Here it is!!

Okay...so you might be wondering why the "What is it" picture was a diamond ring. Well...if you listened to my Sunday afternoon show, you'd already know why, but let's pretend you didn't.

Here's the scoop!

Plain and simple...I'm engaged. I got engaged over New Years...12:01 a.m. New Years Day to be exact, thought it'd be a nice way to kind of kick on the New Year.

Alright...alright...you want to know how I did it? Okay...I'll share.

First the night started off by me making her some dinner. We ate and talked for a while. Then we watched a movie to kind of kill some time until the countdown began. Well, by the time the movie ended, we had lots of time left so we watched a couple episodes of "The Office"...I know...really romantic huh? Hold on, it gets better.

At about 11:30 we switched over to New Years coverage on the t.v., and I grabbed my guitar. Now...earlier in the night, I had informed her that I had a surprise for her. Another little detail about this whole this is that I had written her a song and played it for her a couple of months ago, but it wasn't finished, so she was just under the impression that I had finished it...which I had.

I also at one point told her to close her eyes. During which, I went into the kitchen and brought out 2 glasses of sparkling grape juice, one glass had the ring tied to it. :) Oh yeah...way smooth. I brought them out and covered them up.

At this point you have me on the couch with my guitar, her on another couch, 2 glasses and a ring, and 5 minutes until the New Year.

So here's what happened...I asked her if I could play her something...she said, "Yes." So I did. Make fun if you'd like but this is what I played...

"Patiently Waiting"
By Jeremy Henry

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Yeah...so at the end there are the lines: "Tell her I love her, tell her as I get on bended knee..." So I did that. Then the next line: "Tell her I love her, and that's when I ask her to marry me." So I did. Finished up the song and lifted the cloth over the glasses to reveal the ring. What did she say? "OH YEAH!" At this point, I looked at the clock, which read...12:01 a.m. "Happy New Year!" I said.

So there you have it...here are a couple of pictures. One of us right after and one of the ring on her hand.





Thanks! And stay tuned for further updates and FUN!

~j