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Sherlock Holmes Oct 23rd 2010 12:53 pm

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 
Me on the phone from England to Oz: We are going to have to get married, it's the easiest visa.

Her: Okay then.

AmyDavid Oct 23rd 2010 1:40 pm

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 

Originally Posted by alistairboyle (Post 8938445)
Me on the phone from England to Oz: We are going to have to get married, it's the easiest visa.

Her: Okay then.

And who said romance was not dead..lol

ExKiwilass Oct 23rd 2010 3:54 pm

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 
I dropped really really subtle hints. Something like "I'm not moving to Canada without a commitment." I'm really good at subtle hints like that.

When I got off plane at YVR, he had the ring, which he'd designed himself. :wub: Oh and he had roses. And long underwear because he thought I'd be cold :rofl:



And I was, actually, it was f8888ing freezing

Eastbound Oct 25th 2010 6:58 am

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 
His proposal ~ on the inside of a packet of cigarettes in the uni canteen something must have been right weve been together 33 years and counting :)

flipance Oct 26th 2010 1:57 pm

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 
We did it in the bath, I was on top at the time:D

el_richo Oct 27th 2010 6:12 am

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 

Originally Posted by flipance (Post 8944605)
We did it in the bath, I was on top at the time:D

I think i've seen the footage on a website i once "stumbled upon"

geo4 Oct 27th 2010 6:31 am

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 
Last Friday evening near the Olympic Orca here in Vancouver. We had been out to dinner at Guu in gastown where I'd had a few, on top of the few I'd had at lunch.

Luckily I am a functioning alcolohlic so was able to pull it off. :thumbup:

Almost ruined by some damn kids mind.

Damn kids.

Clematis Oct 27th 2010 6:46 am

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 

Originally Posted by geo4 (Post 8946010)
Damn kids.

See your looking forward to parenhood!

el_richo Oct 27th 2010 7:40 am

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 

Originally Posted by geo4 (Post 8946010)
Last Friday evening near the Olympic Orca here in Vancouver. We had been out to dinner at Guu in gastown where I'd had a few, on top of the few I'd had at lunch.

Luckily I am a functioning alcolohlic so was able to pull it off. :thumbup:

Almost ruined by some damn kids mind.

Damn kids.

Damn kids with better opportunities :thumbup:

geo4 Oct 27th 2010 9:21 am

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 

Originally Posted by Clematis (Post 8946032)
See your looking forward to parenhood!

Yes i yam!

These were teenagers though. :thumbdown:

Bali2010 Oct 27th 2010 11:02 am

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 

Originally Posted by geo4 (Post 8946010)
Last Friday evening near the Olympic Orca here in Vancouver. We had been out to dinner at Guu in gastown where I'd had a few, on top of the few I'd had at lunch.

Luckily I am a functioning alcolohlic so was able to pull it off. :thumbup:

Almost ruined by some damn kids mind.

Damn kids.

well congrats..:thumbsup:

JonboyE Oct 27th 2010 11:07 am

Re: How did you / your husband propose?
 

Originally Posted by geo4 (Post 8946010)

Damn kids.

I must be getting old. It was always pesky kids in m y day.


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