We decided to do things a bit backward and we basically had the wedding planned before there was ever an official "proposal." Nevertheless, I wanted it to be special, so I had spent some time planning exactly how I was going to ask Cyra to marry me. She knew a proposal was coming and she knew I was making something at school that was related to the proposal, but that was all she knew. Then, one morning, I told her that I wanted to go for a walk that evening when we got home from work. She was fine with that and we went on with our days; she took her kids on a field trip and I sanded cabinets. When I got home, though, she was asleep on my bed (which I kind of expected since I knew she would be worn out from her field trip). What I didn't expect, though, was for her to sleep for THREE HOURS.
At this point my plan was starting to crumble a bit. By the time she woke up it was time for dinner, and after dinner she began to be a bit suspicious of why it was that I was so keen for us to go on a walk. When she asked where I wanted to go and she responded to my "Alki beach" answer with, "why can't we just walk to Target, I have to go there anyway," I knew she had figured out the plan. I was hoping she would just play along, but alas, those of you who know her well know that is not her style. We get down to Alki, close to the pier where we had first said, "I love you" to each other, and she continues to be a pain in the butt by insiting that we walk the opposite way, away from our special pier, and then actually walking by herself for about 3 minutes before finally turning around and joining me.
We get to the pier and I hand her a present. She opens it and discovers what I had been making for her at school, a wooden plaque with "Will you marry me?" and three roses handcarved into it. Again, in true form, Cyra's nature takes the best of her and she responds with, "Well, it depends on what day you're thinking because my schedule's getting pretty full." That's Cyra for you.