And I said, Oui!
On Saturday, January 17, 2015, Anil took me to one my favorite places here in L.A.-- the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. I did think it was a bit odd that he seemed so keen on going, since usually I have to repeatedly ask him to take me. (He's more of a beach, soccer, snowboarding kinda guy. ) However, I didn't even have to wake him up in the morning to get ready to go-- he was up even before I was! I eyed him and thought, Wow, he's quite eager. That's a first! But I'll take it.
We began our day with a warm butter croissant and a cup of hot tea at the cafe, then made our way to the Rose Garden, which is usually abundant with roses of all colors, but to our (mostly his) dismay, nearly all of the bushes were desolate! No leaves or roses-- they had chopped them all off. Decapitated Roses! (I'm sure the Queen of Hearts was to blame.) It is January, so I suppose that's the norm for this time of year, but apparently Anil had been planning to propose to me there in the Rose Garden. (I was wondering why he looked so disheartened at the time.) We found a corner area of the garden that still had a decent amount of roses in bloom and a beautiful magnolia tree juxtaposed, so it was still magnificent. He took a video of me twirling around the magnolia tree, as I tend to do since I'm a bit mad ("All the best people are."), though I had no idea why he was recording me and my questionable whimsical tendencies.
From there we spent the next few hours meandering through the paths and trails of the Huntington Gardens and gawking at paintings in the museums. But for some reason he insisted on returning to the bleak rose garden. So finally we made our way back to what was left of the roses, and there, between the rose ration and the magnolia tree, he asked me to marry him! Here are a few pictures from the day:
Hope you enjoy! I sure did.
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