He's Not Horsin' Around

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With the Christmas season afoot, it is imperative that we as hopeless romantics find innovative ways to present the ones we love with a special gift. Well lucky for you, we provide our readers with romantic ways to deliver that special gift to that special someone! I know what you are thinking -- "those employees at Tompkins Jewellers are creative geniuses for coming up with such innovative stories!" Well, we are flattered, but sadly we cannot take all of the credit. The stories that we post every week are from Twenty Ways to Pop the Question by David W. Richardson and Jean M. Means, and they never fail to provide us with charming stories that pull at our heart strings. This week's story combines cinnamon roles, sunrises and a diamond ring... my three favourite things ;)

Horse Sense

My boyfriend Carl and I had been dating for several years when we decided it was time for us to get married. It was pretty cut and dried, not a lot of romance or discussion. We didn't want to spend a lot of money on a ring because we were saving to buy some property where we could have a couple of horses, a dream both of us had had since childhood.

We always reserved our Saturday mornings for horseback riding at a friend's ranch, and one Saturday Carl told me to meet him extra early so we could watch the sun come up from our favourite spot.

We started our ride when it was still dark, but both of us were wide awake and looking forward to the ride. I had baked fresh cinnamon rolls the night before and brought them along with a thermos of hot coffee. The plan was to ride up into the mountains as it got light and stop in time to watch the glorious sunrise over the pasture down below.

As we rode up the trail, Carl reached over and touched my arm so tenderly it made me want to cry. I just love that man so much it hurts! I turned to smile at him and saw that he was holding a little box out toward me. We walked our horses off the side of the trail, and I opened the box to find a precious gold ring with little diamonds all across the top. It was the most beautiful ring I had ever seen.

"Carl," I whispered, "I thought we weren't going to do this."

Carl reached over and slipped the ring on my finger as my eyes filled with tears.

"Joanne, I love you so much that I want every single person who sees you to notice that you have a ring on your finger and know that our love for each other is a special thing for us. That ring is nothing fancy, but the depth of love it carries is beyond measure. Will you be my wife?"

What a special moment in my life. That was fifteen years ago, and I'm reminded of it every time we ride our horses up that trail to watch the sunrise together.

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I don't know about you readers out there, but my eyes also filled with tears when he slipped the ring on her finger.. although I am a little bit concerned about the fate of the cinnamon rolls! As usual, we would love to hear stories from our readers about romantic gift exchanges or proposals of your own. You can e-mail your story to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and we would love to share it on our blog! Until next week, you can find me standing outside Tompkins with a Cinnzeo bun, admiring the gorgeous diamond rings on display...