but I didn't make any plans just in case (not that I would have any, my evenings consist of coming home from work, having dinner, then watching TV until Troy calls). So Friday comes around, and an old roommate of ours wanted to get together before I left, and she said she could do lunch on Saturday. I was really excited because we have been trying to get together for like 3 years! So I asked Jen if she could go on Saturday, and after some bizarre hesitation, she said she could. Now Jenny and I work together, so I went off to find her to get a time because the last time I asked she just blew me off. So finally I tracked her down again to finalize these lunch plans, and she told me that we wouldn't be able to go out to dinner that night because Aaron (her husband) had a paper to type. She claims that I didn't seem too devastated, but that was because I really didn't think we'd go, and we never really finalized the day. So we decided on a time and what not, and she talked me into spending the evening with her at her house, so after work it was off to Jenny and Aaron's!
Once getting to Jenny and Aaron's, Jen and I made dinner, then she wanted to make Lemon Pound cake, which takes like 1 1/2 hours to make!), we worked on my blog for like 3 hours, and Aaron wanted to go see a movie. I told Aaron I couldn't because Troy would be calling me. now I am going to back track a little bit. Troy and I chat on Facebook during the day, around lunchtime (Utah time) he told me that they were going to get off work early so he had to stop talking so he could get all of his work done. I thought that was a little strange but was ok with it. Then, a couple of hours later, he told me he was going to take a nap, and I didn't hear from him for a couple of hours. Then he texted me and told me he was finishing up his homework....then headed to his friend's to visit then play Halo. SO after that I didn't hear from him for like 5 hours! and I was a little concerned because of how much time he was putting into Halo. ANYWAY, back to our story, I was wondering why troy had not called yet because he told me he was going to call at either 10 or 11 my time, and it was after 11. So finally I told Jen I needed to go home (she convinced me to stay until he called), and as I was about to leave, Aaron, her husband, comes into the room and says, "No one is leaving until that kitchen is cleaned"...which I thought was a little strange because he had never made me clean the kitchen before, but I went and did it any way, and when that was done, he was going to make me sweep the floor, but I told them I really needed to get ready for bed before Troy called. As I was leaving, Jenny stops me and told me she had something to show me....so she calls me back and shows me her ovulation journal...so after a short chat about that I was ready to leave, all of this time wondering why they weren't tired, it was around midnight, and even I was tired.
As I was getting into the car to go home, my mind of course, wandered to Troy and how much I wanted him to come out, and was a little sad because I figured he wouldn't, but couldn't figure out why not, then concluded he must not care too much (momentary conclusion because I knew how much he cared). So i get home, get ready for bed, and get a text from Troy that says he'll call me in a little bit, he totally lost track of time because he was "in the zone", I kindly reminded him that it was just a game, and that I thought it was silly and didn't really understand. So after assuring him I wasn't mad, I decided to take a nap before he called. AS I was laying in bed, I had the thought that maybe he flew out here during the day which is why I hardly heard from him...but I pushed that aside not wanting to get my hopes up. I soon fell asleep and he called, we did the usual, talking about our days, then he told me he would call me back because he had just been driving home and was outside and needed to go in. So we hung up and I tried to go back to sleep, and I get a text from him telling me to unlock my front door.....NOW i was really confused, dare I hope that he is there? Of course not! Why would I want to get my hopes up? SO I texted him back saying why, and he said to just do it. So I quickly put a shirt on and opened the front door to find Troy Wardwell, my childhood crush, and current boyfriend standing there (He and Jen had been conspiring together for a while about this, and The Roof was his idea, he was planning on surprising me there! So this whole time I was wondering what was going on in the back of my mind, he was on his way here!)..yes, I shut the door, but I was surprised, so I quickly opened it again, he came in, and we sat and talked for hours. He kept trying to make me think he was going to purpose, and I told him I knew what he was doing, funny guy, then he told me about this elaborate plan he had. I told him that it was alright because us just sitting there in my living room was perfect enough. So after giving him that assurance I guess, he got down on one knee and proposed! And that my friends, is the story...not a short one I know, but hey, I like novels :) Remember it forever, if you don't I will be very offended.
