Last night I got an e-card from my loving sister:
Because on Saturday, Jim made my hand look like this:
Now allow me to to transcribe how it went down. Imagine us standing by the Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park:
Jim (on one knee): Will you marry me?
me: Yes, of course. Get up.
(He stands up. We hug)
Interrupting Woman: Hi. Can I give you this pamphlet?
(We look at a pamphlet that reads: “Are you going to heaven?”)
Jim:Now’s really not the best time.
Woman: Can I please talk to you about the pamphlet?
Jim: I’m sorry, really. Look, we love the Lord, we are saved by Christ. We’re involved in a church. But now is really not a good time.
Woman: ….shelter…if we don’t get enough money we won’t be able to….
(I put …’s in because we were a little distracted and didn’t really understand what she was trying to say).
(Jim gives her some money)
Woman (turning to me): And you? Are you able to help out?
(I give her some money)
(Woman leaves)
(We laugh)
Me: Yes, I’ll marry you.
It was a really great weekend and I’m proud to be marrying such an incredible man.
More pictures from the weekend follow:
Trekking from Champaign to Chicago:
Entertaining ourselves during our wait for a table at Giordano’s (best pizza ever!):
Matching feet:
Then after the above transcript happened:
Post engagement nosing (and all the girls say “awwww”):
Gandering at the Chicago skyline:
Anytime not spent getting engaged was spent with Jim’s family in Bloomington (no pictures, unfortch) and in Champaign with my good friends from Chicago, Champaign, Muncie, and Columbia (this is the only picture we got together, again unfortch, early Sunday morning):
And in conclusion, recently engaged and extremely tired, Jim and I on Sunday morning:
Yay.
Yay.
Yay.
I am so freaking excited!! Future sister-in-law!!! Bahaha!!
Yesssss.
Congrats for like the millionth time.
1. Congrats!
2. So happy for you
3. Not apporiate to yell out in my office ” YEAH CHristine is getting married!!!!!”
4. Congrats!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
gratz. almost cried, because of excitement.
even tho I knew it was coming, the excitement is not diminished in the least. YAY!!!!!!
can’t wait to hear more about it and beat your engaged butt at Skip-bo on Wed. =)
YAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is even better than WALL-E!!!!
Congrats to you and Jim!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to the club!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yahoo! A lifetime lease! We’re thrilled to the max for you two! So do I get to take pictures of your wedding kiss and upload them onto Facebook?
WHAT!
Congradulations!
You know what they say: In sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, when people give you pamphlets in the middle of life’s most intimate and private moments, till death do us part.
Glad we could celebrate with you guys. The Jimster seems like a swell chap. 🙂
Another roommate! Welcome, Jim!
I see now that Brigitte’s Facebook comment also mentioned Wall-E. This is some weird voodoo stuff going on.
Congrats! How exciting!
but i dont understand cuz you were not allowed to even date till you were 25 and you wont be 25 till aug 23
Jim is the finest arm’s length photographer I’ve seen in a long time. He should do the photos at your wedding.
What!?!?
You BOTH have Chacos!? That is fantastic!
Congratulations on the matching feet!!!! Oh, and the getting engaged thing also.
Yeah, yeah!!! Congrats!!!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this post! And I love you!
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