The Ring is Perfect

I just drove to my previously undisclosed location, which was actually my contractor's HQ building with the package addressed to my boss Todd. He's great. Love that guy, but that's whole different post. One of my friends Aaron from my current off-site assigment came with me, and we all had lunch together with Todd's daughter Kelsey around the big HQ executive conference room table. The UPS package just sat there in between us all waiting to be opened as we ate our macaroni and meatballs, caught up on each other's lives, and just enjoyed being all together. Never would have considered that macaroni and meatball combination, but when you tell someone who is going to Noodles and Company to surprise you, I guess that's what you get. 

Anyway, after a needlessly suspensefull, yet altogether delightful, lunch I commensed with the package opening. As I opened it, I realized how awesome it was to share that moment with some very dear friends. Thankfully, they were good friends, because the package opening became a frustrating experience through which lesser friends might have become impatient and disinterested. I started and opened the overly large main box to reveal a smaller box. Within the smaller box, an envelope. Within the envolope, a smaller envelope. Within this smaller envelope, approximately 1 minute after beginning or what felt like about 35 minutes taking into account all the adrenaline and excitement, a small white box...

Now take in mind that I had not seen this diamond yet. I went through my previously mentioned, mysterious diamond guy in Indiana to get it. I drove back to Indiana several weeks ago to view some stones he got in for me, but none of them were it, so I left town empty handed and decided to continue our work long distance to get the PERFECT stone. And he did it! After several more weeks of talking to him almost everyday and reveiwing all the stones on the market accesssible to him, we found exactly what I wanted.

...I opened that small white box, and the diamond was absolutely brilliant. The sparkle was unreal. It jumped out and practically punched me in the face. So maybe that was sort of a manly way to say it, but with all this romantic stuff I'm putting up all over the internet, I think I may be getting a complex. Anyway, I can't believe this happening guys. It has been perfect. The whole process, and now even the beautiful, sparkling, Tiffany-set diamond has been perfect. More than that, it has been so much fun to share my excitement with so many of the people that are closest to me and feel that they are truly excited with me.