Asking your parents for permission.
It was Friday July 23, 2010 headed to work, talking to Ali and she mentioned your parents were going to be home for most of the morning and then head out golfing at about noon.
So I thought to myself it was time and probably the best time to catch both Mr. and Mrs. Bailey not busy and at home.
So I finally got into the office at about 7:30am and with the intention in calling Mr. and Mrs. Bailey.
I closed my door held my cell phone in my hand and looked for Mr. Bailey on my contact list. I found it, and was just about to hit CALL!
But waited for a second and said I should rehearse and make sure I don’t sound stupid!
I must of rehearsed it about 20 times….and when I looked at the clock it was already 9:00am….wow hour and half rehearsing and holding my cell for that long!
Alright finally hit call, and talked to Mr. Bailey and ask if Mrs. Bailey was home….he said yes, I asked him if he could put me on speaker, but Mr. Bailey did not know how to put his blackberry on speaker…so he told me to call the house phone.
So I called back and he put me on Speaker.
I said Hi and then proceeded to thank them and then asked for permission to marry Ali. When I was describing how much I care about her the line was very quiet. I thought… okay either this isn’t going well or for the first time in her life Mrs. Bailey was speechless. I was very nervous as
to what their response will be, but Mrs. Bailey said "Adrian we love you and are excited for you to be in our family."
They were excited and then I mentioned to them my plans on when and where.
ENGAGEMENT MORNING:
Adrian's side:
It was Friday August 6th we woke up at about 6:00am and I mentioned to Ali we should just stay home and take the day off…..you should call in Sick.
Ali “My back kind of hurts” maybe we should call in?
Adrian “I think you should”
Ali ”okay”
Adrian “ Well you really don’t need to, because you don’t have to work today!”
Ali with a big smile on her face “Really”
Adrian “ I talked to Jen and you have the day off!”
Ali still with a big smile on her face “Really”
Adrian “yes we are going out of town, to Sedona, you need to pack some clothes”
Ali jumped out of bed, happy, and ask a bunch of other questions, but I couldn’t remember.
So we had to do a couple things before we left and then we were off to Sedona at about 10:30am….We arrived in Sedona at roughly 12:30pm
Found Lodge of Sedona and tried to check in and our room wasn’t ready, so we decided to go around the grounds to check the place out.
We walked around for a while and then we were out on a bench.
And I began to say
Ali, the past year has been the greatest time of my life. You make me smile every time I see you. I found my best friend, a person I can trust, a person that I can talk too, and person that I want to be with for the rest of my life, you have made me a healthier and better person, I love you with all my heart and will do anything for you, will you marry me?
Ali paused and tears running from her eyes!
Adrian “well what do you say”
Ali with a big smile “YES”
Whew, I felt relief and had a great weekend with my FIANCE
Yeah!
Ali's side:
Ali ”okay” (even though I wasn't going to call.)
Adrian “ Well you really don’t need to, because you don’t have to work today!”
I responded “ What, really.”
Adrian “ I talked to Jen and you have the day off!”
I was still a bit confused. “Really. Are you joking because I don't really want to get fired? When did you talk to Jen? Jen's not in today does anyone else in the office know what is going on with my accounts... I asked are we going somewhere with a Bikram yoga. (Because I was 15 days into my 30 day Bikram Challenge)”
Adrian said he really didn't know if anyone in the office knew, but he said that we are going out of town, to Sedona so I need to pack some clothes
I jumped out of bed all giddy and got ready. I was thinking maybe he is going to propose this weekend, but I was just excited to be heading to Sedona for some hiking.
So I had to tie up a couple loose ends at work and then we were off to Sedona at about 10:30am. During the ride up I called my mom to tell her that we were going out of town and she said, "Ali,
aren't you suppose to be at work?" I responded by saying that my boyfriend kidnapped me and he is taking me to Sedona for the weekend. Kbails said, "That's something fun and different." I thought to myself hmmm its for sure happening this weekend. During the car ride up Adrian was very quiet and did say much so I was wondering what was wrong.
Once we got to Sedona we pulled up to the Lodge of Sedona, which was a bed and breakfast that was very quaint and unique. We tried to check in, but our room wasn't ready, so we decided to go around the grounds to check the place out. We walked around for a while and then Adrian
said lets just sit down on this bench until our room was done.
So we sat down and were just talking and Adrian said...
"Ali, the past year has been the greatest time of my life. You make me so happy and I love your smile"......At this point he voice was shaking...so I was like...oh my god here it comes he is going to ask me to marry him. I started to cry and I really don't know what else he said. My heart was beating out of my chest and there were tears coming down my face. It felt like he went on for ten minutes, but it was probably one 1 minute. He got down on his knee took the box out and opened it. I looked down and then looked back up still crying. Adrian wiped my tears and said, "stop crying, you're going to make me cry."
Then Adrian said, "Are you going to respond?"
I said, "Oh Yes, Yes I want to be your wife."
Wooohoooo!!! Congrats Ali and Adrian!!! Last but not least some pictures from the engagement weekend
