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Reading: FAIR FOLK, Marvin Kaye, ed.
Music: Boodha
TV/Movie: Millennium
Okay, if'n you can't figure out what the topic of this post is by simply reading the title, then there may be no hope for ye.
That said, I'll illuminate just the same. Yesterday, Feb 14, 2005 (Velentine's Day), I presented my Pretty Maggie with a dozen red long-stemmed roses and a copy of Final Fantasy I & II for the Gameboy. We then went to dinner at a posh restaurant. I very awkwardly mumbled out my proposal, gave her a beautiful diamond ring, and she said yes.
YES!
Some may say, "Oh, big surprise, you two were going to do this eventually. What took you so long?" to whom I reply, "thhbbpppttt!" I was a bit nervous all weekend as I carried that ring around in my coat pocket. What if she had a stroke and said no? And Pretty Maggie herself was a bit anxious this past weekend because she knew something was up--just not exactly what. I suppose i could have made life easier by popping the question sooner, but it's all a matter of awkward timing. In that, I rule.
Now... here's a warning I wished _any_ one of our married friends had told us. ENGAGEMENT RINGS RARELY COME IN THE SIZE YOU NEED THEM. EXPECT TO HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK FOR A WHILE.
This was a bit irksome. in the movies, the guy gives the girl a ring that fits perfectly, then it's off to outer space to fight crime in an ancient aeroplane piloted by a talking gorilla. Right? Right?
No. Instead, every jeweler I went to all said, "We don't have it in that size. bring her back and we'll have it custom-sized." "Fine," I said dubiously. "How long will that take?"
"Ten business days," they said.
Argh. But imagine how poor Pretty Maggie must feel. Wham, she gets the ring. Bam, she gives it back and has to wait 10 business days.
But she's a trouper and is already looking at wedding stuff even though it's going to be a while until we get to the actual wedding.
I, by the way, got two great presents for V Day. 1.) the Compleat Season One of Millennium, one of the best shows _ever_ and (most of all) 2.) she said YES!
Oh... and we may honeymoon at the 2007 Worldcon in Japan. I seem to recall her mentioning it last night. I just don't remember if mentioning it while also chanting "No, no, no, no, no, no..." is a good thing or not. I'll let her mull it over for a bit. No sense making rush decisions.
Cheers!
Music: Boodha
TV/Movie: Millennium
Okay, if'n you can't figure out what the topic of this post is by simply reading the title, then there may be no hope for ye.
That said, I'll illuminate just the same. Yesterday, Feb 14, 2005 (Velentine's Day), I presented my Pretty Maggie with a dozen red long-stemmed roses and a copy of Final Fantasy I & II for the Gameboy. We then went to dinner at a posh restaurant. I very awkwardly mumbled out my proposal, gave her a beautiful diamond ring, and she said yes.
YES!
Some may say, "Oh, big surprise, you two were going to do this eventually. What took you so long?" to whom I reply, "thhbbpppttt!" I was a bit nervous all weekend as I carried that ring around in my coat pocket. What if she had a stroke and said no? And Pretty Maggie herself was a bit anxious this past weekend because she knew something was up--just not exactly what. I suppose i could have made life easier by popping the question sooner, but it's all a matter of awkward timing. In that, I rule.
Now... here's a warning I wished _any_ one of our married friends had told us. ENGAGEMENT RINGS RARELY COME IN THE SIZE YOU NEED THEM. EXPECT TO HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK FOR A WHILE.
This was a bit irksome. in the movies, the guy gives the girl a ring that fits perfectly, then it's off to outer space to fight crime in an ancient aeroplane piloted by a talking gorilla. Right? Right?
No. Instead, every jeweler I went to all said, "We don't have it in that size. bring her back and we'll have it custom-sized." "Fine," I said dubiously. "How long will that take?"
"Ten business days," they said.
Argh. But imagine how poor Pretty Maggie must feel. Wham, she gets the ring. Bam, she gives it back and has to wait 10 business days.
But she's a trouper and is already looking at wedding stuff even though it's going to be a while until we get to the actual wedding.
I, by the way, got two great presents for V Day. 1.) the Compleat Season One of Millennium, one of the best shows _ever_ and (most of all) 2.) she said YES!
Oh... and we may honeymoon at the 2007 Worldcon in Japan. I seem to recall her mentioning it last night. I just don't remember if mentioning it while also chanting "No, no, no, no, no, no..." is a good thing or not. I'll let her mull it over for a bit. No sense making rush decisions.
Cheers!
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