A purchase of a different sort!

Well, as you wonderful folks continue to become friends of mine, I thought that I would share with you a very life altering purchase that I just made. Yesterday at approximately 11:30 am eastern time, I purchased an engagement ring. :shock:

My girlfriend & I have been together for just over four years now. We almost did the crazy college kid thing just over a year ago & decided to fly to Vegas & get married. (Yeah, there was a ton of Corona involved in that decision making process :lol: ) We decided in the end that because we wanted our families involved, we would not do so. However, the next day I had her & the girl who would have been Nanci's maid of honor (our closest & most trusted mutual friend) go ring shopping. Lauren (said friend) took down all of the information on all of the rings that Nanci liked right down to the correct size & all. So, yesterday, I lied to Nanci & told her that I had to meet with a group from class to go over a presentation that we had to give at the end of the year. What I really did was picked up Lauren & went to Littman's Jewelers. Within ten minutes I was approved for a hefty line of credit at their store & within another five we had Nanci's dream ring purchased!! *poops in his pants at the thought of the cost* At any rate, we then went over to Things Remembered & bought toasting glasses, one of which will have written on it Nanci, will you marry me?

So, next month, May 17th in fact, I am taking Nanci to NYC. We are getting a room at the Waldorf Astoria. Upon arrival there will be a 300 dollar bottle of champagne & chocolate covered strawberries & whipped cream waiting in our Jr Suite. My plan is to un pack, unwind for a bit, then take out the special toasting glasses. Fill the one that says "Nanci will you marry me?" on it & give it to her. Then, while she is reading it, drop to one knee & pull out the "dream ring" & say some sort of sappy nonsense while asking her to be my wife!

It is all a very expensive situation for a girl who is anything but high maintenence. I just figure that hopefully this is the one & only time I will ever do this in life so I want to make it truly special. And, I wanted to share that with you, my newest group of friends! Wish me luck! :D

Eddie, that's wonderful!!! I'm sure she'll be swept off her feet!

Oh how sweet!! Thanks for sharing with us. Sounds wonderful to me, good luck.

Sounds cool! I don't see how she could refuse!

Dead Man Walking :D :wink: :lol:

Just kidding Congratulations and we wish you all the best

congrats eddie. must be nice.

Congrats, Eddie! I think it's great that you are going out of your way to make it an extra special occasion for the both of you, even though your question and her answer are all that really matter. I hope it goes beautifully for you.

I hope it all goes just the way you've imagined it! It sounds wonderful! Blessings to you and Nanci!

Dude that's the shiz! I have been with my girlfriend for about 3 yrs so I'll have something like this to post within the next five yrs. I'm no spring chicken myself you know :P !

Congrats and good plan! Tell her to register here

Thanks for all the support everyone! I really do hope that it goes to plan. Everyone wants this moment to be the perfect moment of romance & that is what I am pulling for. I am really going all out!

Jonah, I will work on gettin her to register here but it will probably be in the summer cuz it is end of semester time for us & she turns into a total whack job at this time of the school year! :lol: