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Quite the Engagement Spree this weekend!

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SeattleSparkle

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Congratulations to you fine ladies who got engaged this weekend ... sumbride, aquarius, bobacha, and fisher!

The spree of engagements we had all been waiting for finally came through! (Without me)

For those of you who remembered that I went on a road trip to a wedding, I had a great time at the wedding. It was beautiful and just an all around good time. However, I didn''t realize how behind the ball my really is in this whole proposal thing.

We saw a lot of people that we hadn''t seen in awhile and two couples were engaged (which I didn''t know yet) and are getting married before the end of the year and then one couple was already married! They had all been dating for 2 1/2 years or less ... so I''m feeling quite lame introducing my bf as my boyfriend when it feels so inadequate after almost 5 1/2 years!!

So, my bf already left for SF, and get this - he hasn''t even seen the ring yet! It has been 18 days since it was completed, and he hasn''t seen it once. What in the world?!

So yeah, I''m a single gal all week this week. He doesn''t come back until the morning of my birthday (I made him well aware that I would not be a happy camper if his flight is delayed!!)

I''m thinking that you all are right, he probably won''t propose until after Costa Rica ... please continue to send patient vibes my way. I must say though, I am in good company in my waiting!!!
 
I know!!! There have been lots of wonderful proposal stories this weekend!!! Too bad it couldn''t have been all of us! Now wouldn''t that be odd.
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Ah Seattle I can only imagine how hard it can be that you are playing the "waiting" game. So your ring is ready and he hasn''t gone to visit it or pick it up?! Hm...that is a bit strange. Have you talked to him about it or mentioned the proposal at all? That''s one of the hardest things for me. I know it''s coming, not sure how soon, but I know it''s in our future together. I tell myself "ok, no more discussing rings, proposals, weddings etc..." Then the next day I let something slip that I read on here or how I watched Bridezillas and I wish I''d just shut up about it.

Anywho...look at the upside. You''re ring is complete, now all you''re waiting on is the proposal. I know that since you know the ring is complete that must be hard just waiting around...try to keep yourself occupied while he is gone!! I know it''s pretty much impossible...good luck!! Sending you much needed patient vibes!!
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oh seattle, hang in there... it''s coming very soon for you since the ring is ready and all.. and I could totally relate to feeling inadequate whenever i introduced H as my boyfriend after being together for 6.5 years!
 
Thanks for the patient vibes.

Oh, bobacha, don''t listen to my antsy pants!! I''m sooo excited for you!!

Because I don''t think it''ll be until all the traveling is over, it might be another month at the earliest. Merp.
 
Oh Seattle, that really does just BITE. You know, sometimes when no other words fit, we kinda regress back to our childhoods/younger days, and it''s like, well, this crap is just WEAK. I''m so sorry about this, and what the hell is up with BF? Not even SEEN the ring and it''s been done for almost 3 weeks? Sorry hun (I hate when people my age call me that, so if you''re feelin'' the same, SORRY!), that''s just bull. I''m sorry, but to cheer you up, I fell off my shoe. I was wearing some slip on shoes (Steve Madden) that have like, an elastic slip-on part, so my feet slap when I walk. Anyway, I fell in a hole in the street, and totally fell off my shoe, while I was still WEARING the damn thing- friggin elastic. Anyway, there''s a fantastic mental picture for you. Sorry that BF is lagging.
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There HAS been a Spree. Wow, how exciting!!! It''s a good thing we have a few new LIW''s--all the old ones are vanishing!

Maybe there will be another engagement spree soon. Who knows, maybe I''ll be right there with ya.
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Amber, you crack me up. I love your stories!!!Thanks for providing me some entertainment at your expense. I do stuff like that all the time!! I always manage to get my heels stuck in sideway grates and cracks ...

Anyway, I know, he''s kind of lame. I don''t really know what his deal is. I know what I think, but I''m beginning to wonder what the jeweler thinks. She must be thinking, "What in the world is with this guy?? There is an absolute stunning (well I hope it''s stunning) ring just waiting here, and he doesn''t even want to see it? Hmm, obviously my boy doesn''t have the same admiration for fine jewelry that I do.

