Midnight 26th July 2005

Monica didn't know but I had arranged a surprise for her, I was leaving in only a few days and we had enjoyed a special evening together in an Italian restaurant. I took her home in a cab and waited around the corner for my mexican buddies and a mariachi to arrive. At midnight, I serenaded her at her bedroom window. When she came down to thank me, I had prepared a speech proclaiming my love in spanish, Dropped to one knee and asked her to marry me. After a few seconds (although to me it seemed like forever) She cried out "Si Sol Siiiiiiiii!" We cried and hugged and danced in the street in front of her neighbourhood, Her family home serenaded by her favourite mariachi songs. I've never felt more alive or more scared!