Sunday, May 6, 2012

OHMYGOSH I'm Getting MARRIED!

I thought I had it all figured out. I thought for sure he was waiting till he'd finished writing up his PhD and submitted it before asking me. I was convinced he hadn't even spoken to my parents yet!

So when we went off to Karkloof Falls for a picnic yesterday I did not suspect a thing. I didn't see the champagne he snuck into the picnic basket. I didn't see the ring box he snuck out of the cubby hole and into his pocket when we got there. And when he got all serious and told me he'd brought me there for a reason, and then got up and pulled the box out of his pocket, my brain was like Aaaaaaaaaah! And then my mouth squeaked something super intelligent like, "Are you serious?! Right now?! Really?!" before I remembered to say the very important "Yes, of course!"

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And now the real fun starts ;-)


55 comments:

  1. Great news. Congratulations, Rachel!

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  2. Aaaaw lovely. Congratulations!

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  3. OOH, this is so incredibly AWESOME!!! CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS!!! :) That is so exciting, I'm so stoked for you both.

    Biggest hugs,

    Rach

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  4. Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you.

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  5. Congratulations. I love a love story!

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  6. How wonderful! Congratulations!!
    He sounds so sweet and charming. You are a lucky girl (and so is he)!

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  7. Thank you for all the congratulations!

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  8. CONGRATULATIONS! I am so happy for both of you! And what a beautiful love story!

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  9. Well well and we were just talking about this the other day. Congratulations lynda

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  10. Ohhhhh, that's so awesome!! I'm very happy for you Rachel :) Love the ring, so slender & sparkly!

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  11. I'm so happy for you! Congratulations and enjoy all the fun ahead! christy

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  12. Happy dance!!! Gorgeous ring. Gorgeous bride!

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  13. Awww, congrats! That's so awesome :D

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  14. Fantastic, Rachel! Congratulations. I hope you have a long, happy life together.

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  15. Congratulations, Rachel!! A word of advice from a wedding planner: enjoy this time together before the wedding, and don't sweat the small stuff as your plans progress. Many blessings to you both!

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  16. Awww! Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you.

    Best wishes! :)

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  17. Congratulations! It's so nice to be surprised like that.

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  18. Congrats! What a lovely story, and he did a great job making you think anything but.

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  19. Congratulations!! Sounds like a very romantic picnic. :)

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  20. CONGRATULATIONS! I had a wonderful time planning our wedding (trust me, it'll be the woman doing the bulk of it)--bet you can't wait to get started!

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  21. Wow, you guys are AMAZING with all the comment love! I wish I could thank each and every one of you, but you don't all have an email address linked to your profile... But I did manage to thank a lot of you! Here's another THANK YOU! I can't wait to get planning ;-)

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  22. Congrats!! What a cute story and I love that you were so surprised. Pretty ring :)

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  23. Congratulations Rachel! That's so exciting!

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  24. I squeed for you when I saw on FB last night!

    Great news. Congratulations, Rachel!

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  25. Whoo hoo! Congrats! Being married to your best friend is seriously the best thing ever! :)

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  26. Congrats, Rachel!!! So happy for you! The ring is beautiful.

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  27. CONGRATULATIONS! :) That's wonderful!

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  28. Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!!!!!

    I'm sooooo stoked for you!!!! Congrats!!!!! :D

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  29. Congratulations and much happiness. It's a beautiful ring.

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  30. Yay, congrats! Now the madness starts :)

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  31. Congratulations to you both. I'm sure you'll be very happy in your new life together.

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  32. YAY! I'm so excited for you. I've been married for 24 years and I'd do it all over again;<) Hmmm, maybe a vow renewal at 25 years?
    CONGRATULATIONS YOU TWO!!!

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  33. Very pretty and congratulations!

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  34. Gorgeous. Congrats!

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  35. I'm so excited for you! Congrats on the GREAT news.

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  36. Congratulations!!!!! Going to be an exciting summer for you. Best of luck.

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  37. Congrats! What a romantic proposal and lovely ring!

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  38. Congratulations, Rachel!! That is so exciting!! And what a beautiful ring.

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  39. Congrats, wishing you a happy life together.

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  40. Pretty ring. Congratulations. Now I'm thinking about the day my husband asked my kids if it would be OK if he married me (after proposing to me).

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  41. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS! x

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