Engaged.
I asked my girlfriend to marry me last night. Wait... you know, that sentence is a bit ambiguous... let's try it again
Last night I asked Gretchen to marry me. She said yes.
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Oh, I suppose you want details? Bah...
Okay, we went to dinner at a local Greek restaurant. Papa George's. Most excellent food. After that we made a quick run to Wal-Mart and then back to my place for an evening of Scrabble and listening to Delilah on the radio.
After playing two games, I asked her if we could play one more game. I then proceeded to horribly cheat as I placed my pre-selected tiles. The first batch went on backwards. Then the second batch was in order.
She smiled, and stole my tiles to write the answer.
Then I gave her the ring. Or, actually, I offered the ring and then she wrote her answer. Then she took the ring. It looks beautifully and fits perfectly.
Then I had a severe coughing fit (damn this coughing fits to hell, incidentally) and it was so bad that, for the first time in years, it made me lose part of my dinner. How awkward. Funny thing, though, is that she threw up on our first date. So, in a way, it kind of makes sense.
20 June 2008. That's the date we picked. We've talked about it before, but never set anything for sure. But I've had my heart set on this date for a while. It just fits well.
Last night I asked Gretchen to marry me. She said yes.
***
Oh, I suppose you want details? Bah...
Okay, we went to dinner at a local Greek restaurant. Papa George's. Most excellent food. After that we made a quick run to Wal-Mart and then back to my place for an evening of Scrabble and listening to Delilah on the radio.
After playing two games, I asked her if we could play one more game. I then proceeded to horribly cheat as I placed my pre-selected tiles. The first batch went on backwards. Then the second batch was in order.
She smiled, and stole my tiles to write the answer.
Then I gave her the ring. Or, actually, I offered the ring and then she wrote her answer. Then she took the ring. It looks beautifully and fits perfectly.
Then I had a severe coughing fit (damn this coughing fits to hell, incidentally) and it was so bad that, for the first time in years, it made me lose part of my dinner. How awkward. Funny thing, though, is that she threw up on our first date. So, in a way, it kind of makes sense.
20 June 2008. That's the date we picked. We've talked about it before, but never set anything for sure. But I've had my heart set on this date for a while. It just fits well.