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Happy New Year!
I'm engaged!!! This actually happened over a month and a half ago, but on November 16th, I asked the love of my life to marry me, and she said YES! Now granted, we had talked about it since before Kara ever went to NZ last February, so it wasn't too surprising she said yes, but I was still able to surprise her since I purposely got her to think I wouldn't ask till 2010, but instead did it the day after she got back from NZ.
This is the same girl I met in Rome over gelato back in February 2008, did 8000 miles of long distance for 3 months in Europe, did another 8000 miles long distance for 9 months in New Zealand, and yet still managed to make it work. Sometimes you really can beat the odds.
And it wouldn't be complete without a photo of the ring! She helped do the basic design of the ring with the baguettes, and then I had it custom made and picked out the diamond (after a LOT of research into cut angles and the like) and it came out beautifully! The wedding date isn't set quite yet, but will probably be Spring 2011 to give time to plan and more importantly, save. I always wanted a big fancy wedding reception, and those don't come cheap. But we did get registered as domestic partners already (surprisingly more straight couples take advantage of that than homosexual couples) and it basically feels like we're married already anyways.
This also means there won't ever be any more emo filled Valentine's Day updates, though I'll still continue with posting links on why nerds make better partners, something Kara completely agrees with.
As far as the rest of the holiday, we spent it up in Missouri visiting Kara's relatives and I got to meet all the extended family. It also snowed on Christmas Eve which was really fun, it's only the second time I've ever gotten to wake up to snow on the ground. And we went sledding in Kansas City, which was my first time with a real hill. And we ate one of the best steaks I've ever had in my life, though with a price tag to match.
Maybe I'll update more this year, since I managed to miss all of December. We'll see, maybe I should add it to my New Year's resolution.
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