So I got Engaged today.

[AntiFerret]

Hi guys. I know I don't come around often, but I wanted to stop in and say hi... and babble a little about a life event of mine today.

I got engaged today!

More specifically, I asked my girlfriend of 6.5 years if she would marry me today. I felt like an idiot with my cheap ring, standing next to her (she was dressed like Gracie from Animal Crossing New Leaf) and our friend (who was dressed like Mario......) and it started to rain and as I was asking her, my sister called my cell phone and it was just a mess. I wanted to cry.    But she said she loved me and we're "facebook official" or whatever (Lol, so silly...)

I still feel a bit dumb. I wanted to take her to dinner too but she's working with some art club folks at our campus hanging a new gallery show (I didn't know they were hanging that today... so now I feel more foolish?)

I just feel like.. I waited and waited and waited and waited and then the one day I pick to do it (Halloween, because she posted a picture for me that said "I know what you should be for Halloween this year! 'Mine!'" and I was like.. why not?! so I made myself "hers".. ) .. but anyway.. the one day I pick to do it, the one time I meet up with her... is the time when everything else happens at once and makes me feel dumb afterward.

So I'm happy! But I feel like it got all messed up. I can't even talk to her until she's done with the gallery thing now, too... it could be hours! Sigh..

Have any of you ever tried to do a huge, life-altering thing! only to have it blow up in your face and make you feel dumb...? I mean, the good thing is.. she didn't throw the rings in my face and stomp off... lol. u.u so that's something! yay! ... ;;

So now I guess I'll just sit here clicking refresh to see if I get accepted into the Monster High Forum, since I have HOURS to wait until my new fiancée gets done with her gallery preparations. (Are people still even getting accepted for registrations over there? It's been a day or so since I requested a join, so I didn't know the turn around on that?)

[Aadra310]

CONGRATULATIONS!  That's great news!

Don't feel dumb!  I'm sure it was sweet even if it didn't turn out quite right.  I think there's too much pressure on coming up with a "perfect" proposal.  That's just one very small moment in a lifetime of moments, so don't sweat it!

I recently joined the MH Arena and it took a few days for approval.  Might want to find a good movie or something to watch, tonight. 

Again, congrats!

[Honeycomb]

First of all, major congrats! You are so brave to take that step and ask her first! I am sorry to hear it didn't turn out as 'planned' but at least you know that she loves you and wants to marry you! That alone is already the happiest thing, isn't it? Maybe take her out officially and in a romantic way after the exhibition opening has calmed down and everybody is free and relaxed?
Don't feel foolish! Be happy! Congrats again!

[Silver Glade]

Congratulations!  What a wonderfully nerd-tastic proposal story! 

[AntiFerret]

Thanks everyone!

Aadra301 - Yeah.. there definitely is too much pressure on it.. I mean I was pretty confident she'd say yes, but I also felt so silly out there like that... but I'm slowly feeling better, talking to folks about it. Oooh and okay thanks for letting me know about the MHArena thing. Yeah I'm going to just watch some Walking Dead while waiting, I guess. Thanks!

Honeycomb - And yeah, it is the happiest thing. I just... I wanted it to be more memorable for her, I guess.. well, for us. Though "got proposed to while dressed as Gracie and Mario standing nearby, and it was raining..." kind of is memorable, haha.  I'm definitely wanting to take her to a nice restaurant so we can just talk and be together over a good dinner after all this settles. I feel better about it, slowly but surely. I wish it would stop raining though! I feel like the sky is weeping that we got engaged! I hope it's happy tears, then I'd be okay with it! Lol!

Silver Glade - Ahaha, the only way it could have been nerdier, maybe, is if I gave her a triforce instead of a ring. Though, our bands are actually Skyrim related.. is that nerdier...?

[Gloomygirl777]

You shouldn't worry about it!!! If you guys love each other that is all that matters. 10 years down the road you two are going to be sitting around laughing about it.

Maybe you should plan a really romantic night or weekend to celebrate your engagement?? Champagne, chocolate, all that good stuff.

Congratulations by the way!!

And me and my husband have always considered rain to be good luck for our relationship. Our first kiss was in the rain, it rained on our wedding night, and every time my husband would leave or come back from going out to sea (when he was in the navy) it seemed like it was always raining. Consider it good luck

[Rainbowrific Renia]

Congrats!  That's wonderful news, and you shouldn't feel bad if the both of you are now happily engaged!

Besides, I think it makes for a pretty interesting engagement story, don't you think? 

