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I planned on proposing at a baseball game. Not with a proposal on the big screen but something where I could be little more relaxed. I knew it wasn't very romantic but I was super nervous
I planned on proposing at a baseball game. Not with a proposal on the big screen but something where I could be little more relaxed. I knew it wasn't very romantic but I was super nervous
I asked my roommate and another friend to attend so they could get some pictures of us. My plan was to get a player on the Oakland A's team to toss my would-be fiance a baseball with "will you marry me" written on it. I knew a couple of the players bc I had played competitively
I had told a number of people including my 9 bros and sisters to be praying it would go well and told them I would propose around the 3rd inning. The only kink in the plan was the tickets I wanted where the A's relief pitchers were, were sold out.
so I purchased some junky upperdeck seating. We entered the stadium and went to our seats and sat down for only a few pitches before we left and went down to see if there were any open seats. We were in luck, there were open seats and nobody seemed to mind we take them
3rd inning rolls around and I start executing my plan. I reach in my pocket for the ring. I try the other pock. then the original pocket. then the other pocket. No. Ring! I couldn't find my ring (her ring). I try and not panic or give away the surprise for her.
first thing I did was tell my roomie to go back to our seats where we sat down briefly and look for the ring. I planned on leaving the stadium to check the car. I tell my GF I was going to the bathroom. "oh I need to go to," she said. ugh. So we both go.
I still needed to make an excuse to get away so I told her that I was going to say hi to my friend who was at the game. "oh I haven't met them yet. you should introduce us," she said. good grief. Now my stupid brain malfunctions and I start making up believable lies.
"I actually need to go talk to one of my students," I told my gf (I was a sub teacher at the time), that one of the students was a girl and she was inappropriately flirting with me at school and I was going to confront her. yes, dumb idea but I was trying to go find a ring!
my gf was mad and started crying. "why did you even take me to the game?!?" I told her it wasn't a big deal but I wanted to make sure the "flirting" didn't keep occurring. So I finally got rid of my gf to head to the car. I got to the car and tore it apart. no. ring. ugh.
at this point I texted my roomie to see if he had any luck. I noticed the 100+ notifications I hadn't replied to (all my family and friends asking how it was going). I replied to my mom and told her to tell everyone to stop texting and pray I find the ring.
so I go back in the stadium, find my gf, and tell her we need to go to the car bc I forgot something. I had already looked but tried again. she could see I was visibly upset and asked what was wrong. I figured I needed to tell her something bc the lie I had told her before
I came clean and told her there was no flirting with a student and that I had lost something. she kept asking and I snapped, "I lost the ring!!" she looked a little confused. "what do you mean?" she asked. "I lost the ring. I lost the ring. I was planning on proposing!!"
she turned a little mushy and gave me a hug. that didn't calm me down because the ring was still missing. she asked me what the box looked like. "I didn't have it in the box, I couldn't conceal that in my jeans." she didn't say I was stupid buuuut her eyes kinda said it.
so we started looking in the car again. no dice. then i suggested we go to my house. we tore it apart to no avail. then I decided to head BACK to the stadium 20 minutes away. She said it was okay but it wasn't. the ring was $2000 and I was making payments (broke outta college)
we arrived at the stadium in the 8th inning and if you know much about sporting events they basically make all the lanes into Exit-Only lanes and fans had already started leaving. I get to a cop who was directing traffic and frantically told him I lost a ring. he let me pass.
I made it about 50 yards when I reached another cop. I roll down the window and says, "are you the 'Ring' guy?" I nodded and he let me through. We enter back into the stadium and went to lost and found. nothing.
so we headed to the place where I had planned on the proposal. I started looking around on the ground. I even asked some people to start looking. A lady said, "a ring? what does it look like?" I told her it was an engagement ring then pointed to my gf and told them the situation.
the lady said, "ohhhh no. you poor girl!" my story made it through 5 rows of people and they were looking on the ground for me. it was very nice of them. Then some guy says, "hey is this the ring?!?" my eyes lit up. oh my goodness could it be?. He opened his hand and...
"I am just kidding, bro. this is my ring." he had taken it off and pretended to find it. I wanted to hurt him, badly. so still no ring. I told my gf to wait there and I was going to check one more time where we had originally entered the stadium 3 hours ago.
I made my way to the 3rd deck and started walking up to the seats. Our seats and row were entirely unoccupied although the rows above and below were full. Anyway I trudge my way up and guess what? the ring was on the ground! right under the seat I sat in for all of 2 pitches!
I literally exclaimed: "I found it!!" the people around looked confused. I didn't care. I grabbed the ring off the ground and started sprinting around the stadium. I was shouting, "get out of the way, people!"
I reach the seats where my gf and other fans were still looking for the ring. out of breath and sweaty I stumble my way down to her, drop to a knee, and exhale, "will you marry me?" she started to cry and I shouted, "just say yes!" She said yes! the crowd cheered for us.
one of the fans actually took a few pictures for us. my stupid roommate who SAID he had gone to our original seats at the beginning of the ordeal to look was supposed to be taking pics but was nowhere to be found. I didn't care. she said yes.
1 year later we got married. and nearly 13 years later (Anniversary in May) we have 3 beautiful kids and continue building a strong marriage where we try and put God first, then each other, then the kids.
Thank you, dear, for making it through the proposal. I love you.
-Hubs
Thank you, dear, for making it through the proposal. I love you.
-Hubs
