So, here is the past month and a half of my love life....

- Early December - purchase ring on web (three stone) that GF had previously said she loved - get an email a week after it should have arrived and after multiple attempts at contact that they mistakenly shipped ring to Texas - I live in California. I get a refund.

- Later December (on a Saturday) - find another website with a like ring, purchase ring.

- Next day - Sunday, after Mass, we head out to look at rings (she has no clue I have bought a ring and wanted to go look, so I play along). The 4th ring she tries on is an EXACT replica of the ring I bought. She hates it, and says now she doesn't like the look of it on her finger. Picks another style.

- Next day - Monday - Cancel ring purchase.

- Two weeks ago - finally rec'd the ring she wants.....

- Last Thursday - Discussion with the parents (mom and step dad) to ask for her hand. Everything goes well, but Mom cries through the entire 2.5 hour dinner at a VERY nice place. Jared gets permission with most of restaurant staring at the crying lady.

- Last night - Dinner with Grandparents (deceased father's parents - out of respect for her dad). Everything is going well until religion comes up - I'm protestant and Irish, she's catholic and Italian. Grandma thinks I'm Satan Incarnate as I am neither Italian nor am I catholic. Luckily, Grandpa tells her (and this is at the same REALLY nice restaurant) to shut the hell up, that it's clear I love her, and she should stop being a crabby old hag. Someone across the room starting cracking up. But I got the OK from them. Grandma is none too pleased, but shuts the hell up nonetheless.

So tonight I can finally ask her - and it's the easiest part of proposing.

 

Glad to hear that the travel is over and the adventure can begin.

 

"- Tonight - I go to the really nice restaurant for the 3rd time with hopes of finally proposing. Conversation starts off with her talking about not knowing where the relationship is going as I haven't proposed yet and that she is not sure she sees a future together... return ring, FML."

Just kidding but that story has all the makings...

In all seriousness, good luck, hope it all goes as planned!!!

 

Good luck! And props for doing it the right way! She'll be so happy you did all that!

 

 

Good luck with the proposal! How are you going to do it?

 

Ass

Grats J!

 

So...

 

So I took her to a small Italian cafe in a small town near Sacramento....we had a very nice candlelit dinner in a quiet corner of the place.

Then took a walk under the stars to the old abandoned courthouse (which is now a museum), where we just kind of cuddled and star-gazed. I told her I loved her, spun her around, and got on a knee while I pulled out the ring. She said yes before I even got to my knee. (and for those curious, we're both attorneys, so the courthouse seemed appropriate - plus it's a beautiful building). She is still raving over the ring (as are her friends - score), and keeps telling me how much she loved how I did it. Jared did well.




tl;dr - She said yes.

 

Conrats!!


Whiskers will tell you it's all over, but truthfully, you'll be fine...
as long as you do everything she says.

 

 

Congrats Jared

 

Congrats!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U1QJ...eature=related

 

congrats

 

"shut the hell up"

 

Congrats Man!

I gotta admit, while I was pretty sure she would say yes based on her parents and gparents reaction to you, I was thinking the same thing as furious haha

 

Memorize the following phrases:

"If that's the way you want it dear, that's fine by me"

"It's okay, it's all my fault"

 

You fool, why didn't you go to Jared!?!



Sorry, that was lame. Congrats Pickles

And how about coming around here a little more often while you're at it

 

being 100% italian myself, and dating a 100% italian girl i will say firstly congratulations, and get used to giving in to her most of the time. PICK YOUR BATTLES!!

 

Someone once told me, everything better be damn near perfect before you marry her, because everything after that is all down hill,

 

That was a great story! Wish you both the best!

 

Congrats, Jared! When are you guys planning to marry?

 

suite!

 

:toast: Congratulations!

 

Thanks again everyone.

Well, the tentative date is St. Patrick's, 2012 (I'm Irish, and I get a "little" say in these things). But we have to pay for about 90% of it ourselves, so it will depend on my work during the year.

As far as some of the other comments - this is my 2nd marriage, so I know all the key phrases - Yes Dear, Anything you say dear, how would YOU like me to do this thing you asked me to do dear......

It will be much the same, expect I'm fairly certain the woman I'm marrying is a bit different than the previous wife (as in, she's not a hotheaded manipulative cheating cunt whore)

Hey, where did the :itsthewife: smilie go? I planned on starting to use that again

 

I'm trying my best to get around these parts more, but it's tough. Between working as much as I do, daddy duties, fiance compliance, and now driving a non-acura, it just falls off the radar at times.

Although I'm REALLY hoping to get back in a sports sedan by year's end. I just need to make the cash......

Speaking of which - Anyone need a Bankruptcy Attorney?

 

Congrats stranger!!!

 

Thanks Sarlacc - you get that wife knocked up yet? I would have expected at least 4 miniature assholes running around by now

 

 

Late to the show, but congrats!

 

I know a few morons living way beyond their means...I'll keep your contact handy.

 

he's half way there

 

 

congrats

 

GRats! did you go to jared's?

 

 

 

Congratulations!

This one?