Good news Saturday
Well, really, Thursday!
Do you ever have what you think is a really crappy day, then kind of get a grip on reality and get over yourself?
That was my Thursday. Super crappy afternoon, followed by a fun three-way Google+ Hangout (that is what they call their video chat) in the evening, but I still went to bed feeling upset.
Then… I got a call at 11:30 pm from my sister. She was like “Are you sleeping? Did I wake you up?” And I said something like “Of course I am sleeping, it’s 11:30!” (ha ha). Then she says, “I just wanted to call you and tell you that Will asked me to marry him!”
Oh my gosh. All of a sudden I was awake. I felt so overcome with happiness and excitement. I was so happy she called me to tell me! She told me a bit about the proposal, I asked to see a picture of the ring, then we hung up since it was so late.
But I was so excited I wanted to tell everyone. Like, right then. It was hard to wait for the morning, when normal people are awake. I emailed Steven right away, then got up at 5:30 because I was so excited I couldn’t sleep, and started emailing my close friends to tell them the news.
I got the full story from my sister yesterday. She and Will had been looking at a ring together, and had even ordered it, but she had no idea when he would pick the ring up/propose. There was a bad snowstorm in Iowa (and Illinois!) this week, so she knew it would be awhile before he could drive (two hours) to pick up the ring. She came home from work late Thursday night and Will told her he had a surprise for her – cupcakes from her favorite place, Scratch. But he said “I accidentally ate one” – then she went to look at the box and where the fourth missing cupcakes should have been, he had the ring box! Then he got down on one knee and told her how much he loved her, that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, and asked her to marry him. Aww!!!
Christina was totally surprised he asked the way he did, and when he did!
We love Will. I am always telling people how fun, charismatic and easy going he is. He’s a guy you want to hang out with, and I am so happy to call him my brother-in-law! (Well, future BiL).
Congratulations Christina and Will!!!
Oh, so back to my question – I could not stop smiling on Friday, I was so happy for my sister and her fiancé (eek!). It has been a huge reminder that I need to quit worrying about the stupid little things (work) and remember the good things! I think the next time I am having a day like that I will just think about this, and hopefully all those warm and fuzzy feelings will come back!
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How exciting!! Congratulations on your new BIL. You and your sister look a lot alike.
People say that about me and my siblings but I don’t see it at all. My sister is taller, thinner and tanner than me! She got the Greek genes, I think I got the Danish ones.
Awww that’s the sweetest story…congrats to your sister!!!!!
Awww best wishes to the happy couple. How fun and what a cute proposal!
How sweet!! What a great story!
How exciting! Congrats to your sister and your future brother in law!
That is an adorable way to propose! Congrats to Will and Christina!
That’s really sweet! Congratulations to your sister and to your family!
Congratulations to Christina and Will! So SO exciting!!! 🙂
Congratulations to Christina and Will! That is so cute and memorable how he put the ring in the cupcake box. And I’m glad that it reminded you about focusing on what’s important… our lives with our loved ones. I think we’ve all had those occasions!
I thought it was really cute too! We went to Scratch when we were in town last weekend and they were out of cupcakes and Christina was bummed out. Will didn’t even know that when he got the cupcakes. She sent me a picture of herself eating one today. Now I want one!
🙂 Thanks for posting this Kimbo! <3 Love you!! 😀
And thank you everyone else for the congratulations!!!
YAY CHRISTINA! We are so excited for you and Will!
Yay for Christina! I’m so not-at-all old fashioned but I just love fun proposal stories. I guess because with each person it is different and I love seeing people get creative for the person they love. It’s also great when you really like the new addition to the family. 🙂
Speaking of which, this whole week was crappy at work and I was grousing to my co-worker when I stopped mid sentence and went…”Oh my gosh!!! Oh my gosh!!”
My uncle had sent a picture of my cousin’s new baby girl, born just 20 minutes prior to sending the text.
Of course, within 2 hours I was grouchy again. 😛
That’s so exciting!! Congrats to Christina and Will!
Congratulations!
how cute! that is one stinkin gorgeous ring!
So awesome!!
That is such a great story!! I LOVE proposal stories, they may be my favorite of all time.
And that ring is amazing. I love it.
That is such awesome news! I prolly would not be able to sleep either if I got a call like that at 1130pm! Congrats to your sister!
Christina’s ring is so pretty!!! I really like the way that Will proposed!!! So sweet!!! I think you and your sister look a lot alike too!
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Congrats to your sister. Great news and clever way of asking. WIll gets points.
So sweet!!! Congrats to you sister!!
Congrats to Christina!! So exciting. I had been reading her blog and she’s my friend (or whatever it’s called) on Pinterest. I’m so excited for her! I hope you’ll share some photos of her wedding when the time comes.
Of course I will share! Well, with her permission 🙂