Surprise

SURPRISE, SURPRISE
"My fiancé and I were in a long-distance relationship—he was living in Nashville and I was living in New York City. He was supposed to visit me in a few weeks and was supposedly hanging out with his friends in Nashville while I was going to go get brunch with my friend at the Boathouse. My friend and I were walking through Central Park and over the Bow Bridge—there were lots of rowboats on the lake and an acoustic guitarist. It was all very romantic, and I even suggested to my friend that my boyfriend and I should go to this spot when he visited next! Then I heard someone call out my name, and I turned around. I was so confused and surprised to see my boyfriend standing there! He got down on one knee and asked if I would marry him—I have never been so surprised or happy in my entire life! It seemed like a blur and as cliché as it sounds, I don't remember anyone or anything around me—it was like we were the only two people on the bridge. He and my friend had been planning this the whole time, fake brunch date and all." —Amy Mittenzwel