I called the skydiving place on Friday and asked a few questions. This week I'll be sending out instructions to everyone who will be there
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Yesterday I finished the large 15x23' sign that I will be using to propose to Laura. That was a lot more work than I thought it would be. Doing the rounded letters was the toughest, and yesterday I had an O to do. I think I spent nearly an hour on the O alone. Fortunately once I was done with the O, I zipped right through the rest. What I
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So today I took the day off work and went to my parents house to work on the sign for Laura to read as she is plummeting through the sky. Making 4 foot high letters out of ductape is harder than it sounds
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When she got home, kittykehe said the sweetest thing to me. She told me how much she appreciates me, and how happy she is that she has me, among other really sweet things.
It was very touching, and left me feeling good inside.
I placed an order for a ring today. It is a 1ct H SI2 princess cut diamond mounted on a white gold ring that splits as it approaches the stone, with small stones along both sides of the split. The angles really compliment the angles of the princess cut
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Tomorrow I go shopping for an engagement ring. I'm not quite sure what I will get, but I figure I can go work with the jeweler to pick something out. I'll need to take some time to learn about diamonds in person, as opposed to just looking at websites
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Yesterday I finally settled on a medium for the banner. I picked up a blue tarp and white ductape from the hardware store. I couldn't find anything in white that I felt comfortable with. The tarp is the type with a visible cross-weave, which I figure will help me align the letters
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I just mocked up an idea of what I would want my proposing sign to look like if I did it on a 15x20' tarp. I found a font that is simple and quite legible at small sizes, and filled up the canvas as best I can. Then I scaled it down to about 3/8" the long way on my monitor and determined that it was quite legible at a yard. That means given a
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