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We’re engaged!

Olivia_and_lens_wedding_67Yesterday I mentioned that there was something in my life to be very happy about and this is it.  After a mere 15 months or so together, G and I are engaged to be married early next year.  We are both very excited about this and I am thrilled to have such a beautiful and loving woman as my fiancee and look forward to her becoming my wife.



I wrote the following before I gave her the ring (more on both of these two items below):



May I be a loving husband;
May I be a loyal friend;
May I be a gentle lover;
May I love her well.



In this ever changing world, are there greater gifts a man can give to his wife?



Ok, I am sure that many of you are interested in how I proposed to G yesterday afternoon.  Firstly, it was not a surprise to her that we are going to marry, we had been speaking about it for a little while now.  We went to pick out the ring last at a great jeweller's shop called Sidersky Jewellers.  We were told that our jeweller would have the ring ready within 10 working days and if we were nice to him he would have it ready by this Saturday.  A couple days ago he informed me that the ring would be ready on Wednesday or Thursday.  I was able to pick up the ring on Thursday afternoon (yesterday).  I picked a very nice bunch of flowers on the way home and started to set everything up for G before she arrived home:



  • I set my DVD player to play a cover of Cindy Lauper's "Time After Time", one of G's favourite songs;


  • I left a note on the floor by the front door instructing her to put everything down there and to go to the coffee table in the lounge;


  • Another note on the coffee table instructed G to press 'play' and to open a card I left for her;


  • I was waiting in the next room and when I heard the music playing I came into the room and kissed her;


  • As she was reading the card, I gave her the ring.


I still have something up my sleeve and won't tell you about that now for obvious reasons.  We are both very very excited and I still don't think this has really sunk in just yet.



For those looking for a picture of her very beautiful ring, I created a collage with Picasa2:





Ginas_engagement_ring_collagejpg


Reader Comments (20)

Mazeltov to you both, wishing you many years of happiness and may you be blessed with Hashems richest blessings.

Much love,
Paul, Frances and Queenie (Frances mother)

Feb 5, 2005 at 1:36 | Unregistered Commenterpaul & frances cohen

Mazeltov to you both, wishing you many years of happiness and may you be blessed with Hashems richest blessings.

Much love,
Paul, Frances and Queenie (Frances mother)

Feb 5, 2005 at 2:36 | Unregistered Commenterpaul & frances cohen

Mazeltov to you both, wishing you many years of happiness and may you be blessed with Hashems richest blessings.

Much love,
Paul, Frances and Queenie (Frances mother)

Feb 5, 2005 at 2:36 | Unregistered Commenterpaul & frances cohen

Mazeltov to you both, wishing you many years of happiness and may you be blessed with Hashems richest blessings.

Much love,
Paul, Frances and Queenie (Frances mother)

Feb 5, 2005 at 2:36 | Unregistered Commenterpaul & frances cohen

Congratulations to both of you!

Feb 5, 2005 at 4:24 | Unregistered CommenterMichael Hanscom

Congratulations to both of you!

Feb 5, 2005 at 5:24 | Unregistered CommenterMichael Hanscom

Congratulations to both of you!

Feb 5, 2005 at 5:24 | Unregistered CommenterMichael Hanscom

Congratulations to both of you!

Feb 5, 2005 at 5:24 | Unregistered CommenterMichael Hanscom

Congratulations on your engagement! Have you started making wedding plans?

Feb 23, 2005 at 13:02 | Unregistered CommenterBeth

Congratulations on your engagement! Have you started making wedding plans?

Feb 23, 2005 at 14:02 | Unregistered CommenterBeth

Congratulations on your engagement! Have you started making wedding plans?

Feb 23, 2005 at 14:02 | Unregistered CommenterBeth

Congratulations on your engagement! Have you started making wedding plans?

Feb 23, 2005 at 14:02 | Unregistered CommenterBeth

Hello You Two

Wishing you MAZEL TOV ! May you have many happy years together and may you still be as happy in 100 years time, as you are now !

Love Caryn

Mar 12, 2005 at 4:28 | Unregistered CommenterCaryn

Hello You Two

Wishing you MAZEL TOV ! May you have many happy years together and may you still be as happy in 100 years time, as you are now !

Love Caryn

Mar 12, 2005 at 5:28 | Unregistered CommenterCaryn

Hello You Two

Wishing you MAZEL TOV ! May you have many happy years together and may you still be as happy in 100 years time, as you are now !

Love Caryn

Mar 12, 2005 at 5:28 | Unregistered CommenterCaryn

Hello You Two

Wishing you MAZEL TOV ! May you have many happy years together and may you still be as happy in 100 years time, as you are now !

Love Caryn

Mar 12, 2005 at 5:28 | Unregistered CommenterCaryn

hi there
was going through old e-mails and found this link!
once again, a big mazeltov to you both, may you always be happy together.

all our love
jason and illana berchowitz

Jun 22, 2005 at 1:03 | Unregistered CommenterIllana Berchowitz

hi there
was going through old e-mails and found this link!
once again, a big mazeltov to you both, may you always be happy together.

all our love
jason and illana berchowitz

Jun 22, 2005 at 1:03 | Unregistered CommenterIllana Berchowitz

hi there
was going through old e-mails and found this link!
once again, a big mazeltov to you both, may you always be happy together.

all our love
jason and illana berchowitz

Jun 22, 2005 at 1:03 | Unregistered CommenterIllana Berchowitz

hi there
was going through old e-mails and found this link!
once again, a big mazeltov to you both, may you always be happy together.

all our love
jason and illana berchowitz

Jun 22, 2005 at 1:03 | Unregistered CommenterIllana Berchowitz

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