The Engagement

A lovely trip home to Newfoundland set the stage for our adorable tale. Adam had laid the plans months before, enlisting the help of his father and step-mother in canvassing the local St. John's diamond merchants for suitable rings. When the couple were in Newfoundland for a long-overdue summer visit, Adam and his family were busily whispering plans whenever Katie was out of the room. A trip to a restaurant at the Avalon Mall masked Adam's trip to the diamond store to decide on the perfect ring.

Adam and Katie had previously discussed holding their wedding at Bowring Park in St. John's, so he took her to see the park and the bungalow with his sister Jessica and Jessica's boyfriend, Vincent. Originally, Adam had planned to propose to Katie upon their return to New York, but his patience proved too weak, and he resolved to do it in the park itself, returning with his father and step-mother on the pretext of "Dad needing to take pictures of the park with his new camera." Maneuvering Katie below the park's "Weeping Willow" (which Katie ardently denied as being a proper willow), Adam turned to her and said, "Would you like to know a secret?" Katie responded, "Yes." Adam said, "In five seconds I'm going to ask you to marry me." Katie responded, "No way."

Adam responded by bending the knee and giving her the ring he had chosen. He still isn't quite sure that he even got the whole question out. It was sort of, "Will you ma-" before Katie said, "YES!"

She was very happy. And so was he.

And they all lived happily together ever after.