Six Years

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Kitten, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that we were engaged on this date in 2002.

Seems like I should remember such a momentous event. I certainly remember your oh-so-covert undercover operations to get the ring. Like having me pick out what I wanted on Blue Nile and pretending like maybe you'd order it at some point, then calling me a few nights later to ask my ring size. And then talking about where you thought we should have our reception.

It's a good thing you're a sailor and not some secret agent...

I'm sure it didn't help that once you hinted you'd made the purchase, I was gagging trying to keep from calling and asking you every 10 minutes if it had arrived. I was in Mankato and you were in St. Paul.

You showed up on my doorstep one evening with your dog in tow and I pretended that I couldn't for the life of me figure out why in the world you were there, looking just a little flustered. Even Greta and Freddie were a little flustered. Eventually, you had the opportunity to pop the question. I pretended to act all surprised. Really, it wasn't all that surprising. I knew that I was gonna marry you about 12 minutes after I'd met you.

I had expected to watch a little TV and go to bed early that night. Plans got changed, we ended up going out for a nice supper and then my parents raced up to Mankato to congratulate us and admire my ring. Happy Anniversary, Kit. I'm glad all of this happened.

Comments

Anonymous said…
That was a VERY fun evening! Happy engagement anniversary. Wow, look at all you've done since then! Love ya both.
March 26, 2008 at 8:47:00 PM GMT+1
Peder said…
Congrats, and I love that picture.
March 27, 2008 at 12:23:00 AM GMT+1
DD4 said…
Do you remember how you announced to me that you were engaged? You took me to the Como Park Conservatory on the pretense of Rachel's college assignment to photograph interesting architecture. Hans and I sat on a bench in the place where you were later pronounced husband and wife and asked me if I was going to be busy the day after Thanksgiving - - and went on to ask how I would like to be in that very room to witness your wedding. I was so surprised, and thrilled! Happy engagement anniversary.
March 27, 2008 at 4:36:00 AM GMT+1
Badger said…
I believe you should give some recognition to the photographer...even though she was drunk...managed to get that one good picture.
March 27, 2008 at 3:26:00 PM GMT+1
MamaD4 said…
Did we arm's length the drunken picture of you and I eating falafel? Because that's a pretty good picture too.
March 27, 2008 at 7:52:00 PM GMT+1
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