On Friday, Marie and I got engaged! We've talked about it for a while and I finally made the move.
Background Disclaimer: My family decided to have Christmas in February this year because of several reasons. My sister was 8 months pregnant, all of our birthday's are around Christmas, Marie and I were visiting her family in Goshen and living in Charlotte now all contributed to the decision. My mom, sister, her new baby and Ken decided to come to Charlotte to check out the area and exchange gifts.
I spent a long time trying to figure out the perfect way to give Marie the ring and decided that I should delegate to someone far better at these type of things... our dog Taylor. I placed the ring on his collar without anyone noticing earlier. Taylor sat by me while we opened presents and then I told Marie that Taylor got her a gift. Taylor got on my lap and sat in front of Marie and I asked her to marry me.
Surprise #1 - She didn't hesitate giving me an answer
Surprise #2 - The answer wasn't "why would I want to do that?"
We spent the rest of the night with my family texting and calling and texting and calling.
These are pictures of the ring. I got a diamond from my Grandmother and had it set into a new ring. The diamond is about 100 years old. I also just barely missed the size for Marie (I guessed 6, but she is closer to a 5.5). Marie really likes it and I feel good about my ring selecting ability... or she's just really good at lying.
Wedding details are still being discussed. We are thinking next spring in Indianapolis. More info to come!
Background Disclaimer: My family decided to have Christmas in February this year because of several reasons. My sister was 8 months pregnant, all of our birthday's are around Christmas, Marie and I were visiting her family in Goshen and living in Charlotte now all contributed to the decision. My mom, sister, her new baby and Ken decided to come to Charlotte to check out the area and exchange gifts.
I spent a long time trying to figure out the perfect way to give Marie the ring and decided that I should delegate to someone far better at these type of things... our dog Taylor. I placed the ring on his collar without anyone noticing earlier. Taylor sat by me while we opened presents and then I told Marie that Taylor got her a gift. Taylor got on my lap and sat in front of Marie and I asked her to marry me.
Surprise #1 - She didn't hesitate giving me an answer
Surprise #2 - The answer wasn't "why would I want to do that?"
We spent the rest of the night with my family texting and calling and texting and calling.
These are pictures of the ring. I got a diamond from my Grandmother and had it set into a new ring. The diamond is about 100 years old. I also just barely missed the size for Marie (I guessed 6, but she is closer to a 5.5). Marie really likes it and I feel good about my ring selecting ability... or she's just really good at lying.
Wedding details are still being discussed. We are thinking next spring in Indianapolis. More info to come!
7 comments:
Wow...I think the ring is beautiful! Congrats again to you both! We are very happy for you! Now you can have fun making all of the wedding plans! :)
Congratulations again you guys! The ring is beautiful and I think its neat that Jay got it from his grandmother. Cleaver idea for getting Taylor involved.
Barb
Well the Roses are excited for you guys and look forward to the wedding celebration, heck we cant hardly turn down a celebration. Anyhow Congrats guys. See you soon...oh yes and Jay.....Welcome to the Family...
Jay...she LOVES the ring you have nothing to worry about. We are so happy for you both!
Congratulations! The ring is beautiful! Welcome to the family, Jay.
Patty
Good work Jay! I'm glad she said "yes". Congrats and enjoy, let me repeat, enjoy, the wedding planning process. It can get stressful if you let it.
I'm so happy for Marie and Jay. Marie, thanks for saying yes and joining our family! It's going to be a great adventure.
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