Hello! Today is the first day since our engagement and I wanted to use this blog to capture all of our little memories during this special and exciting period of our lives!
5.1.12
Official day that Jimmy fang proposed to Nancy Ni. :)
How he did it seems now to be the highest hit FAQ in my life right now, so my dear friend Patterz made a brilliant suggestion...why not post it online so everyone can read it for themselves? You are so smart.
How he did it:
Disclaimer: I was expecting the ring to come out some time this week, as J had told me he already bought it (and so did his mom, haha). He said he made a reservation on Saturday so I assumed it would happen then...
So Tuesday, May 1st. The one year anniversary of Bin laden's death...J texts me during lunch that he is planning to stay late at work today and that I should just eat myself. So 6 rolls around and I decided to stay late to finish all my work. Start packing to go home at 7:15 and J calls and asks why I'm still in the office. Pretty usual, I just told him I had work...so I take the bus home and when I reach my apartment, before I could put my fob into my door, the door swings open and there he is, in a suit, beaming as he opens the door.
"Hi, babe."
I look at him in shock and ask why he wasn't at work and he simply says, "I got my shit done. Come in...."
Come in? So then it hit me, it was happening.
I walk in and on the bed lies a long-stemmed rose. He guides me to the bed where I sit down at the edge. He got on one knee and held my hand and said (or as much as I could remember):
"Babe? We've been together for 5 years now and I've been so happy with you...somethingsomething...I want to take care of you for the rest of my life...somethingsomething...will you marry me?" (gasp!! The 4 big words hit me like dough!!)
I said "Okay!" (lame response, I know) and before I knew it, he put the ring on my finger. I teared up a little during his little confession and I never tear up at these things! But I did, because I knew and trusted that he meant every single word he said and more. That's how great he is and that's why I love him so much.
I was in disbelief because I had envisioned this moment for months now but now it actually happened it was so different and so surreal to me.
We kinda just chilled around at home after that and we were staring at the rock (he did a good job, I love it!) for a few mins. Then he took me to Brushstroke where we were going to celebrate our engagement.
It was not until we reached Brushstroke and I called my family that it actually settled in my head that I was now engaged. "Engagement" has always seemed so foreign to me, like how the word "college" felt when I was in elementary school, so to be now engaged definitely felt tingly. I don't remember anything I ate that night and only remember telling and calling my best friends before posting it on fb for public consumption. When we got our friends blessings, it was the most amazing feeling ever. We have the most amazing friends and I am so thankful for having you guys in my life!
So that was it. I have been in complete ecstasy since then and it's still looming over my head and hasn't truly settled. The ring still feels too heavy on my finger but apparently i will get used to it. Sarah today gave me an orchid and came into the office just to congratulate me. It was the sweetest thing...
Had dinner with Patterz and Laopo Julia and again felt so lucky to have such wonderful friends. I cannot wait at all until the wedding so I could gather all my favorite people in this world under one roof!!
We have penciled in August 18, 2013 as our wedding date so that leaves us with 468 days of engagement.
Happy Day One. :)
nn - happily engaged.
<3 LAV YOU.
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