Last man standing...

[dogboy]

I'm engaged:)

[littleman]

Congrats DB!

[buckworks]

Wow! Congratuations! :-)

[4Eyes]

nice:)
congrats

[dogboy]

Thanks, folks.

No date set, but at least a year. But for me... if you really know me... yeah, it's a big deal.

I don't let anyone in.

[ukgimp]

I saw. Congrats matey.

[dogboy]

... It just occurred to me after posting some of the craziest intimate details about myself over the years, before we went public, I didn't belt out some long a## post about how I did the most romantic boat to a helicopter to a villa overlooking the perfect sunset thing.

It wasn't like that.

I went home to MD and saw my mom.  I didn't mention it to her. We had Thanksgiving together.  I have to think it was one the best times we've had together in years.  Then I went to PA, a little wrung out from the 20+ hrs it took to get me sitting in front of my Italian American father at his kitchen table. My father (at 73, happy to see me late at night, sat with me at the kitchen table, tired but obviously pleased to see his only son) settled into his list of things we needed to do while I was home.  

It included deer hunting, as usual (which always happens the monday after Thanksgiving since I was about 11 and about 5 days after I post my yearly thread in here entitled, 'Tis the Season', which details the event) and talk of investments and the impending financial collapse.  We decided we needed to get in one of our safes and take stock of some things, and then I said a little sheepishly I needed to find a ring.

I guess he knew by the tone of the voice that the ring in question wasn't for me.

I walked back in here, after another 20+ hr ride (and a 31F night in my car at a rest stop somewhere in North Carolina) and unloaded the deer my dad shot into my freezer.  Actually, my girl did.  (I guess I need to start calling her my fiancee.) I shaved my 10 day beard off and took a shower.  Then from a bag full of random crap I found my grandfather's diamond ring.  He was a jeweler and watch repair man and had his own shop. It was obviously a man's ring and a funky one at that.  But apparently the diamond in it was of good quality, and it was of decent size. I have no idea. But the man was a jeweler, and a fisherman, so I figured it was a good one.

I walked into the kitchen, she was at the table on the computer.  I called her name as I came up beside her and as she turned I got on one knee and asked her to marry me, as I showed her the ring.  She was understandably shocked. I stood up and we hugged and then I reminded her she hadn't said anything and we laughed and she said yes.

And that was it.

[bill]

Very cool. Congrats to you both.

The big question is, of course, are you going to SEO the wedding?

[Rupert]

Bout time for the sounds of things  

Best thing I did was marry Sue.  We are a team. Face the world together no matter what.

[Gurtie]

awww, congrats!

[Damian]

Great news. Congrats Rob!

[thesaintv12]

Really great news!  Congrats!

[Brad]

Congrats!

[hungrygoose]

congratulations!

[Rumbas]

Cool! Congrats Rob