That’s right! I am now an engaged lady.
Promised to an occasionally grizzled dude.
(us a week before the proposal)
Who, despite me being fairly sure he was going to propose at the coffee shop where we had our first date mere days before my birthday, managed to surprise me with a whole group of family and friends, smiling, laughing, clapping and waving handmade signs across the street.
Since I said yes (there really wasn’t much doubt), he declared it a MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
We've had jokes rooted in this sign and other 9/11-based politics since our first date. Yep, we decided "This might be going somewhere!" when we shared our first politically incorrect joke.
And I declared it a smashing success because he bought my dream ring, a vintage number I had found months prior.
MY PRECIOUS.
Oh, and because I’m marrying the guy I love to bits.
Bits, I tell you!
"Show the ring!" "How am I supposed to hold it up without looking ridiculous?" Apparently not like you're going to backhand the camera.
So that’s some news, I guess. 
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August 26, 2011 at 1:16 pm
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