The Surprise Engagement - Start of a new phase of life

That precious moment...one that will be etched into my mind/ heart for a long while.

2.4.15

The day i said yes to spending my lifetime with you.

am taking to writing onto my blog once again so that i can keep some record of this memorable day...and because i have terrible memory, i want to make sure i jot down every single little detail of this day so that it will never be forgotten. 

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So shortly before the trip to Japan with the bf and my friends (Kel & his wife, Cathy), the bf (now HTB) told me he booked a photo tour guide for one of the days during the kyoto leg of our trip.

*SIREN SOUNDS IN MY HEAD*

seriously?

lol.

something weird was coming up...

"Huh?? Why did you get a photo tour guide?? I can take photos of you...you can take photos of me mah...." - me

"but there wouldn't be anyone to take photos of us..." - bf

"errr....we can take a selfie? and there's still Kel & Cathy....*duh*" - me

*slight pause*

"then you really want me to cancel??" - bf

i shrug. (knowing i could well be putting off his proposal plans"

"how much is it?" - me

"450....?" - bf

"WHAT???!! SO EX!" - me

"Aiya, okay la, never mind" - me

lol. so it was there and then that i suspected something was happening...

but i must say, he acted perfectly normal from the get go of the trip leading up to that fateful day that i almost doubted myself.

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So we met at Arishiyama Bamboo Groove to kickstart our "photo tour" at around 2pm.

The weird thing was....

The tour guide wasn't talking much and all he did was run around trying to find for good photo spots.

So for 3 hours, we were running around with him and posing for the camera. 

lol.

On hindsight, it was actually quite funny.

the bf was quite upset that he paid entrance fee for one of the temples and "guide" did not bother stopping at the temple for a picture. Instead, we went everywhere around the compound but the temple itself. haha.

Us in the inner compounds of the Bamboo Grooves. It was really pretty if not for the huge crowd of people. 

It was almost impossible to get a good shot in the forest without being blocked by some passerby.

I guess they probably though we were taking wedding/ engagement photos hence they gave us a bit more space.

i realise i like the candid shots a lot better. I wish i didn't smile that much though, cause my eyes are literally gone in 99% of the photos. *faints*

- mental note to self: DO NOT SMILE SO MUCH. YOU WON'T DIE NOT SMILING WITH YOUR TEETH. -

 

my fave photo~ 

We went to a park right by the river side.

it really was the perfect spot and i couldn't ask for anywhere prettier.

with the cherry blossoms in full bloom just right above our heads, it really was a sight to behold.

He then told me he had something to give me...

to celebrate our monthly anniversary. which is strange too...cause we never celebrate monthly anniversary (except for the very first month we got together, lol)

and out came the line dolls that Kel & Cathy bought a while back in Tokyo.

Thereafter, he took out another brown box that was beautifully wrapped. I really must hand it to him, i think my bf has better artistic talent than me. and definitely much more creative. hands down.

i really am blessed. 

So inside the box were flashcards laid over a bunch of potpourri. On the cards were words/ images depicting our journey over the past 4 years.

 

I didn't notice how beautiful that spot was until i saw this picture. I mean i know it was pretty but this photo just totally blew me away. 

*ahem*, i am not being narcissistic here yar, just admiring the background. 

and there and then, he got down on his knees and took out a white box containing the gorgeous sapphire ring (aka Kate Middleton ring which i had hinted to him a while back, haha, yes, i said i wanted to be Kate Middleton...you got a problem with that, obviously this wasn't was big as hers though, we are not royalties.)

sealed with a kiss.

and there you go...

the whole story.

Four years ago, i never would have imagined that i would ever have this moment...i was the kind of gal who said "ohh, it doesn't matter, i want to be single my whole life". But now, i can't imagine a life without my other half.

Really thankful/grateful to have him in my life and i look forward for what God has in store for us.

Blessed.