There are some days in one's life that turn into significant milestones full of love, happiness, joy and an irrevocable sense of peace.
February 20th, 2009 was one of those.
After an *interesting* dinner at Lingnan's - for those of you who adore Amy of Chicken for lunch fame, this is the Quon's actual restaurant, located just behind G-Mac - T.J. and I did what we often do, went for ice cream. It was a blizzard of a lifetime! We grabbed our ice-cream, and headed to the park where he and I would spend hours, so many summers ago, talking of life and anything that came to mind.
Sitting there, enjoying our smarties' blizzards, I looked over see him holding a box containing a very sparkly ring.
"Would a girl like you consider marrying a guy like me?" (He says I have to explain that this is an inside joke, and incredibly cute.) And, because I have spent the last 3 years being trained to not give a straight answer, I replied, "I would consider it." Yes, I am only human!
After extracting a "Yes!" (OF COURSE), he went from common boyfriend, to fiance in shining armour. Mrs... - Tell you the truth, I had never thought of that... hyphenating - was immediately vetoed.
In celebration, we travelled to the jeweler's to resize the ring. I did a good job of forcing it on my finger, despite my knuckle almost bleeding. The ring was in my possession for just over an hour. Already I am having the separation anxiety reminscent of a 7 month old who has just lost sight of their mother.
So off to WEM. In lieu of deulling pianos we opted to have our moment immortalized in cartoon form (to be posted shortly).
We searched for a candy ring, because I am crazy, though our search came up fruitless. Though I guess it would have been fruitless if we had actually found a ring...
A grape victory cigar ended our delightfully quirky evening. 3 years, 5 months and 1 week after our first date where we took the bus to Finnegan's to play NTN, we are officially getting married.
I feel an overwhelming sense of calm, a quiet happiness that is so often missing from my life. I know of other women who go into overdrive upon the question, but I am in overdrive most days, so calm is welcome.
I am happier than anything. I cannot stop smiling, and have a renewed desire to hit the gym even harder (I now have a vested interest!) Life doesn't begin today, nor our wedding day. It progresses as it always has and always will. I just know that it will progress with him and I, hand in hand, facing the world together!
And the best part - I can watch TLC and Slice's bridal shows, such as Wedding SOS, A Wedding Story, Incredible Weddings, Wild Weddings, Say Yes to the Dress, I do... Let's Eat, Rich Bride Poor Bride, Weird Weddings, and Bulging Brides... K, come to think of it, we'll stay away from Bulging brides!
