Ulterior Motives....

Lindy and Karin are OFFICIALLY engaged to be married!!!

It was a low-key April evening in 2009 when Lindy and Karin met at San Padros Restaurant in Hudson, WI.  They had reconnected via FaceBook after having known each other in social settings through friends of friends.  Lindy asked Karin if she would like to get together to talk about the divorce process, as he had recently completed it, and Karin was in the midst of it.

That evening was the start of something truly special.  It was then that Karin saw that she could truly be loved for who she is.  Unconditionally.  Nothing to prove.  Just the way she is.  Their relationship progressed beautifully.

They had looked for rings together back in August, so Lindy knew what Karin was looking for.  He was DEAD SET on surprising her.  Karin has a bit of an imagination, so at even the slightest hint or sign that Lindy had the ring or was going to propose, she would get her hopes up.  The week of Thanksgiving was especially hard because she was ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED that he had gotten the ring and was going to propose that weekend.  After a wonderful, yet ringless, weekend, she told him that she just couldn't keep getting her hopes up like she had been.  So, the only "ring talk" allowed was to be when he was going to propose. 

Lindy had been teasing Karin here and there about it because, low and behold, he DID get the ring the week of Thanksgiving!  He had brought it to his parents' house to show them, and had told her parents that weekend as well.  He had a feeling that Karin was suspicious, so he held her in suspense!  He would tease her that he had it, but then, oh so convincingly tell her that he would not be able to afford it until after the first of the year. 

On the evening of December 12, 2010, Lindy took Karin to San Padros for dinner.  That was the setting of their first date.  He often takes Karin out to dinner and on dates, so there was no reason for her to get her suspicions up.  They had a wonderful meal together and were talking of their first date and what it had meant to them.

After the meal, Lindy asks "So, did you really think I had ulterior motives on our first date?"  Karin had teased him over the course of their relationship that he indeed had ulterior motives since she had a feeling he wanted to see if anything could spark between the two of them instead of just innocently getting together to discuss the divorce process as friends.  Karin responded with a smile and said "I dunno...." jokingly.  He continued by saying "Well, I didn't have ulterior motives then, but I did have ulterior motives tonight." And then he pulled out the ring and asked her to marry him!

Stunned.  Shocked.  Surprised.  Speechless!  Karin had NO idea that this was coming and was completely blown away.  All she could do was to get up and hug him and say "Oh, my God!!" over and over again while kissing him and crying.  The entire restaurant erupted in applause upon realizing that they were getting engaged. 

After making a quick trip to the bathroom to refresh her makeup, Karin found that Lindy had moved to a booth near the back of the restaurant and had a bottle of champagne delivered.  The two of them sat in the booth for an hour or so talking about how he had gotten the ring, who he had told, and how he planned to surprise her.  They felt like the only two people on earth. 

The restaurant insisted on treating them to dessert, so they chose a chocolate/caramel cake to bring home, since they were both too excited to eat. 

The proposal could not have gone more perfectly and now they are set on getting their wedding planned.  It will be a small affair, most likely in late May or early June of 2011. 

This is the start of a new and exciting chapter in their lives.  Stay tuned for details!  :)