died . “ Give this to the person you want to spend the rest of your life with ,” she would always say . I needed a person that would treat it with the same care and attention that I did .
I looked online . I looked at other shops in person . But all would have to send the ring overseas or to different states for the fitting . That would run the risk of losing my Mom ’ s engagement ring in the mail . Something I could never get back . That ’ s when I got the recommendation from my stepmom to use Bixlers as they did the fitting at the location . Perfect ! When I got to Bixlers , I was only there for 15 minutes when I saw the perfect ring of choice . I was able to customize it to yellow gold with added diamonds around the band . More diamonds is always a good problem to have !
After three months of lying ( which I ’ ll never do to her again ), I brought her to Bear Creek and dropped to one knee . Yinka ’ s face lit up with joy and excitement . She would always tell me that she would marry me even if I used a ring pop . However , this was about what she deserved since she took the chance on me . I wanted to make that day one to remember , which I think I succeeded judging by her shocked smile while staring at her engagement ring . Thank you honey . I love you .
Creek Mountain Resorts in Macungie , Pennsylvania . The plan was to relax after a hard semester . Robbie planned everything , but because he has always been the planner , I didn ’ t suspect anything . So we got to the Resort , we got pedicures and an hour massage , and then we relaxed in a hot tub . It was perfect .
Then around six , we went for dinner . On our way back to the hotel , it was Robbie ’ s smart idea to take pictures . So as we were walking to the spot for pictures , I kept saying , “ I ’ m cold , give me your jacket .” This beautiful man said , “ I ’ m cold too .” My mouth fell open . “ I ’ m cold !” I said again . He laughed and said , “ Honey , I ’ m cold too .” We laughed as we got to an altar , and he set his tripod to take the picture — or at least I thought it was for pictures . He ran to me , claiming the timer was in 10 seconds , so I was posing for the picture when he got on one knee . “ No ! No ! No ! No ! No ! No !” I kept screaming “ No !” out of surprise . “ Better not say ‘ No ’ again ,” this beautiful man said , and we both laughed so hard , and I said , “ Yes .”
SELECTING THE RING ROBBIE
After dating for almost 10 months , I decided to go ring shopping . My situation was very unique as I wanted to use my Mom ’ s engagement diamond but wanted to fit it to another ring . My Mom passed away in 2009 from cancer , and this ring was very special to me as it was entrusted to me before she
Photo Credit : Lauren Lenko
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