I thought Nick had planned a perfect romantic evening \u2014 dinner, surprises, maybe even something special. Instead, I ended up starving, confused, and getting yelled at over a taco in a parking lot. Definitely not the night I pictured, but somehow, it became a story we\u2019ll laugh about forever.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m 30, Nick\u2019s 31, and we\u2019ve been together a bit over three years. He\u2019s sweet, goofy, can fix just about anything, makes amazing breakfast burritos, and gets emotional watching \u201cFinding Nemo.\u201d He\u2019s the kind of romantic who slips notes in your lunchbox.<\/p>\n
So when he told me last week, \u201cDress nice but comfy \u2014 I have a perfect dinner planned,\u201d I was excited. Maybe a rooftop spot or a fancy restaurant with tiny portions and a crazy bill.<\/p>\n
But nope.<\/p>\n
We drove 45 minutes out of the city, past all the places I love, to a scenic trail by a lake. Lovely, sure \u2014 but it was 5 p.m., and I hadn\u2019t eaten since noon. After nearly twenty minutes of uphill hiking on an empty stomach, I was about to pass out.<\/p>\n
I begged, \u201cCan we eat first?\u201d He insisted the timing was crucial, but finally relented.<\/p>\n
Then he drove to Taco Bell.<\/p>\n
I stared. \u201cSo the perfect dinner was tacos?\u201d<\/p>\n
He admitted he had a reservation somewhere fancy planned after, but I was starving and he panicked.<\/p>\n
I grabbed a taco and started eating. Then he yelled, \u201cYou ruined it all!\u201d<\/p>\n
With taco halfway in my mouth, I was stunned.<\/p>\n
He explained I had a habit of eating when I was hungry, and now it had ruined his surprise proposal.<\/p>\n
Then I bit down on something hard. I pulled it out \u2014 a ring, covered in sauce.<\/p>\n
We both burst out laughing.<\/p>\n
Turns out, the \u201cring in a taco\u201d was his backup plan because the original idea was for me to find the ring at a romantic picnic spot after dessert.<\/p>\n
After all the chaos, we returned to the lake, where he had candles, flowers, and music waiting. He got down on one knee and proposed.<\/p>\n
I said yes through happy tears, and we laughed about the wild night \u2014 tacos, proposals, and all.<\/p>\n
At our wedding, we even served tacos.<\/p>\n
Now every anniversary, we stop at Taco Bell first \u2014 because that crazy, imperfect night is exactly who we are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"