Well, he''s in San Franscisco now so, I''m pretty sure it won''t be this week!!

Amber, you know that I''ve been hanging around on this list for awhile. Haha! I thought I might have gotten engaged right after you did. Boy was I wrong! Do you still love your radiant Amber??

Ugh, I''m just so ready to be married. I know that sounds premature for an almost 24 year old (my birthday is Saturday!!) but when you are an old fashioned girl like me ... its overdue.

Fancy, here''s to us being in the next bunch. At least with the re-addition of beanie to the list, I''m no longer in the top 20.
 
Amber~ That was quite entertaining! I hope you weren''t hurt though!

Seattle~ I just turned 24 in July, and I know what you mean...but it drives me crazy when I become impatient because we''re nowhere close. All I can do is offer support and cyber-patience! Hang in there girl!
 
Thanks Irish. I feel so blessed to have found ps. Thanks for being so supportive!!

I just got off the phone with my boy, he''s in San Francisco right now. Now he is saying he might try to give up his seat for a free ticket on my birthday!! What in the world? He says it''s so I can go to New York with him in September. What is more important, my birthday or New York?? Hmm, choices, choices, choices ...
 
You''re very welcome sugar.

How does that work? He wants to give up his seat? As in he won''t be home for your bday? It''s late and I''m really tired so I''m confused.
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Yep. That''s exactly what he''s thinking about doing. Giving up his seat (all the flights were insanely full today- that''s what put this idea in his head) would give him a free ticket ... which he "says" would allow me to join him in NYC for a weekend. I don''t know if the flight is worth only being there for a day and a half. We''ll see. I think I''d just really have him here for my birthday. I''m starting to think I may regret telling him that birthday proposals are not okay ... it just means I''ll be waiting longer!!! And you''re right, it is late. Good night!!
 
My guy would do that... he always jumps at the chance to give up his seat and has received quite a few vouchers that way. He has one right now from our trip to Boston in early July... we were supposed to fly together but he ended up going through NYC and I went thru Philly... he got there first AND got a free ticket!!! he says I can have it, which is sweet, but he was also trying to get another one on our trip to CA so we could fly somewhere together (like home to see my family!) but he didn''t score one. At least he has one! If we split the cost of my ticket to TX, it will be really cheap.

I''m sorry he hasn''t proposed yet. He will soon, but I know it''s driving you crazy!!!
 
Seattle, so sorry things aren''t moving fast enough! I just don''t get why they think waiting is a good thing??? Sometimes I wonder if they are listening to us at all! Yuck!!
Try to keep up the patience and focus on the fact that the ring is ready. Very exciting and hopefully he can''t go much longer w/this waiting. I''m not sure how I''d feel about missing the bday to go to NY. Did you guys have special bday plans? Maybe you can go and celebrate while in NY?
We''re here for you!!
 
Well, Seattle, I really don''t have much of anything interesting to add except some support and an *attempt* at sending you some patience vibes (if I have any left, they''re yours!
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) I totally relate to where you''re coming from re: the birthday proposal. I dunno if you remember, but I was in the same boat, birthday was approaching and I was dead-set against a birthday proposal. Like you, I wanted it to be it''s own separate special day, but my MAIN reasoning was that I expected it SOONER! It took him exactly 3 weeks AFTER my birthday to propose, and in hindsight, given that he was going for a simple, at-home proposal, I wish wish WISH he''d done it on my birthday. Funny how our minds can change on something like that.

You know, another thing I think is interesting is all the girls who have gotten engaged and been like "it was worth the wait" yadda yadda yadda ... well, I''m still thinking it should have happened SOONER!
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I guess I need to get over it or something. But in your case, I STILL do not get how your BF could have let Hawaii slip by without an engagement. I would have been SO upset if I were you, and you were cool as can be. Impressive!

So Matt and I were supposed to go to Hot Springs this past weekend to celebrate our engagement (yes, 2 weeks after the fact) and we got rained out. Had to cancel our plans. Not everything always works out like it''s supposed to huh? Hang in -- your birthday and Costa Rica will be fun and make the time fly (and I hope your bf skips the free ticket and is there with you on your b-day!)

