Friday night, during the middle of the Ft. Campbell game, Cheryl's phone rang and it was my mom trying to reach me. She said, "have you looked at your phone? Someone is trying to reach you!". At that point, I looked at my phone and saw I had missed a call from a phone number I didn't recognize and I had a text from that same number saying:
"Lauren, this is terrible that I'm not calling. I tried to call Ryan since I didn't have your number. But, I asked your dad, patrick and sarah and now I wanted to ask you. Can I have your permission and blessing to marry your sister? I would call but she is sitting next to me in the car as we drive back to Atlanta. And, if I get your blessing I'm going to propose to her tonight. Your parents are going to help me too! Just for the record...I love you sister with all of my heart and I love your family with all of my heart!"
I read this while I'm on the phone with mom and say to mom, "WHAT?! Ben is proposing to Meredith?!" I was so definitely 100% surprised and shocked. I knew they would get married but thought that they would get engaged sometime next summer, not get married sometime next summer!! I hung up with mom and called Ben to tell him that I was excited and of course would give him my blessing.
He had mom & dad go buy some flowers & wedding magazines and had them waiting in Meredith's room when they arrived. Apparently he had asked my parents a week or so before when they were all down at One Water Place in Florida. He told them then that he was going to propose in mid-September but I guess he just couldn't wait so he decided to do it that night, in Meredith's room. Here are some pictures my parents took right after it happened. We are so excited for Ben & Meredith! They are planning a wedding for Sunday, May 29th 2011 in Atlanta!
One last note - Ryan found out the next morning and he sent Ben a text saying a bunch of nice things and then said "If you ever hurt her, I will find you and kill you". That about sums it up :)
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