The Proposal

For my birthday this year, Daniel took me to a beautiful, unique restaurant I've been wanting to try for months called Wolfgang Puck's 560. The premise of the restaurant is that it is 560 feet above downtown Dallas in Reunion Tower. The seating platform inside of the tower rotates very slowly, giving diners a 360 degree view of the Dallas skyline- absolutely breathtaking! Little did I know what he had planned for me tonight...

We arrived at 7 PM on tonight's rainy evening. Daniel waited for the valet while I ran into the restaurant in my green, tiered dress, trying to shield my hair with two hands. Daniel got the valet sticker, and came up the stairs to join me. The hostess at the front desk guided us to a glass elevator that zoomed up 560 feet to the restaurant at the top, allowing us to see downtown Dallas slowly shrinking beneath us as we ascended. The elevators opened up into a trendy sushi/Asian-style bar with seating arcing around in a circle.

We were seated directly in front of the windows in a cozy table for two. I set my purse down on the handy ledge next to the table, at which point the waiter informed me that I should move it or lose it-- the dining platform rotates, but the windows stay perfectly still, meaning that my purse would soon be making its way throughout the restaurant of diners (or technically the diners would be making their way around my purse). I rescued my purse and picked up the wine & dinner menu.

Oh what glorious food! After much deliberation, Daniel & I both chose the hamachi and tuna sashimi for an appetizer, with sake & Sapporo beer. The food was served elegantly, arranged in a tiny fishy platform in the middle of our plate and decorated with sauces and a bed of greens. The taste was as impeccable as the presentation, and I was anxious for more. For entrees, I ordered the crispy quail with a paired red zinfandel, and Daniel ordered the pan roasted chicken. Again the food was exquisite. It was my first time trying quail, and I have to say it's a tasty little bird!

After dinner, I excused myself to the ladies' room, laying my napkin neatly on the side of the table. When I got back to our table, I noticed that my napkin had been moved to the center of the table. Thinking this was rather odd, I moved the napkin to reveal a small black box tied with a white ribbon. Still completely unaware, I opened the box to reveal a beautiful white gold solitaire engagement ring illuminated by a tiny light inside the box. I looked up at Daniel, who asked "Will you marry me?" I, of course, jumped up, ecstatic, and ran to him, hugging him and giving him a kiss, while repetitively shrieking "yes, yes, yes, of course!"

I don't think I stopped smiling the rest of the night. We split peach cobbler with maple ice cream for dessert, I had a last glass of dessert wine, and we rode the elevator back down. As we waited for the valet to bring us the car, I told Daniel "This is the best birthday I've ever had"-- and it was completely true.

After a wonderful night, I'm engaged to man of my dreams. I couldn't imagine a more wonderful fiance, I love him more than I can even express. Now that we're engaged I'm determined to plan an elegant, beautiful wedding for the two of us without using up our entire savings account...