Well, I had been plotting against my girlfriend of 4-1/2 years to surprise her. She had been hinting at getting married for about 6 months and I was just trying to play it off by saying "Yea, yea. In time..." (she took the bait). She went so far as to "curb" my major tool purchases until she had a ring on her finger.
So the setup: I told her that there was a guy in the area where we met that was selling some cherry really cheap, so we HAD to go! She almost didn't go claiming that it was under the tool purchase umbrella. I thought otherwise (obviously) and convinced her to join me for the ride. I told her we were ahead of schedule so we could just go walk on the rocks where we spent alot of time when we first met. I then proposed to her on beautiful coast of Walpole, Maine.
As you can see below, I made the box for the ring. It is a piece of waterfall bubinga that has been laying around for a few years waiting it for something special. After making this box, I give you "box guys" alot of credit! this thing was a real pain in the butt because it is so tiny!!!!
The ring was made by my best friend's father who owns a jewelry store, which had some added sentimental value for all involved. We also included our 11 mo. old black lab Mason in the celebration.
I had also planned to have all of our family and friends to surprise her back at the our house upon our return. So as planned, i surpised her 2 fold, there is little better than that!
Thanks for looking,
Nick
PS: we are currently planning the wedding for the summer of 2010.
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Originally Posted by Todd Burch
She now knows how the system works - no mercy!!