YAY!!
August 31, 2009 at 9:29 amDC
So, the great news from over the weekend is that Matt proposed!! I said “Are you serious??” followed by “YES!” It was our five-year anniversary on Thursday, and I was first surprised by roses arriving at my desk at work. Later that evening, we stopped at my parent’s house for dinner. We were on our way up to New York for a wedding in which Matt was the best man. We finished up eating and Matt wants to go for a walk. Well, I want to go for a quick swim in the pool. So, we go for a walk down the street and into the neighborhood across the way. As we were coming back, it was pretty dark, and Matt says, pointing to the only one with porch lights on, “Is that one your house?” I say “yes….” Then he asks me if I remember what was written on the card that came with the flowers. Next thing I knew he was on his knee in the gravel at the end of my parents driveway. Apparently my mom and dad were sitting outside on the porch watching the whole thing. Awww! So, needless to say, I’m enjoying showing off the beautiful ring that Matt chose, and we are really excited!
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August 31st, 2009 at 10:31 am
Yup, that’s pretty much awesome. Congrats.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:51 pm
thank goodness you remembered what was on the card. happy for the both of you, although i think it’s funny that the romantic pre-proposal walk was through the “neighborhood across the way”. i’m sure erica bluin and charles greely were also watching from thier front porches….
August 31st, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Congrats you two!! I’m bummed I wasn’t able to make it out to Chris’s wedding, but this puts a big smile on my face.
September 1st, 2009 at 9:19 am
Thank you all! soooo excited
September 1st, 2009 at 8:02 pm
This brings to mind an old Chinese proverb: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Someone must have taught you well Matt. You snagged a good one!!! Nice Catch!!!!!!!
September 2nd, 2009 at 8:10 am
D Waz…nice thing to say about your sister. I would add that someone taught (ahem…ahem) Lori well also.
One of the very best nights of my life. Thank you for letting mom and me be part of it.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Matt & Lori – we’re really, really happy for you! It’s a great day for our families! Both of you come from good “stock” with families that love you dearly. Celebrate!
I lifted these from the internet:
I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance,
A church filled with family and friends.
I asked him what kind of a wedding he wished for,
He said one that would make me his wife.
~Author Unknown
There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage. ~Martin Luther
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. ~Mignon McLaughlin
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. ~Zora Neale Hurston
And for fun:
A man in love is incomplete until he is married. Then he’s finished. ~Zsa Zsa Gabor