The Proposal 06.13.18 After four years of friendship and 9 months of dating, Michael decided to propose to Anne on his birthday. It was outside a really nice restaurant in downtown Tampa. Michael took Anne to the wrong bench. He was nervous and started a really nice speech that was unfortunately interrupted by thunder. He got on one knee as it started drizzling. Michael said many nice things, Anne heard none of them as her focus was the rain. He proposed, she said yes, and they ran up the stairs to escape the down-pouring of rain that started. Come May 9th, they will be racing down the aisle.