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Nov. 25th, 2017 09:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jianantonicToby asked me to marry him today. I will post it on Facebook where people will actually read it tomorrow, but until his family knows, I don't want to go full-public. But if anyone is checking here, you get to know early.
We were on a walk at Ivy Creek, stopped at the peninsula on the reservoir to look at the ducks and have some smooches, and grabbed my hands and started, "Meg..." As soon as he said my name, I could tell where he was going. He said some really sweet things, got down on his knee, and presented a beautiful ring. I can't stop staring at it! We had invited my parents on our hike -- I asked Toby what he'd have done if they had joined us. He said he'd probably still be waiting for the right moment.
I was kind of expecting a proposal on this trip, but I felt like all the potential moments had passed. Friendsgiving? No. Walking around DC? Nope. Thanksgiving? No... So I had decided it wasn't going to happen this week. I'm glad he was able to surprise me, even when I was expecting it. And I'm glad he chose to ask me in a place that's so special to me. I used to hike at Ivy Creek every day after school when I was a kid. It's a nature reserve, so it's unlikely to be developed any time soon -- hopefully we'll be able to go back there lots and lots in the years to come. He said he'd been carrying the ring around the whole trip, waiting for the right moment. I'm really surprised I never noticed, because the box was really big! I'm over the moon, and my family is pretty happy, too. At least they're acting like it. I know they can only take me but so seriously, given my history of failed marriages, but they do know what a good partner Toby is. They love him.
I'm gonna get it right this time. I really feel like I'm the luckiest girl on the planet. This one's forever.
We were on a walk at Ivy Creek, stopped at the peninsula on the reservoir to look at the ducks and have some smooches, and grabbed my hands and started, "Meg..." As soon as he said my name, I could tell where he was going. He said some really sweet things, got down on his knee, and presented a beautiful ring. I can't stop staring at it! We had invited my parents on our hike -- I asked Toby what he'd have done if they had joined us. He said he'd probably still be waiting for the right moment.
I was kind of expecting a proposal on this trip, but I felt like all the potential moments had passed. Friendsgiving? No. Walking around DC? Nope. Thanksgiving? No... So I had decided it wasn't going to happen this week. I'm glad he was able to surprise me, even when I was expecting it. And I'm glad he chose to ask me in a place that's so special to me. I used to hike at Ivy Creek every day after school when I was a kid. It's a nature reserve, so it's unlikely to be developed any time soon -- hopefully we'll be able to go back there lots and lots in the years to come. He said he'd been carrying the ring around the whole trip, waiting for the right moment. I'm really surprised I never noticed, because the box was really big! I'm over the moon, and my family is pretty happy, too. At least they're acting like it. I know they can only take me but so seriously, given my history of failed marriages, but they do know what a good partner Toby is. They love him.
I'm gonna get it right this time. I really feel like I'm the luckiest girl on the planet. This one's forever.
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Date: 2017-11-28 05:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-11-28 06:16 am (UTC)Thanks! I want to post pictures of the ring, too, but I'm also like, eh, that feels kinda tacky. Engagements and marriages should not be about getting jewelry. But it is a gorgeous ring and I will post a thing about it here maybe soon. Just got home though -- going to SLEEP!