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New Motivation to Lose Weight!!! (Proposal)

Today was supposed to be my day back on track, eating right, working out ... well that didn't happen.

I started out right, I ate my oatmeal and protein for breakfast and then BF and I got ready and he loaded me up in the car for our secret date. We drove about 20 minutes to this park near his hometown. We were going to hang out and look at the shops nearby, but there was an about an hour before this zombie march thing, so we decided to go for a walk through the park. Well he kept mentioning getting away from all the people so we could sit down somewhere.

We found this cute little spot with a waterfall, so I suggested we take our picture. We did that and this girl came and sat down nearby and started smoking a cigarette so we left. We walked a bit more until we finally saw another little spot next to this little stream. We sat down and were looking at the stream and all of a sudden he reaches over and grabs my hand. He starts telling me about how he has been thinking about spending the rest of his life with me and he wanted to make that a reality and then he asks me if I will marry him!!!

My first response was, "Are you sure?" lol, I meant to ask if he was sure because I wanted to make sure it was his decision and he didn't feel pressured (he has expressed that concern in the past) and he said yes, he's never been more sure of anything in his life. So I said "YES!" of course, lol. I started bawling and hugged him and finally he put the ring on my finger just in time for the light to break through the trees directly on my hand. It was perfect!!! : )

I spent the next 5 minutes hugging him and crying, then the next 20 minutes calling everyone in my contact list, lol.

I think I'm still in shock. It took me about 5 hours before I could stop smiling; my cheeks hurt so much, but it was a good pain, lol. I'm so, so happy and can't believe he actually did it and I think I'm still in shock! I'm getting married, ahh!! October 2012!!!
-Ely

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  • elanniselannis member
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    edited December 2011
    P.S. I have had a few glasses of wine and a margarita as a celebratory drink(s), so I may not be as clear as usual, lol.
    -Ely

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  • QuiltingNurseQuiltingNurse member
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    edited December 2011
    Yay congrats! Sounds like a perfect day!
    And remember, pics or it didn't happen!
  • lunarsongbirdlunarsongbird member
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    edited December 2011
    Pictures, pictures, pictures!!! I'm SOSOSOSO happy for you!!! :)

    That is SOOOO lovely!

    What does the ring look like?!

    We've have a good string of engagements, yes? :) What great news.
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  • SopChickSopChick member
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    edited December 2011
    Yay!!!! What a great surprise date! Congratulations!!!!  :D

    Post some pics, or a description of the ring or something, lol!


    I had a sneaking suspicion that might happen on your date, but I didn't wanna feed any BSC that you might have been feeling. :)
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  • elanniselannis member
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    edited December 2011
    So, I guess you can figure out what my motivation is to lose weight! : )

    And I forgot to add them before (thanks to the wine) but here are pics! : )







    -Ely

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  • SopChickSopChick member
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    edited December 2011
    It's so pretty! And what a great picture of you two :)
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  • elanniselannis member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks! : ) I kinda had a feeling it might happen too, but had convinced myself it wouldn't happen so it was a very nice surprise! : )

    We had some guy take our picture and then told him we just got engaged so he goes on to tell us that he's actually ordained. I think he wanted some business but we were definitely not in the right mindset to even think about hiring someone for that yet, lol. We've gotten as far as deciding October 2012, but other than that, we're just enjoying it! : ) I have felt like telling every single person I've come in contact with today, lol.
    -Ely

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  • SopChickSopChick member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_new-motivation-lose-weight?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:a4db5759-8052-4926-a23e-0a34a66c7f35Post:9793384b-5734-4400-9630-60611c2df479">Re: New Motivation to Lose Weight!!! : )</a>:
    [QUOTE]Thanks! : ) I kinda had a feeling it might happen too, but had convinced myself it wouldn't happen so it was a very nice surprise! : ) We had some guy take our picture and then told him we just got engaged so he goes on to tell us that he's actually ordained. I think he wanted some business but we were definitely not in the right mindset to even think about hiring someone for that yet, lol. We've gotten as far as deciding October 2012, but other than that, we're just enjoying it! : ) <strong>I have felt like telling every single person I've come in contact with today, lol.</strong>
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    And you should, it's really exciting! Enjoy the glow :)
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  • danimarie88danimarie88 member
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    edited December 2011
    What a great proposal! I am new here, but I'm still really excited for you! Let us know how all of the planning goes :)
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  • polkadot111polkadot111 member
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    edited December 2011
    oh my goodnesss! Oh my goodness!! Oh my goodness!! I am so freakin' happy for you!!

    What a pretty ring! I  love it. I think it is my new favorite ring out of all of us. Seriously, it's beautiful. :)

    Congrats to you, Ely!
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  • tuarceathatuarceatha member
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    edited December 2011
    Congratulations!!!

