I Am Engaged! →[More:] Last night my gal and I went over to her folks' place for dinner. They told us about the time they drove across Canada in their disintegrating rattle-trap car. At the end of the dinner I said, 'That story got me thinking, maybe [my gal] and I should do a roadtrip for our honeymoon... and of course, before the honeymoon comes..." At which point my future Mother-In-Law jumped out of her seat with a huge smile on her face and gave me a hug. My future Father-In-Law sat blinking, a bit blind-sided, then a huge grin spread across his face. "With your permission--" I said. "I'm thrilled!" My future Mother-In-Law said. "Thrilled thrilled thrilled!"
So yeah, a little old-fashioned of me, I know, but her parents mean a lot to me and I wanted to include them. BUT WAIT! It gets even more old-fashioned! When my grandparents got engaged in Iowa in the early 1940s my grandmother had what was called a 'Five Pound Party:' The prospective groom brings five pounds of chocolate to his sweetheart who then shares the treats with her friends and family. I told my girlfriend about this last year and she, being a chocolate fan, thought it was a great idea. So after dinner we came home and she was surprised to find Ten Pounds of Chocolate that I had arranged throughout the house earlier that day. I pulled out the ring that she had chosen a few days earlier, got down on one knee and proposed.
She Said Yes!!!!
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