It started off as a normal day at Seaworld for my boyfriend's work holiday party. I remember saying to Robbie the night before "Do you know what tomorrow is?" when he said no, I replied with "12-13-14". I thought the date was so cool and that it was going to be a special day. I had been getting a cold and Friday of the 12th it started hitting me pretty hard. Come the 13th all I wanted to do was sleep but I love Seaworld and our tickets were already purchased so I knew we'd still be going. I mustered up my strength and was ready to go and have fun--knowing I could sleep all day Sunday if needed.
We were slow moving to get to Seaworld on time at 11:00am. I had read Robbie's work invite and knew they'd be starting drawings and prizes at that time, however I figured Robbie had a different plan when he seemed to be in no hurry to get there. We were about 5 mins away when our friends, Tyler and Jessica called to let us know they had just called Robbie's name to win a $100 gift card. Unfortunately, they only held it for 3 mins and we knew we weren't going to make it in time to get in and get it. Robbie was really bummed we missed it. But we arrived safely and got into the park and back to the event location in time for him to get some food still.
After a quick bite to eat and some mingling Robbie, myself and our friends Tyler and Jessica left to go see some shows and animals and walk the park. We even went on the Skyline ride which I had never done before. Although it was cold outside it was still so much fun! I remember thinking earlier in the day that Robbie was acting a little strange. Mostly because he was carrying a jacket which he never does and he was already wearing a sweater. But I just ignored it thinking he was probably bringing the jacket for me because I'm always freezing, it was colder that day and I was sick. Everything seemed normal to me as we went around the park with our friends. Little did I know...
Right after the dolphin show we made our way to Dolphin Point--the dolphin exhibit, which is my favorite place in the park sometime around 4:30pm. On the way we stopped for a grilled cheese at Tyler's request. I noticed Robbie seemed to be wondering and I figured he just wanted to keep moving. As we neared our destination there were a couple posters for the holidays. I stopped so Robbie and I could take a holiday photo in front of it. After the first photo Robbie was making his normal silly face, I got irritated so he said let's take another and he actually smiled normal for me. After snapping a photo of our friends as well we finished our walk to Dolphin Point.
When we arrived, I went right over to the tank to watch the dolphins swim, not paying any attention to the fact that I was alone. After a few minutes I realized Robbie and our friends weren't with me so I turned around and Robbie was walking towards me. I told him to come look at the dolphins and went back to doing just that. After a couple minutes I realized again that he wasn't beside me watching. I turned around to look at him and he was standing holding a little Tiffany box wrapped in a white bow. I knew exactly then what was going on but it was still so unreal. I stood up and he handed it to me saying "open it". I did. He had to help me. Once opened he took the ring box from me, got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I said yes and he stood up to kiss me. We hugged and he put the ring on my finger. I teared up and told him "You made me cry and I already can't breathe" (on account of a stuffy nose). He said he was so nervous and we were both shaking a little as he placed the ring on my finger.
Our friends captured every moment on video and camera for us. Some ladies that were near by yelled and cheered as it happened. A Seaworld worker came over seeing what was happening and asked if we'd like to meet a dolphin. Of course our answer was yes! She was able to take us back to meet one. We were able to pet the dolphin, feed her, and take photos all for free. Robbie said that part was not planned at all, we were super lucky to have that happen. It all was absolutely perfect!
It started off as a normal day at Seaworld for my boyfriend's work holiday party and it ended with the most magical engagement possible and my boyfriend becoming my fiance :)
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