Lindsay Ragozzino!!!!!!!!
Lindsay sent us in a beautiful engagement story making her the winner of the MissNowMrs.com Gift Card contest!!! Read on and see it through Lindsay’s eyes… We loved it!!!
Hello! my name is Lindsay Ragozzino and I wanted to share the story of how my fiancé proposed to me - I hope it brings a smile to your face as it definitely did for us :)
First, a little bit of back-story: We met in college in 2003, both attending SUNY Albany. I was a freshman and he was a sophomore, running for Student Association president. I knew exactly who he was, since he face was all over campus! One night, we met through a mutual friend and I felt so lucky that the soon-to-be Mr. Campus President was interested in a "lowly constituent" like myself. We hit it off instantly, taking long walks around campus and staying up late learning more about each other each day. Sadly, after the semester ended and we left for our respective hometowns, our spring romance ended as well and we parted ways.Fast forward to the present: In 2008, I found myself single and wanting a new boyfriend... hopefully "the one!" After playing on Facebook one night, Lawrence's face magically appeared on my screen, after five years without contact, and I took a risk... I messaged him to see if he was interested in catching up after all that time. As luck (or fate) should have it, he was single as well and we made plans to see each other as soon as possible! On the first night we met up, the nervous anticipation was killing me - would this go well? is he really interested or just being nice? is he as stunning as i remembered him to be? As soon as I walked through the door, all of my fears were alleviated, and all of the giddy excitement came rushing back. I knew instantly that we would have something very special. That night in February 2008, we went to a local NYC bar with a group of his friends, shared cocktails and stories and danced the night away. Catching up was effortless and we very easily transitioned into life as a couple. We found ourselves in love early on in the relationship, and before we knew it, we moved into an apartment in Queens, adopted a cat and began building our future together.
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The Proposal: The night of June 25th, 2009 - the same day Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died - my fiancé and I had plans to return to that same bar we went to on our very first night out together, to watch his friend play the guitar. It was the same friend who was there that first night as well, so we were already quite nostalgic about returning to "where it all began." Lawrence happened to be home from work that day, so when we went into the city that night, we were greeted by a group of his coworkers who were also there to see the show. Everyone was buzzing about the recent celebrity deaths and discussing how life is too short. I found myself thinking how lucky I was to have such a great man in my life. We enjoyed the night - great food, great drinks, great friends - and before long, Lawrence asked if I wanted to go to "our park" on the Upper East Side, near his former apartment. Since June had been a soggy month, and we had a beautiful clear night upon us, I easily agreed. We took the subway uptown and I encouraged my fiance to take off his blazer, as he was sweating! He insisted he was fine, and after we got off at 86th and Lexington, we strolled down to East End Avenue to walk on the boardwalk that overlooks the East River. We walked and talked, reflecting upon when he lived in the area and how we would visit the park to get away from life and have our special place together. I was rambling nonsensically about the wind blowing the water on the river, when Lawrence stopped me to sit on a bench. The next thing I knew, Lawrence was professing his love for me, and suddenly made the motion that stops every girls heart - he got on one knee, reach into his blazer pocket, pulled out a beautiful ring ring and asked me to marry him! After a brief moment to
process what was happening, I jumped up in excitement, screaming "YES!" and the tears of joy started flowing. We spent the next hour wandering around the park, basking in our new engagement, and calling our friends and family to share the good news.
After a chance introduction during college, five years spent apart, and being blissfully reunited, we are so excited for our September 26th, 2010 wedding! He always tells me "I can't believe I get to marry 'the one who got away...'" He thinks he's the lucky one, but really, it's me :)
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN & AND ON A BEAUTIFUL LIFE WITH LAWRENCE!!
