Finally
Finally, he asked. We were in the bus, ready to go to UUMAN. I bent down to get something from my purse and he said, “I’ve got something to ask you.” I looked up, he was holding some kind of handmade ring.
I laughed and looked him in the face. I said: Stop, you’re just being silly…right? Are you serious?
We had talked alot about marriage - even earlier that morning he had asked me about my 2-year plan (very weird question coming from Thomas). I knew he wanted to get married someday, but I was getting tired of being emotionally built up with false suspicion. I knew it would happen - I was just exhausted of guessing when, how, and where.
He said: Will you marry me?
He explained how he’s been trying to ask for a while but the elaborate plans he comes up with don’t work out - trips, guests, weather… And he wanted to ask in my bus - just like our first kiss. And yesterday was our 3 year anniversary. And he made me a token ring - saudered LED and resistors off of a token ring switch - while he was in California.
I said yes. I was in shock for a while. It still doesn’t seem completely real. He asked me in the parking lot if he needed to do the whole down on one knee thing, but when he started, I got embarrassed.
We called our families this afternoon. He asked my dad for his blessing and he gave it. It’s all so exciting, but it’s still a little scary. But we’re happy.
I guess the next step is to pick out a real ring.
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Congratulations! How exciting! I can’t wait to hear all the details as plans and such progress.
congratulations!!!!!!!!!
being married is awesome!
Wow! Congratulations!
In a way, I think that ring is probably going to be cooler than the ring you pick out later this week. :)
Congratulations to you and Thomas! Special things happen on March 26th–Charles and I got married on this day 35 years ago.
Congrats guys. Being married is.
CONGRATS! I am so excited and happy for you both :-)
congrats
Mazel tov!!!
Congratulations!!! The ring looks better than I imagined it would. :) Best wishes to both of you for your future together!
Dallas! Congratulations!! Now I can say what everyone said to us when we finally got engaged - it’s about damn time. I’m so happy for you two :)
Finally indeed and I was about to ask when you visited in Mar. Yeh!!!! Happy for you….
Keep me posted…
What took that boy so long? Congratulations!!!!!!!!
awesome!! congratulations
Omedetou gozaimashita!!! Congratulations in japanese ^_^;
Congrats on the Engagement and welcome to our family, officially! :-)
wow your story is so inspiring… its like a all american happy ending!!!! Its great even though i dont know you i am very happy for you!!!! i hope in your marige you are filled with good fortune in your relationship! and the ring sounds very charming!!! VERY CUTE STORY!
I am happy for both of you. Glad you “didn’t let him get away” as I told him after that first visit in Bloomington. Mama C
Congrat’s Dallas. Best wishes from Me and Sonjii.
-your one-time hiking pals.
¡Felicitaciones!
I wish you both a long, happy union.
CONGRATS!!!! (and that’s the coolest and nerdiest engagement ring ever!)
Hey guys,
I guess it’s ok to leave a comment to your site as I was passing through, and even take a chance to congratulate both of you for getting married. It’s so nice to see two less lonely people in this world.
[...] Look what I got this weekend! Thomas didn’t get the fun in surprising me with this one, but I did get to pick it out. And it will never be as unique as the original ring. It was a crazy process, involving 5 stores, many rings, and a completely different idea than I originally imagined. [...]
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In fact if you choose any diamond we will supply it to you also at the cost that it comes to us from our wholesale supplier. I am also extending this offer to your wedding rings;)
All we would like in return is to publish your story on our site as “Most romantic token ring”.
Please feel free to browse our site and let me know if there is something there or we will custom make one to your exact design.
Congratulations!
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