By this point, I was already hungry and we had talked about having lunch at the Three Broomsticks and then eating dinner over at the Leaky Cauldron on the Diagon Alley side, so my plan was to rally the troops for food. I figured the pregnant lady would be hungry again by that point
Before I could even ask everyone if they were hungry, my sister-in-law asked to take a picture of me and Mark in front of the castle with our matching shirts, and then this happened:
SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had NO idea. Not. A. Clue. To say I was ecstatic is an understatement.
Since everyone
else was in on it, my sister-in-law recorded it for us:
It's hard to hear what is going on in the video, but here is a recap: When my sister asked us to stand for a picture, the CM who works at the castle came up to us and commented on our matching shirts. He thought they were very cool because he had never seen them before and then he asked if we were dating. I figured he was just being friendly and he was a fellow Hufflepuff so he probably appreciated the awesomeness of our shirts
After he asked if we were dating you can hear Mark say in the video, "Is it that obvious??" and then he hands Mark a bottle of Love Potion to "help keep me". Since we had been at Disney all week, this didn't feel that out of place for an awesome CM to do.
Mark took a swig, and then handed it to me. It was disgusting
hahah. It was thick and hot from being in his pocket, I imagine. After I took my swig I saw Mark's face which showed how much he didn't like it, so I thought he was just playing a trick on me by getting me to drink that gross stuff...And then he got down on his knee. I couldn't believe it. We literally just bought a house together 1 week before this trip and we agreed we would wait until we were able to save a bit more for a wedding. He said that was all just a ruse!
The whole set up was perfect. I love that he asked in front of Hogwarts since it means so much to both of us, the love potion, having some of my family there, everything. It honestly felt like someone was playing a joke on me.
The love potion was Mark's idea, but my mom helped with that. While we were in the castle, she went and bought it and asked the CM to help out and he was happy to do so, which was awesome! Then, my sister-in-law (who loves Mark and is basically his female twin in terms of personality) told him she would hold his bag while we were on the ride, and that is where the ring was. He had time to grab it from the bag and put it in his pocket before we got onto the Forbidden Journey.
At this point my hand is shaking.
I almost started crying, but I kept it together. I was very aware of all the people surrounding me all of a sudden
I sent this to all of my girlfriends with the caption: "I didn't even have to Confundus him!!" They are all Potter nerds as well
The awesome CM who helped out, and he's a Hufflepuff!!!!!
I hope that surprise didn't disappoint as I know many of you have been anxiously waiting. I also have a feeling several of you guessed what the surprise might be
. All I can say is,
@prfctlyximprct I REALLY hope this (but at Disney) happens for you on your upcoming trip!!!
This is where my notes stop for the day, I didn't care about anything else apparently. I was so happy, I wasn't even hungry anymore! I have more pictures, but it was so funny when I went to look back at my notes and they just stop after the castle
. We still went to the Three Broomsticks and I ate like 4 bites of my food. Cloud Nine. Mark is a perfect complement for my crazy-goofiness!
