toronto and more.....
again there is SO MUCH to tell! the trip to toronto was awesome. the city is like a friendly, clean version of new york. some of the highlights included the delicious breakfasts at the b&b (eggs benedict with smoked salmon, belgian waffles, etc); lunch up in the CN tower (for which the weather cleared right on cue); meeting the man's canadian friends for dinner; walking and walking and walking through city streets; getting (almost) caught in the rain and being forced to take shelter in a pub for a mid-afternoon cup-o-tea; the luxury of being able to sleep in and wake up together so many days in a row; seeing the falls at niagara; the scary decorating at the b&b there (have you ever tried to sleep under the watchful gaze of 214 angels?); the driving through endlessly beautiful countryside (yertl ) performed admirably); and laughing and laughing about the apparent lack of coffee in niagara-on-the-lake. we got on very well the entire time, which was encouraging. i would gladly return to toronto at a moment's notice. by the same token, i never need to go back to niagara falls again.
as for family, my parents' move seems to be staying on track. although they won't be here for many months, most probably, it is good to know they are on their way. my niece graduates high school this sunday. she will attend emory university in atlanta this fall. it will be great for her to get out from under her parents' roof and see some more of the world! she is awesome! i admire her and the things she has accomplished at her age--and i don't envy what she faces as a young woman today. this is a difficult time to be young and i wish her all the best. there is to be a graduation party for her next weekend and the invitation came in the mail addressed to both me and the man! i thought that was pretty cool, considering no one in their house has even met him yet.
all this brings me to the biggest news. the day before we went on our trip to toronto, i proposed to the man...and he accepted! looks like he is stuck with me now ;^) i had a speech all planned and then got totally verklemmt and ended up just thrusting the ring at him and muttering something about wanting to "grow old together." after a seemingly interminable pause, he said yes. when i finally exhaled i was so happy! so now we are starting to think about talking about the beginnings of making plans. neither of us is in a huge hurry to get to an actual ceremony. some type of ceremony is one of the things we have agreed to in principle, another being rings. we will be living together, too, but the location hangs on where i am placed with work once the new store gets up and running. this could be as late as february 2005. so there is time to work on all these practical details.
in the meantime, as sappy as it may sound, i never knew anyone could make me so happy! i am sure he feels the same way as well. it's a good feeling...one we want to hold onto. |
as for family, my parents' move seems to be staying on track. although they won't be here for many months, most probably, it is good to know they are on their way. my niece graduates high school this sunday. she will attend emory university in atlanta this fall. it will be great for her to get out from under her parents' roof and see some more of the world! she is awesome! i admire her and the things she has accomplished at her age--and i don't envy what she faces as a young woman today. this is a difficult time to be young and i wish her all the best. there is to be a graduation party for her next weekend and the invitation came in the mail addressed to both me and the man! i thought that was pretty cool, considering no one in their house has even met him yet.
all this brings me to the biggest news. the day before we went on our trip to toronto, i proposed to the man...and he accepted! looks like he is stuck with me now ;^) i had a speech all planned and then got totally verklemmt and ended up just thrusting the ring at him and muttering something about wanting to "grow old together." after a seemingly interminable pause, he said yes. when i finally exhaled i was so happy! so now we are starting to think about talking about the beginnings of making plans. neither of us is in a huge hurry to get to an actual ceremony. some type of ceremony is one of the things we have agreed to in principle, another being rings. we will be living together, too, but the location hangs on where i am placed with work once the new store gets up and running. this could be as late as february 2005. so there is time to work on all these practical details.
in the meantime, as sappy as it may sound, i never knew anyone could make me so happy! i am sure he feels the same way as well. it's a good feeling...one we want to hold onto. |
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