Ten years ago (or, rather, Thanksgiving 1994), Margie and I had been dating for a while, and I was going to be heading off to Colorado for my new job assignment, and we were over at her folks' house for dinner, along with various friends and, of course, my folks as well.
And, at some point in the evening, I asked her to come upstairs. We went to her old bedroom -- but Jen was there, rocking away with Ana Maria, so we went over to her brother's old bedroom instead. And there I dropped to one knee, and told her that I'd rather live with her than without her, and slipped an aluminum foil ring over her finger. And she made loud noises, and said yes, and we went back downstairs and let the various friends and family know.
And that was the best decision I ever made. For which I truly give thanks.
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Awwww! I see that I continued the tradition by proposing to Lou on Thanksgiving morning, 1996, while visiting friends in North Carolina.
Congratulations you two!
What is it about this holiday? I proposed to Dina during Canadian Thanksgiving, four years ago. Does tryptophan inspire feelings of matrimony? Has this been studied?
Congratulations!
:-)
For the record, I proposed before dinner. So tryptophan influnece can be discounted.
Of course, Margie is naturally intoxicating ...
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