For those of you who haven't heard yet, Hazel and I are now engaged.
About a month ago I asked her out to the dark tower of the Death Star to watch the sunset, as we did on one of our first dates four years ago. As the sun sank down in the west and the sky darkened with swarming crows, I held her tightly in my cape and asked her to marry me, and she accepted. She had often asked me before why I hadn't proposed yet--I was, of course, waiting for the appropriate dramatic moment, because it *has* to make a good story. Ultimately I decided I might as well take initiative and *make* the right moment myself. It seemed to work quite well. :-)
Afterward, I showed her my office in the math department (decorated mainly with gifts from her--the Klein bottle, the spherical chalkboard, and a lovely picture of Hazel dancing in Rennie garb from D&E's wedding), and we went out to see The Incredibles. Good movie, and a wonderful evening with my darling fiancée.
We'll be getting married this August, at which point we'll have been together for over five years. Go us!
Heh. I *like* monogamy.
Love you, Hazel.
-=-Barnabas
About a month ago I asked her out to the dark tower of the Death Star to watch the sunset, as we did on one of our first dates four years ago. As the sun sank down in the west and the sky darkened with swarming crows, I held her tightly in my cape and asked her to marry me, and she accepted. She had often asked me before why I hadn't proposed yet--I was, of course, waiting for the appropriate dramatic moment, because it *has* to make a good story. Ultimately I decided I might as well take initiative and *make* the right moment myself. It seemed to work quite well. :-)
Afterward, I showed her my office in the math department (decorated mainly with gifts from her--the Klein bottle, the spherical chalkboard, and a lovely picture of Hazel dancing in Rennie garb from D&E's wedding), and we went out to see The Incredibles. Good movie, and a wonderful evening with my darling fiancée.
We'll be getting married this August, at which point we'll have been together for over five years. Go us!
Heh. I *like* monogamy.
Love you, Hazel.
-=-Barnabas