As with most things, 'A Random Saturday Night' has an interesting story behind it. Before you go off and start to think it has something to do with events very different than what really happened, let me tell you the story:

The first time Doug asked me to marry him went something like this…

Doug: “What would you say if I asked you to marry me?”
Christy: “Not now, maybe later, lets go get some food.”

Several dozen times later, Christy said yes to the following words:

"You're beautiful, you're beautiful, you know...
In the light of the alarm clock,
At Midnight, on some Random Saturday Night
When I asked you to marry me..."

"And I said 'Yes!'"

Hold the press, December 16th, 2005 is not on a Saturday, it is a Friday.

Alas, that's true.

But when Doug asked that first time, we agreed to keep it a surprise until there was an official formal proposal with a ring. (I have always wanted a surprise proposal, but, if I couldn’t have that, then at least I could make sure it was a surprise for everyone else.)

So, that first Random Saturday Night was the 'pre-proposal', and the time afterwards was the promised time, you might say.

When he did ask with the ring in hand, (or rather, his pocket), it was on a Friday, but we both had the day off from work. For two people that are used to working the standard Monday thru Friday, that was close enough to a Saturday night for me. A Random Saturday Night.

Well there you have it, the story of A Random Saturday Night, and it is based off a spontaneous poem.