I will try to keep this as brief as possible, but hey, you know me
As you all know we went to Paris on Friday. We had a lovely romantic dinner Friday night. Saturday we went for a walk in the morning, it was a really cold sunny morning. I had told P a story a million times about how when I was a student and lived in Paris we were so broke and such party girls that we used to go to McDonalds near the Luxembourg Gardens and buy a large coke, then drink some and fill it up with vodka we bought in the supermarket before we went to the pub...I know, I know I am more respectable now.. \
So, as we walk to the Lux Gardens, he says he is thirsty and goes into my old McDonalds and gets a coke. Then we go for a walk around the gardens. We sit on a bench and enjoy the quiteness, Then he produced a tiny bottle of vodka and we put it in the coke and giggle like schoolkids. Next thing I say to him that this is such a perfect day and says among other things that I make him so happy, a few compliments like this ensue and next thing I know he is down on one knee asking if I will marry him! I just said "OF COURSE I WILL" and we both hugged and cried and hugged and cried!
Then he sat back down beside me and he said I have a token for you, he gives me this little box with a ring in it, instead of a diamond the ring has a little stone..he said its cos I am always saying I want a rock!!!
Then he gives me a larger box. I open it and there is a piece of paper in it that says "Chicago" I look at him puzzled, he said that he couldn't decide where to buy my ring, then I open the next box and it says "San Francisco", the next says "LA" the next one"Las Vegas" and the final one "New York", I asked him what it all meant and he said that he had planned a trip for us leaving Dublin the next day to go to all of these places, I couldn't believe it. He had even got my friend to organise the time off work, and had told my brother and 2 of his brothers that he was taking me on a surprise holiday. Even better he got the brothers to agree to do finish the DIY!
So we wandered around Paris that day, flew back to Dublin at 8pm, got home about 9.45 got a taxi the next morning at 8.15 to fly to Chicago via London. The first day in Chicago we went looking at rings in a store beside the (fabulous) hotel and I saw one I loved, and we bought it!!
Its a platinum solitaire, I have pictures and if the demand is there I will post it.
We are in San Fran now, leaving tomorrow to tour California.
Really looking forward to meeting Tommy, Dalia & husband and anyone else who can make it to NYC on Friday week
Thanks everyone for the congratulations! I have a wedding to plan!!!
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