One of my favorite quotes ever, from one of my favorite people ever...Carrie Bradshaw. Well, I suppose she is a "character" not a "person" but nonetheless she rocks. When I originally wrote "Ride a horse-drawn carriage through Central Park" on my bucket list, it was because of her. Ever since I saw that episode of "Sex & the City" where Carrie & Big are riding around Manhattan in a horse drawn carriage, I've always wanted to do just that! I am normally not big on romantic gestures; I can't stand public displays of affection & I don't even like flowers. I am not sure why this was on my bucket list, but there's just something about a sleigh ride that is even beyond romantic. Maybe it's the fact that it leaves you no choice but to cuddle, maybe it's the fact that it's not an everyday occasion, or maybe because it is peaceful & serene.
In February 2013, I was surprised by my boyfriend with the most amazing trip with a fairy tale ending. I thought we were going to his parents mountain house 3 hours away in the mountains of North Carolina for the weekend, but instead we ended up in Boston for one night & drove to New Hampshire for the rest of the weekend. We spent our first 24 hours in NH waiting out a blizzard; which allowed us the time to sit back & enjoy each others' company. We hung out at our cozy inn with a fire, plenty of wine, and much needed relaxation. No schedule to follow, nowhere to be, & a complete loss of time...I need more days like that in my life! The next day the blizzard had passed & it made for excellent skiing conditions!!
Our final night we went to "dinner" & my heart seriously stopped when I found out that instead of "dinner" Kenny had planned a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh. It wasn't a carriage & it wasn't Central Park....it was even better. I realized that the reason this was even on my bucket list to begin with was because I wanted to feel what Carrie felt in that moment...she felt pure romance.
All you could see was snow for miles. It was dark outside, but the whole estate was lit up with white Christmas lights...it was spectacular!
It was -8 degrees outside so we were snuggled up next to each other in a blanket.
You normally don't think of Andre champagne as romantic, but in this instance it was.
We got out of the sleigh for a photo opportunity on a bridge, and next thing I know my boyfriend of six years & the love of my life is asking me to marry him....
I seriously can't describe how I felt in this moment and I don't think I will ever forget how I felt; it was a feeling I had never felt before. Tears of happiness & joy streamed down my face, my heart was popping out of my chest & I had nervous butterflies when we kissed. There was a feeling of relief that I had found the person I want to spend the rest of my life with & I was freezing cold when I realized I was in 3 ft of snow. Absolute shock, disbelief, anxiety...I couldn't stop shaking. All of those emotions rolled into a single moment. The feeling was almost unrealistically romantic. The kind of romance you see in movies & TV shows like "Sex and the City", the kind of romance you hear about, the kind of romance you dream of and hope for one day. I had to pinch myself to make sure it was real life .
So thank you, Carrie Bradshaw, for inspiring me... yet again. And thank you, Fiance', for being responsible in creating the most magical moment of my life....thus far :)
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