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September 9th, 2008

The Ring

Posted by rdub in Life
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I took Friday off from work, drove up to San Francisco, and spent the day looking at engagement rings and center diamonds. I thought the experience of buying an engagement ring would suck (both spending a lot of money, and dealing with the hard sale salesmen), but honestly, it was actually quite enjoyable. Valerie, the women who helped me, was very sweet, a bit energetic (but not quite draining), and we had a good time looking at rings.

I made my decision just in time to get the stone set and the ring sized before I left that day. I picked up the ring, signed away a lot of money, and drove back to Cupertino to meet Athena.

Having received her Dad’s blessing that morning (at 6:45 am, no less – they were travelling), and having purchased the ring, I was going to get down on one knee and do the traditional proposal (even though I had already asked her and she said yes). But, she wouldn’t let me.

So I just sat next to her, opened the box, and asked her to marry me.

Again, she said yes.

Here’s what was in the box:

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4 Responses to ' The Ring '

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  1. DJ Were-Panda said,

    on September 9th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    :smile: :smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile:

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

  2. DJ Were-Panda said,

    on September 9th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    oi, last comment didn’t come out well…

    :smile: :smile: :smile: : smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:

  3. DJ Were-Panda said,

    on September 9th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    I give up. Congrats on the engagement!

  4. niccon said,

    on September 10th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    it’s sooooo purdy, and i’m so excited for you guys!

    you should ask joel how he felt talking to my dad to have his blessing, i always have a good laugh at the thought :-)

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