December 17th is our Engage-iversary aka the day we got engaged! What perfect timing to tell you all how it happened.
Brady is a bit busy this week, so I (Brandi) will tell you all how Brady put a ring on it (or how he proposed, for you non-Beoynce fans).
December gets a bit busy for us public relations people because we're wrapping up this year's programs and planning next year's. So on Dec. 17, 2008, I was working rather late to add the finishing touches to a client plan, when Brady said that he was picking up some food to make dinner. While that wasn’t out of the ordinary, I thought it was weird that when I asked what he was making, Brady said “a pasta dish.” Something just didn’t seem right. I even mentioned to my friend Brian that Brady was acting a bit strange.
When I got home, Brady was sitting on the couch and the apartment was super clean. I looked in the kitchen and saw that no food had been brewing. Brady said, “Before we eat, I bought you something.” He pulled out a six pack…of cupcakes from my favorite place – Swirlz.
I sort of suspected something was happening so rather than make things easy for Brady, I refused to look at the cupcakes until I had dinner! As you can imagine, Brady started to get a bit impatient and insisted that I open the box. I finally did and one cupcake was missing and in its place was a small box. When I asked what it was, Brady replied “a necklace.” I told him that if it was a necklace, he could shove it up his you know what. Hey, after six years of dating, you don’t give a girl a necklace in a surprise cupcake box.
Well most of you can image what happened next – Brady dropped down on one knee and asked me to marry him and of course I said yes!
The reason there was no dinner is because Brady made reservations at a famous Chicago restaurant – Spiaggia. As you can see from the photo, it has a spectacular view of Lake Michigan. Not only is Spiaggia the only Italian restaurant to receive 4 stars by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Magazine, but it’s also a favorite of President Obama. In fact, the first couple dined at Spiaggia the night after the election! As Brady likes to say, that night we “partied like Michelle and Barack.”
Brady is a bit busy this week, so I (Brandi) will tell you all how Brady put a ring on it (or how he proposed, for you non-Beoynce fans).
December gets a bit busy for us public relations people because we're wrapping up this year's programs and planning next year's. So on Dec. 17, 2008, I was working rather late to add the finishing touches to a client plan, when Brady said that he was picking up some food to make dinner. While that wasn’t out of the ordinary, I thought it was weird that when I asked what he was making, Brady said “a pasta dish.” Something just didn’t seem right. I even mentioned to my friend Brian that Brady was acting a bit strange.
When I got home, Brady was sitting on the couch and the apartment was super clean. I looked in the kitchen and saw that no food had been brewing. Brady said, “Before we eat, I bought you something.” He pulled out a six pack…of cupcakes from my favorite place – Swirlz.
I sort of suspected something was happening so rather than make things easy for Brady, I refused to look at the cupcakes until I had dinner! As you can imagine, Brady started to get a bit impatient and insisted that I open the box. I finally did and one cupcake was missing and in its place was a small box. When I asked what it was, Brady replied “a necklace.” I told him that if it was a necklace, he could shove it up his you know what. Hey, after six years of dating, you don’t give a girl a necklace in a surprise cupcake box.
Well most of you can image what happened next – Brady dropped down on one knee and asked me to marry him and of course I said yes!
The reason there was no dinner is because Brady made reservations at a famous Chicago restaurant – Spiaggia. As you can see from the photo, it has a spectacular view of Lake Michigan. Not only is Spiaggia the only Italian restaurant to receive 4 stars by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Magazine, but it’s also a favorite of President Obama. In fact, the first couple dined at Spiaggia the night after the election! As Brady likes to say, that night we “partied like Michelle and Barack.”
(Photos from: Swirlz and Forbes.com)
