This St. Patrick’s Day, while the majority of people were going out to drink green beer, we were preparing for our three year anniversary. We had already made reservations at The Orlando Historic Inn and were running late. I had been waiting for this day for a while. I had made the decision a couple months ago to propose to Sicky on this day. I had planned to ask her at the Inn, but things changed…… We got hungry. We decided to check in, drop off our bags, and then find a nice place to eat.

Neither one of us knew the area very well. I suggested finding a nice restaurant on I-drive and she agreed. We were practically down to the end of the strip when we passed Maggiano’s Little Italy. Sicky got excited as soon as she saw it. “Ooh, let’s go there!” I was a little skeptical at first but I’m really happy we stopped in.

“Nice place” I thought, as we walked through the revolving door. We were quickly greeted as soon as we walked in and were only there for about 30 seconds before being directed to our booth. I was surprised when I got to the seat they gave us!! It was the large C-shaped booth that looked like it could fit six. “Hmm…this could be good….” I thought. The waiter and busboys were very quick to make sure we were well taken care of. I’d have to say our server made our night before I made it better.

The food was exquisite! and the portions were HUGE, but I guess that’s what family style Italian is all about. Good thing Sicky and I were sharing our meal. Our plates were so big there was barely enough room for them on the table. As we were getting to the end of our meal it occured to me that this might be a better place to propose.

During our meal Sicky suggested I try applying for a serving position, more specifically a position at Maggiano’s. “This is it!” I thought to myself which is when I began to get nervous. I got up to go talk to the manager, and used that to cover my real plan. While away from the table, I also got the chance to inform our waiter that this was where I wanted to Propose. He got really excited as he considered what he could do for us. He told me to go back to my table and he’d take care of it.

When our waiter returned, he brought some chocolate covered strawberries topped with whipped cream and said, “This is on the house because you guys were so cool.” I grabbed SickNdehed’s hand, told her how much knowing her had changed my life. When I finally asked her to marry me and presented the ring, she didn’t just say “yes!”… she said “of course!”

We had a chance to enjoy our moment before we were congratulated by the Maggiano’s wait staff. In addition to dessert they even gave us free champagne! I’m very happy I decided to ask her at Maggiano’s. The service was excellent, the food was beyond that, and everything just fell into place. It also helped make our night that much more romantic.