It was fairly spur of the moment. We were supposed to go canoeing on Saturday. I was going to propose out on the lake, but it started raining so we never went. We had a good morning, watching the rain storm, drinking coffee, etc., and we started to play Scrabble. About half way through, she got up and went into the other room. I spelled "Will U Marry Me" on the board before she got back. Nothing too exciting, but I had just thought of it that morning.

This picture was taken not too long after I popped the question...it was hot and sweaty, thus the sweat.

BTW, are y'all wearing the same shirt? Hmm.

When is the bachelor party???

Hog

Enough small talk: Let the wedding planning begin! (good luck at this stage LOL)

Nice work Ryan. A smart man always marries a woman better than him. Sounds like you've done just that.

(there's a compliment in there for someone in there somewhere)

Congrats.

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best of luck to you both.

Now, if this was a spur of the moment decision, how did the engagement ring on the young lady's finger materialize?

My, then, bride-to-be dragged me to a jewelry store to pick stones and settings. We were buzzed in. The proprietor locked the doors and proceeded to unwrap individual diamonds wrapped in tissue. 3 decades later and a resetting, the solitare still looks pretty good, but my wife and I could use a good polishing.

On another note... congratulations and I wish you many wonderful, happy years together.