When my fiance proposed to me a few years ago, it was at his company Christmas party and it was amazing.  To me, it'll always be a memorable moment because it was a huge step in our relationship and I loved knowing that he took the time out to pick out a ring, plan when he'd do it, and how he'd go about doing it.  Even if you think you could've done better, I'm sure she still appreciates the fact that you even did it in the first place!  You could always go out one of these upcoming weekends to officially celebrate your engagement... don't worry about it!

[AntiFerret]

Gloomygirl777 - Aw, thanks. After the gallery thing, she said we should go to Red Lobster and I was like "okay!" We had a great waitress who was really funny and made our engagement night dinner really swell. The meal was great! She'd never had lobster tail before, so we had some of that, and she loved it! We went to some different stores. It's great that we love games and collecting things, etc because we literally went and spent over an hour in Toys R Us just enjoying each other's company and looking at EVERY SINGLE AISLE just for kicks. It might seem like a silly place to go try and be 'romantic' together, but it was really fun for us. (That and I think I saw a giant stuffed Giraffe she would LOVE to have for Christmas! haha!) Today brightened up considerably!

MoonbeamStar - Yeah, we're going to have a "stay home and cuddle movie night" where I'm going to get her favourite kettle corn, we'll pick a movie together, and just stay in and watch a movie together. It's been a long while since we've had the chance to do that. She lives with her family in the next town over, and I live near our college campus with my sister right now (it was an ideal location when I worked at the college, so yeah.) It seriously impacts our time together, and we're both so busy that we rarely get to meet up. It doesn't help that she doesn't drive (she's afraid of cars because she fell out of one as a child, and it was moving at the time!!) so it's hard for her to just randomly drop in on me lol. But yeah, I'm hoping that we can have a laugh over this Pony engagement interaction, what with Mario (and Luigi, I found out!) standing near us, and apparently everyone in the art gallery behind us were all dressed up for the holiday and stuff too, so it was really amusing apparently.

I definitely feel a lot better about all this. Thanks everyone for posting, too. It really lifted my spirits (well that and spending time with my new fiancee after the gallery thing!)

People have been asking us these last 6.5 years why we weren't engaged or married yet... LOL One mile marker down, I suppose. We probably won't get married until after she gets her Bachelor's though. Too much going on, and we have to save money anyway! But it's a start!

^____^

[Mirnyj]

Huge congrats! I think your little moment sounded just wonderful even with the phone ringing, so don't feel bad. 

[Leave a Whisper]

congratulations on your engagement!

[kaoskat]

Congrats! That's awesome!

[hathorcat]

Yay! Congratulations

[Sprinklecupcake]

OMG CONGRATS!!!

Im so happy for you!  I LOVE weddings!!! Huge congrats, keep us updated with photos!!!! Id love to see the ring you got her!!!

I have done something really dumb before too, well, "we" did. Right after my husband (boyfriend at the time) proposed to me, we were going to have our wedding as soon as we saved up. We saved up and got our marriage license, but shortly after so many random emergencies happened to where we had to put off our wedding-still to this day. I feel so dumb getting peoples hopes up. LOL. We are still married, and thats what counts buf I feel dumb sometimes for dreaming about my Disney themed wedding xD

My advice- take it slow and dont plan too fast! If you want a wedding, it might take years to save up for but its worth it!

[vintage pups]

I really don't think it matters who was around or what was going on when you proposed as long as she said yes 
When my husband proposed he wanted to do it on the same bench in the Abbey gardens that we had our first kiss on but there was an old man asleep on it!!! He got flustered as his plan was ruined but he asked me under a nearby tree instead and of course I said yes.

Congratulations and best wishes to you both 

[AntiFerret]

Thank you everyone!

Sprinklecupcake - ahaha, yeah ... we're going to be very slow with everything. Heck, we've already been together for 6.5 years and I only now asked her to marry me!! LOL! So I don't think an actual wedding will happen for a while. I'm finishing up a degree, she's still working on her degree(s)... we're saving for a nice vehicle to replace my junker of a van, and I'm saving for an automotive course at my campus (because paying for mechanics these days .. just no, I would rather expand on my mechanical knowledge and do it myself!) So we're in no rush. And that in itself is nice. But aw! Yeah, unexpected things happen! It's funny you would mention Disney-themed wedding because SHE was talking about Disney too! haha!

vintage pups - I DID NOT MEAN TO LAUGH AT THE SLEEPING MAN ON THE BENCH THING! Omg that was so cute/funny, and man Iw ould have been flustered too, though! Then again, I would have likely been like "okay let's go get some lunch/dinner/whatever and come back later when the man might be gone!" LOL!