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As noted in previous posts, Mr. Parfait gave me a ring beyond my dreams for our engagement. I love this beautiful, incredible, expensive gift… and I wanted him to have a little keepsake, too!
So after much deliberation, I decided to get him (badabadabada <— drum roll)…………
An engagement laptop!
He’s a computer whiz, so I wanted to get him the newest and best. I had a little inspiration to start with: We saw the Smart Home at the Museum of Science and Industry, and we visited the Home of Tomorrow at Disney World. I forget if it was in both homes, but at least one featured an HP Touchsmart computer that connected to a bazillion things in the house! The icons slid across the black background with a swipe of the tour guide’s finger, and applications opened and closed with a light tap on the screen. Its visual appeal wasn’t lacking, either:
Mr. Parfait was in the market for a laptop and wanted a tablet PC for easy use on the train. And guess who makes great tablet PCs? Yep, HP also has a line of TouchSmart notebooks. Together, we found the boldest and best of the bunch. I put it in his hands shortly after the engagement, and he hasn’t put it down since!
Yeeah, it’s pretty hot. 
Before I found the “engagement laptop”, I gave him “engagement gummies”. Heehee. I just think boys should get a taste of the engagement excitement, too!
Did you give your mister an “engagement something”?
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you’re so sweet! I didn’t get my mister an engagement gift–but maybe I should have 
so cute! i got my husband a new hugo boss suit. he looked as perfect as i felt. =)
Awww, that’s so sweet! Mr. Bru joked about wanting an “engagement watch” (which later became his desired “wedding watch”) — but we both knew the Rolexes he was drooling over were FAR out of our budget! 
Mr. Doxie gets “engagement visa fees”… Immigration is expensive!
It’s really sweet that you were able to get Mr. Parfait something that he loves so much! And that laptop looks so neat!
His engagement item was an engagement bicycle! A Trek Madone 2010. I too felt like he should get to join in the engagement fun.
Wow! I wouldn’t mind a Madone either, pvaulter718! Did you get a matching one?
I think my guy will probably get an “engagement tv” haha. He has a big flat screen tv but he wants a better/newer/bigger one. We have already discussed getting one when we move, but I know he’ll be nervous about spending the $$. I might just go get it and wrap it up and make it an engagement tv. heh.
I got Mr. Bunny an ipod nano engraved “YES!” for our engagement/Christmas/his birthday.
Haha, I love that laptop it’s the one that I own but when you said it was pretty hot all I could think was “yes…it does get very hot”.
I plan on doing something similar once I get engaged. It’s not fair for only the girl to get something nifty.
I got my fiance an engagement watch, with diamonds around it about a month after we got engaged. He loved it!
Wow so cool! I have my fiance an engagament Wii he wanted one really badly and I agree they should have some excitmenet too!
My guy wants a *ring* when we get engaged! I was explaining to him how many rings are involved in the whole thing, which hand/finger each goes on, etc. He had no idea the woman gets 2 and the guy only gets a wedding band… he said he wanted an engagement ring too! (With “man bling”!) Hilarious.
that was really nice of you! my boy was actually just looking at new laptops the other week, but at possibly 2k starting, it’s just out of my reach as a christmas gift.
That’s awesome! I told FI that when he proposed he could just propose with a laptop and I’d be okay with that … and he even went as far as to say “but it has to be a mac … or I bet I’ll get a “no.” Haha.
But anyway, great idea! I like the idea of getting an engagement present for the guy!
I didn’t get him a present, but perhaps I should have! great idea
I love reading about everyone else’s creative engagement gifts!
@HeidiInWonderland: Haha, that is too cute! I wonder what he would’ve done with both rings–worn them stacked?
@sstar: We’re gift twins! It’s like the perfect gift for a man, I tell ya.
I never even thought to get my FI a E gift.
That was so sweet of you to do for your Mr!
my FI got an engagement trip to Disneyworld, granted we both got to enjoy it
I am still on the hunt for an engagement gift for Mister. Not sure when to give him this gift. Should it be right away or can it wait for the engagement party?
so sweet! i told mr ramen that his engagement gift was me! haha
how funny! i gave the EXACT same laptop to my mister as an engagement gift too!! he loves it!
I got the mister an engagment big screen tv. It’s some sorta flat panel 60 something inch 1080p or i, I’m not sure… hdmiwtfbbq.
I let him pick it out obviously… he’s much better versed in TV than I.
Awesomeness!
Mr. Lab got zilch. I guess I just never thought about giving him a little something something and now I kinda feel guilty…
My husband got an engagement guitar… he’d been wanting one for a while so we went to look and I bought him the one he wanted… I thought it was only fair since I had this fabulous bling! He later got a man-gagement ring before he left on deployment to Iraq…
@Miss Ramen: Hahaha, that’s exactly what I was thinking as I was reading through the comments. The engagement present for him is me!
That laptop looks fabulous. I’m sure he was thrilled to get it!
I, on the other hand, recently starting making payments on my engagement gift for the bf. I plan to have it paid off by Christmas…and hopefully the proposal will happen by then! I dont know how long I will be able to hang on to it once I have it in my possession!!
I got him an engagement pocketwatch.. I meant to have it waiting around for when the ring finally made its appearance so I could surprise him with it, but I spilled the beans accidentally and he didn’t get it until a couple months later. I wanted to engrave it with “Yes!” but it was not engraveable despite the website’s promises otherwise.
@llc2011: Haha, I love that idea! Perhaps for Mr. P’s wedding present!
@11.11.11Bride: Our “engagement party” was the same night as the proposal, so he didn’t get the laptop until a few weeks later.
@sashax415: Omgosh, how funny!
LOL @Miss Dachshund I have visa fees!!
Mr Poodle get’s to see me once he re-propose, maybe I’ll bake him a chocolate engagement cake with the shape of a ring - I know he loooves cake hehe
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Miss Parfait, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 26, Teacher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online Consultant
Engagement Date: February 14, 2009
Wedding Date: April 2010
Venue: Signature Events
About Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!
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