The REAL Proposal...July, 2006
So, Stephen comes back to the bayou for the final, real-deal o.k. from Joni's old man on whether or not he is going to really be able to take Joni off the bayou and back to Melbourne.
But first, Joni was the "emotional white girl of the day" for the United baggage claim lady at New Orleans International Airport on the way back from Australia in March. To make a VERY long story as short as possible: due to lengthy baggage claim delays at customs in L.A., and United's sucky baggage handlers who clearly cannot read the big orange "Rush - Short Connection" tags attached to her luggage, Joni missed her connection in L.A., and therefore, was stuck an extra 14 hours in L.A. This translated into one piece of her baggage not making her connection in Chicago, and, after an extra half-day's delay getting home, Joni will now be picked up by her parents, instead of Angie. Of course, the bag that didn't make the connection happened to have Stephen's shirt which smelled like him in it. Hence, Joni nearly becoming the baggage chick's "emotional white girl of the day". What had her on the edge was the fact that she was going to have to tell her parents that she and Stephen were planning on getting married, and he would be traveling to the bayou to ask Dad if he could take Joni home forever.
Finally, here's the story of the real proposal. After a dinner with the Cajun Corleone, Stephen and Joni went to Baton Rouge for a play day, and on the way back, Stephen asked that they stop at Madewood, for a picture of Joni in front of the crown jewel of the bayou. Come to find out, this was a pretense for a proposal. He suggested that they stroll down to the bayouside to check out the bayou and the sunset behind it. Just before the proposal, Joni snapped this photo of a nervous Stephen. Little did she know that he was about to ask her to marry him...
Her reply - "absolutely."
So, Stephen comes back to the bayou for the final, real-deal o.k. from Joni's old man on whether or not he is going to really be able to take Joni off the bayou and back to Melbourne.
But first, Joni was the "emotional white girl of the day" for the United baggage claim lady at New Orleans International Airport on the way back from Australia in March. To make a VERY long story as short as possible: due to lengthy baggage claim delays at customs in L.A., and United's sucky baggage handlers who clearly cannot read the big orange "Rush - Short Connection" tags attached to her luggage, Joni missed her connection in L.A., and therefore, was stuck an extra 14 hours in L.A. This translated into one piece of her baggage not making her connection in Chicago, and, after an extra half-day's delay getting home, Joni will now be picked up by her parents, instead of Angie. Of course, the bag that didn't make the connection happened to have Stephen's shirt which smelled like him in it. Hence, Joni nearly becoming the baggage chick's "emotional white girl of the day". What had her on the edge was the fact that she was going to have to tell her parents that she and Stephen were planning on getting married, and he would be traveling to the bayou to ask Dad if he could take Joni home forever.
Finally, here's the story of the real proposal. After a dinner with the Cajun Corleone, Stephen and Joni went to Baton Rouge for a play day, and on the way back, Stephen asked that they stop at Madewood, for a picture of Joni in front of the crown jewel of the bayou. Come to find out, this was a pretense for a proposal. He suggested that they stroll down to the bayouside to check out the bayou and the sunset behind it. Just before the proposal, Joni snapped this photo of a nervous Stephen. Little did she know that he was about to ask her to marry him...
Her reply - "absolutely."
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