Proposing can be stressful, and nerve-racking, but nonetheless, a moment that us men look forward to making a memorable one. For this day, I asked Meli to pack a change of clothes in a small backpack, with the excuse that she will sleepover for the next day's endeavors. Once I picked her up, I asked her for her passport, the suspense in her was clear, you can really tell she had an idea. Although I saw her “knowing” what was coming, little did she know-how. I had reserved a very distinct hotel in Mexico City and found in the Teotihuacan Pyramids a unique area for hot air balloon rides. We both have been longing to live that experience, this gave me the perfect idea of how to propose. As we arrived at the airport, I kept joking about where we were about to embark until she sat on the plane, she realized it was Mexico City. After the chauffeur picked us up, on the way to the hotel, I was giving her small hints of what we were doing. While having diner, I told her we needed to wake up at 4 am, the shock on her face!. A van picked us up to take us to the place where we will ride the balloon. There, I lied to her, saying I needed to sign a special waiver. In reality, I went to plan with the pilot at what time to pop the question. In mid-air the pilot made her believe we had some issues, and needed to decent, only to find a truck racing towards us, with a sign that said “Will you marry me?". When she finally noticed the sign held on the ground, she just looked back at me with a laughing mischief face, as I held the ring box just waiting for her to turn to me. At this very moment with a mutual teary eye, she whispered YES! Once we landed, we had a champagne pop and Mr. Mario Bros (the balloon pilot) recited a beautiful prayer. From there we had breakfast, and in a rush to get back to the city, explore, and eat some real street tacos, all in just a few hours. We headed back to Miami that same day, very special 23 hrs in Mexico City.