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Seattle! I feel your pain - I was just at a wedding myself (for my step brother) and my bf and I have been dating for almost as long as my dad and my step mom have been married!
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(9 years!!) so we really got the "so WHEN are you guys going to get married" speeches - at least my bf spoke up right away with a "we''re working on that right now" which made it a little better.

I feel like I''ve been on the list FOREVER!
 
Seattle - I won''t say the old "It''s worth the wait" crap because I got tried of hearing that! I was absolutely miserable for the last 2 of the total 9 weeks of waiting. I think I would still be waiting if it wasn''t for the *Breakdown*
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!!!

Also, my ring came in on May 10, my boyfriend did not pick it up until Jun 9! We were on vacation for a week during that time but STILL, I couldn''t believe he didn''t pick it before we left. The jeweler actually called HIM and asked him when he was picking it up!! So your BF is not the only one.

Try to hang in there! I''m sending you all my patience since I don''t need it anymore!
 
Irish and Seatle, I am 24 also. Yay for being 24 and fabulous! (not quite as catchy as 21 and fabulous, but still pretty cool).

Seatle-Maybe he will break the no birthday rule and propose to you anyway. I don''t know HOW guys wait for weeks and weeks with the ring (unless they have a very specific time and place in mind). I am strange becaus I am actually not minding the wait too much. It is giving me time to make decisions and plan things out a little before I am bombarded with questions about weddings and such. (eek! every time I think about it I get butterflies)

If any of you LIW''s need a good time killer while waiting, I recomend Snoodoku. Jen, this actually made me think of you:

http://www.womgames.com/games/index.php?game=snoodoku

It''s basically Sodoku for your computer. (with sound effects)
 
Thanks, Fancy -- looks fun! I love that people here remember my engagement story b/c of that
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jen

PS Seattle, if it makes you feel any better, I am a LIW again -- at least for the time being (although I am still engaged, of course...) Had to send my ring back for a couple of other minor details (loose prong being the scariest), so I am once again without my sparkly...
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Seattle- sending good vibes your way, girl!
FI and I were in your neck of the woods this past weekend, and we had a blast. The pacific NW ROCKS!
 
can I join the 24 and fabulous club too!
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I only have another four months till I hit 25!

I know exactly how frustrating it can be. I have been with D for 7 years and still no ring, although he talks about it a lot. I made the mistake of saying that I would love to get my ring in New York and not in Dublin where we live and he thinks that the New York thing is a great idea only I have to wait until next July before we go. Im already counting down the days. His best friend is getting married next April and I would have loved to have been engaged for that. I dont know how you can keep your patience when you know that the ring is done. I just dont see why men dont get more excited about it. He obviously wants to get engaged as he has the ring so why do they put it off for so long
 
Of course you can join Bee!!! It's not as fun as '21 and Invincible' (shout-out to Something Corporate) but 24 and Fabulous is a wonderful place to be.
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Seattle...1 1/2 days in NY wouldn't be enough for me, but that's probably because I associate flying to Newark to visit M one weekend each month. I'm going on Thursday morning (can't wait!) and even though I'm staying for 5 days this time it's never enough time you know? Hang in there sweets!
 
Thanks everyone for your support, it is so nice to come home to after a hectic day at work.

You all have amazing amounts of more patience than I do. Sk8rjen, thanks for acknowledging though that I was champ with the whole Hawaii thing. It was really hard.

Cailet, you are my hero hanging out with me at the top of the list. It''s funny that you mention dating longer than your dad and stepmom - today is my mother and her husband''s four year wedding anniversary. My bf have been dating even longer than they''ve known each other!!

As for being 24, I hope it is fabulous!! I will officially be entering my mid-20s. I like it. It sounds sophisticated, but not old.

Oh and sk8rjen, I hope you get your ring back soon!!!

Bee, you are waiting until next July!!!??? I''m pretty sure you might be a superhero and patience is your superpower.
 
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