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AW: He did IT PIP

So, I'm up in DC to visit BF, and yesterday we went to the aquarium.  And piddled around, but the man has been acting weird all week.  And was attached to his phone all day, which is not normal for him because I was geeking out, and he wasn't making as much fun of me for knowing all those little things from classes.  

So, we get through, and he keeps trying to keep us in the aquarium.  And we piddle through the gift shop (we bought coozies that say "I used to be a Wetsuit!") and hung out in front of the windows, and finally he says "let's go for a walk".  So, we walk out, and I ask to get my coat out of the car, and he tells me no.  We walk over to a bench, and he starts talking and before I know it, he's on one knee in front of me.  (My reaction, in my head was: OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG).  And then he says "look to your left" and our friends are all coming out from behind a corner.

So, ENGAGED.  Kind of weird, definitely new, definitely don't feel any different.  And apparently he's not slept since he ordered this thing a month ago, so he's still in bed.  He had the ring custom designed to mesh two of our favorite rings.

I apologize for the crappy cell-phone picture, but until friends upload them, that's all I have right now.

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  • edited December 2011
    Congratulations! Very pretty.
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  • AudgiePodgeAudgiePodge member
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    Congratulations!
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    Congrats!
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  • desertsundesertsun member
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    Awwww, YAY! Adorable story, and from what I can tell, your ring is beautiful! Sparkly for sure. :)

    Congrats!


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  • sparkles88sparkles88 member
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    edited December 2011
    Congrats! I love how all of your friends came running out after it happened. It reminds me of a surprise birthday party! They must have been pretty excited to be in on the surprise.
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    Congrats!!!!! The ring looks so pretty and it's so sweet that he had it designed with both of you in mind.

    My BF totally makes fun of me for geeking out about that kind of stuff too!!!! Though I mainly geek out about the inverts because I have no clue what any fish or sea mammals are.  *high five* for geeks (and for you being engaged)!!!!!
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    Congrats!
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    Awesome, congrats!

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    edited December 2011
    Beautiful!  Congrats! 

    And I love the story and how he had your friends there.  I'm sure it also saved a lot of phone calls after so that they could all know at once. =)
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    Congrats hun <3
  • peekaboo2011peekaboo2011 member
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    Thanks everyone!  We're super excited.  Except for the fact that the wedding will have to be in a couple years.  We're going to be paying for most of it ourselves, although Mom said today that she and dad hope to be able to help with some of it.  Which really made me smile, since I wasn't expecting it at ALL.  So, we're going to bask in the engaged glory for a while, and poke around in FL to see what we like so we can have kind of a rough idea as to what we'll need to spend.  Holy CRAP, it feels amazing. :)
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    Congrats!!


  • edited December 2011
    Congratulations! What a sweet proposal, and your ring looks really beautiful!

    DH also didn't sleep after he bought my ring. Poor guys! Haha!
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  • edited December 2011
    A long engagement always sounds like a great idea! It will be more memorable that you give yourself time to enjoy it!!!!
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    Yayyyy!! Congrats!

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    Exciting! Congratulations!
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    I'm blinded by the sparkle!!! :)

    Such a cute story, and congrats!
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  • Elle1036Elle1036 member
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    Awww, such a sweet story and beautiful ring!
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    Such a cute story. Congrats!
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    I'm so jealous you got engaged at an aquarium.

    Ok, that's a lie.  I'm just jealous you got to GO to the aquarium :)  (yes, yes, we went like 3 weeks ago...but I love the aquarium, haha)
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    What a pretty ring and a great story. Congratulations!!
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    Yey!  Congrats!
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_aw-did-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:3b2bbd83-153c-4b3d-b53f-d1b7cc70e8e5Post:bb8f11f9-4ada-4acd-8585-cf43d8422096">Re: AW: He did IT PIP</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'm so jealous you got engaged at an aquarium. Ok, that's a lie.  I'm just jealous you got to GO to the aquarium :)  (yes, yes, we went like 3 weeks ago...but I love the aquarium, haha)
    Posted by Blue & White[/QUOTE]

    <div>So, the bench where he asked was apparently the same bench we were at three years ago to the day, when he figured out he wanted to marry me.  I didn't realize that, but that's what he said.  I would have loved it if he'd arranged for it to happen in the shark tank, but that's the nerd talking.  I loved in anyway.</div>
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_aw-did-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:3b2bbd83-153c-4b3d-b53f-d1b7cc70e8e5Post:3c3ef1ad-f703-405e-8ff4-026745a8eeb3">Re: AW: He did IT PIP</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: AW: He did IT PIP : So, the bench where he asked was apparently the same bench we were at three years ago to the day, when he figured out he wanted to marry me.  I didn't realize that, but that's what he said.  I would have loved it if he'd arranged for it to happen in the shark tank, but that's the nerd talking.  I loved in anyway.
    Posted by peekaboo2011[/QUOTE]

    Super cute, and I love this part!  It's always great to see a guy going to such lengths to do something thoughtful and meaningful.

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    How exciting!  Congrats!

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