A Day, A Week, Hemant, A Year

The day-to-day of a common geek.

I’m Getting Married

This past Tuesday night was very exciting for me.  I asked Michelle to marry me, and she accepted (like there was any doubt).  I’m sure most of you who are reading this have already heard the news, so I’ll just give you the details of the events leading up to the big moment.

A few weeks ago Michelle and her mom spent a few days in Edmonton at a lingerie trade show.  I saw this as my chance to go ring shopping.  I went to GMG Jewellers and explained to a salesperson what I wanted in my ring - a hybrid of my vision and what Michelle had hinted to me over the last few months. After looking at a few different designs, I made my decision and told them to go ahead and build it. I would return in a few weeks to pick it up.

The next day I told Ryan that I had just bought an engagement ring. Since Michelle’s birthday was coming up I thought that I would propose on that day. I wasn’t sure if this was a cheesy idea so I ran it by Ryan. He didn’t think it was, so the plan was set - I would propose on Wednesday, October 8th.

I was told the ring would be ready on September 17th. The day came and went without me picking it up. I didn’t want to get it too early fearing that I wouldn’t be able to stick to the plan. Another week passed, and September was coming to an end. I couldn’t take it anymore. I was too excited and picked up the ring on Tuesday, September 30th at lunch time, with the intention of doing it that night.

This was a busy week for us so it didn’t leave me many options. Tuesday nights we have ballroom dancing class and always go out for dinner afterward. We had previously agreed to go to a new Indian restaurant on 8th Street that night. However I had decided that I wanted to propose downtown along the river, and since 8th Street is nowhere near downtown I cleverly said that I was craving sushi and suggested the Samurai (which is right on the river). She agreed and my plan was underway.

While we were eating our sushi I kept mentioning how nice an evening it was and that we should go for a walk along the river, especially since we rarely do this. This is where my plan fell apart. Michelle was completely against a walk, stating that we needed to get home because she had a bunch of tests to mark. I tried to change her mind but was unsuccessful. I didn’t want to be too persistent because that would have been fishy (no pun intended).

As the conversation changed to Michelle’s trek up Mount Fuji while in Japan my mind was racing, desperately trying to concoct a contingency plan. Needless to say I still don’t know anything about her climb. I must have been pretty convincing since she didn’t suspect that I wasn’t listening to her.

After leaving the Samurai, and failing one more time to convince her to go for a walk, we made our way back home. The easy thing to do would have been to postpone the proposal. However I started the day telling myself that I would be engaged by the end of the night, and damn it, I was going to make it happen.

While Michelle was catching up on her email in the kitchen, I placed the ring in the middle of the bed, and dimmed the lights. I went to the kitchen and said that we should practice the dance we learned that evening. As we danced, I led her to the bedroom where her ring awaited her. The rest is now history.

See everyone next October.

9 Comments so far

  1. Ryan October 3rd, 2008 6:06 am

    This is awesome. Congratulations again.

  2. Travis Weber October 3rd, 2008 11:27 am

    I also think this is awesome (not to overuse the pronoun). Congratulations again.

  3. Dean W. Martin October 3rd, 2008 4:46 pm

    Congrats bud…. Awesome! (couldn’t be different)

  4. Ryan October 3rd, 2008 5:31 pm

    Isn’t it an adjective?

    Awesome that is, not Hemant’s engagement.

  5. Chris October 4th, 2008 9:27 am

    It is. An adjective, that is. Describing the noun “engagement”. Awesome. It, on the other hand, is a pronoun.

  6. [...] I’ll not utter here). I suppose I should begin (or very nearly begin) with congratulations to Hemant and Michelle. The two are now engaged to be married and I (personally) couldn’t be happier. It’s a wonderful [...]

  7. Sarah October 5th, 2008 9:53 pm

    Yay! Congrats you two!

  8. Jake October 6th, 2008 8:37 am

    Congratulations! That’s fabulous (and awesome) news.

  9. [...] past weekend Michelle and I tied the knot. As my regular readers know we got engaged last year, and got to planning the event almost right away. Before we knew it the weekend of September 26th, [...]

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