Lord of the Ring

Shannon and I are engaged to be married!

Some of you are thinking "it's about time". But rather, it was only a matter of time.

I proposed last Monday, and since then have been running around sharing the exciting news with our families.

How I proposed:

The ring came in on Monday morning, so I hurriedly got ready and headed out of the house to prepare everything. First I had to swing by Courtney's work (Shannon's roommate) to pick up her house keys.

Racing down to the St-Laurent mall, I got the ring and some other items, and went over to her house. With about 1.5 hours before Shannon got off of work, I cleaned up a bit around the house, and looked after her puppy so she wouldn't have to worry about it when she got home.

When Shannon came home, she was surprised to find me standing there, with a dozen roses in hand. Getting down on one knee, I proposed then and there. And yes, we were both crying (even Shannon).

Over the next hour or two, we prayed for our engagement, and I gave her a long foot-massage with peppermint foot-massage oil.

Next, off to a delicious steak dinner at Montana's.

Then to see Orpheus Theater's Beauty and the Beast.

And ended the evening with a long chat at Tim Hortons over coffee.

It was a perfect romantic evening.

We're both extremely excited and happy with the start of this new stage in life. I'm really looking forward to marrying and spending the rest of my life with such a wonderful and beautiful sweetheart as Shannon.

Please keep us in your prayers as we embark on this marvelous journey of marriage!