In November 2019, Sam planned what seemed to be an ordinary trip to New York City.

The plan was to see "Oklahoma!" on Broadway (at last!) and visit some friends around the city, as well as eat some delicious food.

The Sunday of our trip seemed like just another day. We met up with some friends, got cookies and went to go see "Oklahoma!" on Broadway together.

When we went to see "Oklahoma!" Sam secretly thought Thomas might propose to her then...but he didn't. Little did Sam know that Thomas had the engagement ring in his pocket the whole time!

Later that night, after dinner with a friend, Thomas suggested they go to a bar. But when we got to the bar, Thomas suggested we do something we had always wanted to do - visit the top of 30 Rock.

30 Rock wasn't just another place for Sam. In college, she traveled from Boston to New York to camp out for "Saturday Night Live" tickets and ended up seeing 13 shows, some of her fondest memories. In addition, she always loved sleeping on 49th street and looking up at the building, wishing she could work there (later, Sam worked at NBC 7 San Diego for 6 years!).

When we reached the balcony overlooking downtown, Thomas hugged Sam, kissed her and got down on one knee with a beautiful ring. Sam was completely shocked and immediately started crying tears of joy (and of course said yes!).

We spent the rest of the night wandering around the Top of the Rock, looking out at the city at night.

Registry

In lieu of gifts, we are opting for a cash registry to contribute to the cost of our honeymoon. We're planning a two-week trip to the Seychelles.