Our story all started at our favorite go to nightclub called Mercer 113 during the summer of 2013. 💃🏽Krisette was dancing with her cousins in the back corner. Hip-hop playing, my friends and I walked into Mercer 113 and grabbed a drink at the bar. 🥃
I saw Krisette and her group from across the floor. I grabbed my friends and began walking over to dance with them. This quickly turned into a full-circle dance battle 🙌🏼.
I declared myself the winner, although I'm sure Krisette would have a different opinion 🤷🏽♂️.
🍻After a few failed attempts, I convinced Krisette to grab dinner in Chicago. She showed up wearing a gorgeous white, off-the-shoulder tank top. We drank wine, played guitar, watched boats float down the river and talked for hours. She thought I cooked for her but little did she know I reheated East Bank Club food in a pan.
✨I knew after that night that she was incredibly unique and special. A month in I asked Krisette to go on a trip 🛫. We ended up picking the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴. I knew the trip together would be a big risk. A month into dating I thought to myself, “Hey this either would be incredible and we'd click, or terrible and we'd want to end it sooner.”
Turns out, we had the most amazing time together 👫. Not to mention I was sweating bullets when I told her the words “I like you more than like, I love you” for the first time on the plane ride there.
I noticed Krisette started spending more time at Alfred Caldwell Lily Pond after her long runs on lake shore drive. She always talked about how peaceful and quaint it was. Surrounded by greenery, a pond and not many people, I knew this would be the most memorable spot to propose 🌳.
I picked out the perfect ring 💍 and puppy 🐶 (a whole other story [link-bear-video]), convinced Krisette we were going to see a play, and made sure our families were ready right after. Of course knowing Krisette, she Googled the play but since I was prepared, I had made a fake Eventbrite event and she fell for it!
I had a feeling Krisette knew something was coming on the way to the play as her palms were sweaty and she looked nervous. 👀
It was a perfect summer afternoon on July 28, 2018 ☀️, as I had our Uber take a detour and drop us off at Alfred Caldwell Lily Pond. I walked Krisette over to the middle of pond, got on one knee and popped the question.
She said YES! 🥂 Little did she know a 2nd surprise was waiting for her at home. While the proposal was happening at the Lily Pond, our families were busy decorating the house for a surprise engagement party with the new puppy.
Our families hid in the second bedroom as Krisette walked into the house. With the feelings of awe and amazement, she looked at all the beautiful decorations not noticing what was placed in the chest on the floor.
I pointed to the chest and said, “Hey, what's that”. 👉🏼 She looked down, saw the puppy and at the same time both families came out of the room yelling, “Congratulations!”
The feelings sank in as I saw Krisette tear up and say, “This is the best day ever”. 😍
