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For many women, the first thing they do once they get engaged is head to the bridal shops and start trying on dresses.

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We left off right before diving in headfirst into actual ring shopping. We covered our bases of the 4 Cs, and I gave you my rank of how important each one was to me.

Destination 1:

In December 2009, we started our quest at one of the large chain stores, Robbins Brothers.

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When it comes to engagement rings, some girls are in the “I want to be completely surprised” camp, and that is absolutely fine. Mr. High Wire and I, however, decided to approach this endeavor together.

One note before we get started: Of course I would have loved anything he proposed with, and the ring is merely a gesture behind the ever more important part—spending the rest of our lives together.

But romance aside, logically speaking this was the largest expense either of us had anything to do with in our entire lives so far, besides maybe a car, so we wanted to make sure we did our research and got exactly what worked for us.

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It only took a few more days of searching to finally find something that worked for me. Here is what I wanted:

Three-ring binder

• with plastic inserts on either end
• in an interesting print

Notepad/legal pad

• preferably not in white/yellow
• with an interesting print

Dividers

• with inserts to add receipts
• in an (you guessed it) interesting print

Yearly planner

• thin enough to slip in the plastic insert in the back of the binder
• monthly view (not weekly/daily) with large squares for each day of the month

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So where did we leave off? Oh yeah, he just popped the question! I know you have two big questions: “Did he get down on one knee?” and “Did you cry?” Don’t worry, we’ll get to both of those in a minute.

I answered yes, obviously, but my exact phrase was, “Of course I will!” He put the ring on my finger and we started hugging and kissing and whatnot. You’re probably wondering if he got down on one knee. Well, the answer is no, and I’m 100% fine with that. On the seldom occasion that we do go out to dinner together, we usually make a habit of sitting next to each other at the table or booth, not across from one another. This restaurant was no different, except it was a semi-circle booth facing one of the most breathtaking landscapes I’d ever seen. And lookie there—your view changes as the restaurant slowly revolves to show you the whole city.

So, we were in the center of this booth, and for him to get down on one knee would have involved him scoot-scoot-scooting to one edge, while asking me to scoot all the way to the other edge, and me probably asking why and ruining the whole thing. Additionally, we were sitting right on the thin aisle where waiters and servers were whisking past us every once in a while, and he would have completely blocked their pathway as he got down on one knee. You can see how all of this would make for an incredibly awkward moment, and I think probably the exact opposite of what he was going for. It was a smart move on his part to not mess with all of that. He also knew that I didn’t want a whole group of strangers staring at us while this transpired, so the way he did it allowed for it to be very intimate and special.

Now the ring was on my finger, we were together in the moment, and the world was completely quiet and still. All of the little details that had gone on the past couple of days started to swirl in my head and, combined with being in the arms of the man who’d just asked me to spend the rest of my life with him, and the ambiance of the restaurant, the tears were just about to start welling up in my eyes…
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On our trip to Las Vegas, there were a few little things that made me think we might be getting engaged that weekend. But, I didn’t want to get my hopes up and be disappointed if it didn’t happen. We were in Las Vegas, dangit! I wanted to have a great time no matter what.

The little clues that came up throughout the weekend could have tipped me off, but I purposefully didn’t read too much into them so that it could still be at least a little bit of a surprise when it did happen. But looking back, its time to share all of the clues that were actually pointing directly at one thing and one thing only—getting engaged!

Mr. High Wire’s parents joined us on the trip, and we surprised them with a limo when we left the airport:

(Clue: FFIL insisted on carrying around his cooler bag with him while the rest of our luggage was in the trunk of the limo or being held while we waited for our room to be ready at the hotel. It turns out they were hiding my engagement ring in there!) Read more…

Now that I’ve steadied myself after getting the most exciting email of my life, it is time to meet!

The carnival icons are so super cute, right?? I’m loving that totally adorbs tightrope walker lady. So much so that Mr. High Wire and I did a little re-creation for you to enjoy.

Personal photo created so wonderfully using Mr. High Wire’s fancy cell-phone camera and his mad Photoshop skills

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