When our plane touched down in Playa de Carmen my future wife had no idea of the proposal that I had planned for the last year. This was just supposed to be a very much needed vacation. She was looking forward to the respite in this tropical wonderland.
Just being in a tropical paradise would have been a sufficiently romantic place to pop the question, but I wanted to make it even more special. I wanted this to be a memory that would last as long as our live together.
I told my love that the hotel was having a treasure hunt for the guests. I had went all over the resort and hidden my clues beforehand. One clue would point to the next and so on. It was perfect to get her interested.
It took a while to get her into the game. She was worried about our dinner reservations and it was getting late. As we found each clue she finally began to get into the spirit as she thought we actually had a chance to win the game. She was practically running to the next clue after we found one.
At one point she sees another couple with a flier in hand appearing that they were looking for clues too. Perfect, the competition was on as my fiance is very competitive. Soon we were next to the last clue leading us to the beach.
I was careful that afternoon to plant, in a little clay heart shaped box, the engagement ring. I buried in the sand with a philodendron plant as a marker. I could only hope no one saw me bury it and would uncover the diamond ring.
We approached the beach my heart began to boom in my chest. The game had made me totally forget that I was about to propose to my girlfriend. The second to last clue had told us to look for a small plant on the beach in front of the bar area. We were in the dusk now and it was really hard to see. I kept leading her in the right direction even though she thought it was the other way.
I yelled for her to come quick as I thought I saw what the clue described. I ran to it and lifted the plant. I told her to dig a little and she did. She uncovered the box and opened it. I dropped to one knee and as she gazed in wonder at the beautiful ring inside I asked her to marry me. She was totally fooled and began weeping, but through the tears she screamed YES! It was an adventurous and exciting proposal in every way.
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