Valentine’s Day and so much more!

I know I’ve been a slacker of late and that even my most recent entries merely scratched the surface and were more for entertainment than informational. But the reason for that is that I was thinking/feeling things which I should not have been.  I had jumped the gun and was utterly ashamed at that.  But there is no longer a need for concern.  The situation resolved itself in a spectacular manner this weekend.  And it is that resolution that I intend to share with y’all today.

This weekend was Valentine’s Day.  For those who know me at all, Valentine’s Day is by far my least favorite holiday.  And it wasn’t just because I didn’t have a significant other to share it with (although I’m sure that didn’t help matters).  My Valentine’s Days have just always been subpar.  Plans didn’t work out, I’d end up fighting with some of my closest friends, and worst of all was high school when people were so outwardly affectionate to “the one.”  The one that they had gotten together with a week before and would break up with a week later (if it even lasted that long).  It was disgusting.  However, despite my distaste of the holiday for personal reasons, overall, I felt the holiday had potential for people who actually had someone to express love for, as long as it was tastefully done.  That being said, I was flabbergasted as to how I would approach the holiday now that I have a very significant other.

He seemed rather excited for the day, not to mention intent on reversing my opinion of the holiday.  So I decided not to put up a fuss.  I even got a bit excited about getting his gift together: a package with a little bit of Hawaii inside including Hawaiian music, Hawaiian drinks, tropical straws with umbrellas, a Hang Loose vinyl sticker, a tiki cup, mini palm trees, and a handmade latchook rug with a Hawaiian scene.  You see, the original plan for Valentine’s Day had been a trip to Hawaii, but due to circumstances out of our control, that didn’t pan out.  So I decided to bring a bit of Hawaii to him.

Happy Valentine's Day Honey!

How Sweet!

Thus with the exchange of gifts, our evening began.  One of his conditions for the day had been that he got to plan everything and that I would be completely clueless.  Being out of the know is also something that tends to drive me insane, but I once again allowed it (man, I really am a sucker for the kid!).  We headed off to find a restaurant.  His first plan had been to go to the Cheesecake Factory, but in calling ahead and finding out they had a three and half hour wait for a table, he opted for plan B, Tepanyaki.  Only he was a little late picking me up and by the time we got to the restaurant we only had an hour before the next item on the agenda and they too had a wait of at least an hour and a half.  So, much to his discouragement we ended up at L&L Hawaiian BBQ.  I was throughly enjoying myself, partly because for once it wasn’t my plans that were falling through (yes, I realize that sounds a bit mean hearted, but sadly it is still true).

After fueling ourselves with chicken katsu, we were off to BYU campus where we went to a Divine Comedy performance.  They did a bunch of sketches including a spoof on the Twilight series.  It was hilarious!  It was about 9:00 when we left campus and apparently still had some time to kill so we went to Coldstone.  Then it was off to the Provo Towne Center for a movie.  When I realized we were going to another show, I was not only confused but a little let down.  Let’s just say I had been expecting something…different.  Anywho, this proved to be another instance in which my being involved with an activity causes unexpected glitches to arise.  He’d been counting on a ten o’clock showing of the Pink Panther 2, only there was no ten o’clock showing.  So we altered plans yet again and ended up watching Paul Blart: Mall Cop (if you have any desire to see this movie, I would recommend waiting for the dollar theater).

By the time the movie was over, it was getting late.  We got in the car and he made as if he was going to take me home, but on the way he needed to stop at his apartment really quick.  We stopped and he told me to wait in the car.  I was waiting in the car and getting thoroughly frustrated with myself for having expectations for the evening which obviously weren’t coming true.  And then trying really hard not to be frustrated because I knew it would hurt his feelings and its not like it was a bad evening.  Definitely my best Valentine’s Day ever.  After mentally flagellating myself in the car for five minutes, Jason texted me and told me that this might take a little longer than expected and that I should come inside.

My hope was rekindled, but I still had no idea what to expect when I walked in the door.  He had completely decorated his apartment with Hawaiian decor.  He had an Aloha banner, pineapple, bananas, palm trees (which he’d crafted himself), coconut cups, a picture of Sunset Beach on his big screen TV, and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” being sung by IZ playing in the background.  I was stunned.  Once I regained control of my legs, I walked a little further in, admiring all of the details he’d put into this.  We both donned leis and he gave me a green shell necklace and bracelet.  Before I knew it he was down on one knee asking me to marry him.  I said yes, of course and have been grinning like a fool ever since!

Grinning like a Fool

 

Close Up

Oh, and it turns out that everything that we did during the evening was a reflection of activities we’d done together in Hawaii.  The original restauarant of choice was Cheesecake Factory–a common get away for our group and Jason was often the chauffeur.  However, the restaurant we ended up at also worked into the plan since it was a Hawaiian BBQ (and a popular restaurant in the islands).  The comedy show was on a BYU campus (we met at BYU Hawaii).  We went to Coldstone together at least once in Hawaii (which is when I first learned how much he loves his sprinkles).  And the movie was not only reminiscent of our first date here, we went to and/or watched many a movie together in Hawaii.  Yes, he had all of the details worked out pretty darn well I’d say.

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