Ok, here's how it went down. Before I left my office I was bombarded with advice to keep it low-key, even lower than I originally anticipated as my Divorce was so ugly and open.
So when I got to the house she was napping in a dark room. Back up 2 months ago, she lost a cute little $30 ring I had just bought her while on a weekend get-a-way...so I figured I'd pretend to find it and this is what I did.
I asked where an older pair of my shoes where that I've not worn in a few months, and pretended to find the ring & brought it to her to show her...obviously it's dark, so I asked her to hold out middle finger, then slid it down her 4th finger & said I like it better on THIS finger. She quickly shot out of bed and turned on the lights to see the ring & me already on my knee.
A great memory that didn't break any rules and didn't cost anything. Yes she knew it was coming, but didn't know when. Yes I asked her family a long time ago if it was ok to propose to her. No i didn't want to do it just before bed as it might keep her awake, and agree that it'd be a better memory if she was conscious, so it worked out just fine.