    What a cute story! I'm so happy for you two <3

    And you look gorgeous!
  • desertsundesertsun member
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    edited December 2011
    Your ring is so unique and pretty!

    Congratulations, Ely! So happy for you!


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  • elanniselannis member
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    edited December 2011
    Polkadot: Thanks! It was actually the first ring I tried on when FI (ah!) and I started looking at rings, but it really stood out. I'm not much of a fan of white gold and I think my style is different than what is popular now (people kept trying to talk me into bigger stuff), but I loved it and FI (ah again!!) knew it, so he had to get it! : ) I'm so happy he did too because I love it!
    -Ely

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  • sparkles88sparkles88 member
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    edited December 2011
    Congrats, Ely! It's a very pretty ring, and you guys look great in your picture!
  • edited December 2011
    Congrats! What a beautiful proposal!
  • Elle1036Elle1036 member
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    edited December 2011
    )(#%HKFN *)H NG#Q$IN!!!!!!

    Congrats, Ely!!  Your story and your ring are both wonderful.

    And you're right about the new motivation.  Getting engaged worked for me, too!
  • Blue & WhiteBlue & White member
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    edited December 2011
    Whoohoo!  Congrats!  Such a sweet story!! :)  Rings are flying left and right in these parts, haha
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  • becunning2becunning2 member
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    edited December 2011
    Congratulations!  That's really exciting--pretty ring too. I love how excited you are! :) It's also awesome that you managed to talk yourself out of the obvious (I also suspected) and be genuinely surprised/ectastic about it!  Very cool!

    I love that your first response was "are you sure?!"  Hehehehe. :)
  • edited December 2011
    Congrats!!!!! It sounds like everything was beautiful. You should definitely do October 2012. Then we can be wedding month buddies!
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  • pockysquirrelpockysquirrel member
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    edited December 2011
    Eeee! Beautiful ring, beautiful spot for a proposal! Congratulations!
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  • edited December 2011
    Congrats! Your ring is gorgeous!
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    edited December 2011
    Yaaay!! Congrats!
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  • kellyt89kellyt89 member
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    edited December 2011
    Congratulatins! What a beautiful ring, I love all the swirls and how intricate it is! Such a sweet proposal too :)
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  • elanniselannis member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks everyone! I'm still really excited about it. The ring was the first thing I looked for when I got up this morning, lol. And then I had to decide if I wanted to shower with it on, but I have a feeling I'm not taking this thing off until they make me (to get the band), lol.

    Swhite: We can definitely be month buddies! : )

    I feel like there's so much to do, but for now we are just going to enjoy it.

    I also have to say that I'm surprised how many people ask "When's the date?" when you just got engaged 20 minutes ago, lol. How are we supposed to know that already? Then I told my grandma on my dad's side and she is starting to slip, unfortunatley, so she got confused between me saying we were engaged and I was coming to visit her next week and ended up telling my uncle that we were getting married next week. So we had to straighten that out.

    Other than that, it's fun to watch peoples' reactions. We sent a picture to my parents and my cousin of me pointing to something in the bushes to see how long it would take them to see that there wasn't anything in the bushes and that there was a ring on my hand. My cousin picked up on it much faster than my mom, but I got my mom's reaction recorded on my phone, so that was fun, lol.

    For FI's (I keep forgetting and have to change it from BF to FI, lol) mom, we came in and started telling her how our date went and I was holding a water bottle with my hand in front of it to see how long it'd take her to notice. She went about 2 minutes before the light caught it and I think she screamed, jumped up out of the chair and said "what is that?!" all in abou 1.2 seconds, lol, and in the next second she was bawling, lol.

    She took us out to eat and got me drunk, lol.

    I'm so glad I have you ladies to share this with because just glancing at the check list seems overwhelming and I'm going to have lots of questions, lol.

    Time to go get on with the day!! Thanks again! : )
    -Ely

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  • DanieKADanieKA member
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    edited December 2011
    Congratulations!!!!! You guys look so happy! What an awesome story (and great motivation)! Yay! Yay! Yay!
  • SKP82SKP82 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yay!!  Congratulations!!  I am sooooo happy for you!
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  • tafft1tafft1 member
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    edited December 2011
    Awww how sweet and awesome ! Cute story and love the ring and your photos too ! Congrats I'm so happy for you :)
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    Congratulations!!!!
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  • edited December 2011
    Congratulations!! It's an adorable story, and your ring is gorgeous!! :-)



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  • jorja86jorja86 member
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    edited December 2011
    Congrats! I was just thinking about you and wondering if it happened on your surprise date! You look absolutely beautiful!
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