Ericka and David

David and Erika got engaged on February 14, 2011! Although the proposal was on Valentine’s Day, it had been 11 days in the making. Starting on February 3rd, David gave Erika one long-stemmed red rose and a note every day until the 14th. Each day he surprised her with a flower at different times (at lunch, before her soccer games, or on her windshield at work) and each note described one thing he loved about her. On Valentine’s Day, he picked Erika up at her home in a stretch limousine with a teddy bear and a card waiting inside. They made a toast with some champagne, listened to a special CD of love songs David made, and drove down to the Sky Room restaurant in Long Beach. That evening a special Valentine’s Day dinner was prepared: a 5-course meal accompanied by roses, boxes of chocolate and more champagne! After a delicious sunset dinner, they got back into the limo and headed down PCH to Laguna Beach, arriving at the Surf and Sand Resort! David asked Erika to take a walk with him, so she put on some comfy boots he brought with him to keep her feet warm, and headed down to the sand… After a few minutes of walking on the shore, they turned a corner and Erika saw a blanket on the sand with lit candles and a single red rose in a vase. This was it! The 12th rose! David took the rose, told Erika how much he loved her, and got down on his knee. At this point Erika began to cry and David got emotional as he asked her to marry him… Through tears Erika said yes, fell into David’s arms, and they cried as their emotion took over. It was the best Valentine’s Day of all time!