How Ryan Proposed
One early Saturday morning in September 2008, Ryan, Eddy and I set out for the Lafayette Reservoir. We had visited this place before and were looking forward to coming back with Eddy. What I didn't expect, was to see my parents in the parking lot after making one full lap around the reservoir! There they stood, with the trunk of the car open filled with my entire closet full of clothes, shoes, and a few suitcases! That's when Ryan told me - we're going on a trip! He told me to pack a suitcase for an 8 day vacation - destination still unknown (to me, that is).
So I packed a suitcase in the middle of the parking lot in the Lafayette Reservoir, trying to figure out what clothes to bring for an 8 day trip to a secret location. A few minutes later, we jumped in the car on the way to the Bart station. My parents followed us there to wish us a safe trip, and took our car and Eddy home with them. Ryan and I grabbed the next Bart train and headed out to SFO, our final destination....Paris! Ryan had been planning for weeks and had succeeded in keeping it a complete secret! We spent 2 days in London, 6 days in Paris and on the very last night in Paris, Ryan proposed over dinner at Chez Clement (the only French restaurant we tried during the whole trip).