Friday, April 01, 2005

Chrysanthemum's Fantabulous April Fool's Day

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE

Well, I have to say that today was one of the most exiting days of my life. I started my new job, which was really good. I started on a Friday, which is really the way to go. I basically spent the day meeting my coworkers and getting handed gadgets left and right. I was a happy geek when I left the office for the weekend.

After the end of this successful first day of work, The Boy and I went for a ride to the beach and he PROPOSED TO ME. That’s right, The Boy and I are now officially engaged. The engagement happened in a way that it only could to me. This is how it went down:

The Boy called me on my way home from work and told me he wanted to take me out to dinner to celebrate my first day... On my way home, I got caught in really bad traffic. The Boy was HOUNDING me to hurry up. I’m thinking what am I supposed to do? It’s traffic! I finally get home, and he insists that I use the bathroom before we go out, which I thought was weird.... We get in the car and hit the road... I'm asking him where we're going to dinner and what we're doing (I can't stand the suspense for surprises) I just won't shut up (surprise, surprise).

We finally pull up to this beach area on the other side of town that's a little secluded..... I start saying "You're taking me somewhere to kill me!" and just being generally obnoxious. In other words, I was just being myself. We pull into a spot and he grabs this big box out of the back of the car that's wrapped up in a sweatshirt...

I'm like a puppy. "Whatcha got? What's in the box, come on Spike, tell me tell me!" At this point, I’m convinced that he bought me an iPod for my commute and I’m rambling on and on about how I know what he got me and how “I’m good at guessing these kinds of things.“ The Boy is just snickering at me.

We finally get to a bench on the beach and I see the box... A Vermont Teddy Bear box. I scream, "IT'S MY ALIEN BEAR!!!!" Yes, the one I fell in love with during our trip to Vermont.

I look in the box and notice that it is holding a little bouquet of flowers and wearing a sash. I take it out of the box (I have my back to Dave at this point and he’s fumbling for the ring) and read the sash, which says Will you marry me? I’m utterly dumbfounded. I'm confused and turn around, but i don't see him at my eye level... he's on one knee.... with a ring.... He squeaks out "Will you marry me?" I look at him, then at the bear, then at him... back and forth... CLUELESS.

It finally occurs to me to say yes.... and I'm still looking back and forth between him and the bear. He asks me, "Do you want to put the ring ON?" Me: "Oh , yeah... YEAH, of course!" I slip the ring on and the rest is history.

All I can say is that this scheming boy of mine got me good and totally off guard. It was the ultimate April Fool’s joke. Pictures to come soon!

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I'm completely adventurous, passionate and neurotic...I have been accused of preferring the company of animals to people...I am a newlywed, married to the most wonderful boy in the world who loves me for who I am...I'm adjusting to my new last name...I cannot take a compliment very well...I worry, and I'm good at it...I love the way snow packs down under your feet when you step on it...

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