OK... could use some help here. My gf and I dated for 4 years and then "took a break" for 6 months or so. We have now been dating again for 10 months and I am more than ready to pop the question (and she is more than ready for it to FINALLY happen). I have picked out the diamond (2.54 G VS2 Princess) and the setting. As you can see from my question below... I had a difficult time picking out the ring, as I have problems deciding on lunch!!!. Since we have dated for so long, we have been on some very romantic trips (her bday gift every year) and any time we head somewhere she is probably looking for something to happen... Now I am having problems deciding on how and when to ask her to share the rest of her life with me.
I somewhat have narrowed it down to the following (although I am open to any additional ideas) and outline the things I like and my concerns...
1. We are heading to Sonoma for a wedding this coming weekend. We are actually going to stay 2 extra days and I was thinking that I could find a location/romantic spot at a vineyard (with assistance from our concierge to get something set up). The reason I haven''t planned this yet is that I have never been to the Wine Country before and don''t know the area very well. Also, she may be expecting something (but could be disappointed if it didn''t happen)
2. She is running a marathon within the next few weeks. This is a big accomplishment and some of her friends will be around (in addition to family on both sides). I know she would be sweaty and drained from the race, but I thought of setting up something for after the race for me to propose when she crosses the finish line. We could then have an engagement party for an early dinner.
3. I am moving to NYC, but I have tickets for us to go the the musical Wicked in Chicago. After the show, we could head back to my current home for dessert... where I could have red and white candles, red roses/white calalilies and white table clothes on my deck (with CD playing). This would be the surprise of the options.
4. We are going to the our universities homecoming football game. She will be performing during a part (long story) and I have friends that could help me pull off a more "public" proposal in front of 80,000+.
So, as you can see... I am all over the board. I know at this point that she would be happy no matter what I do, but I would like to have it be perfect (I once flew her to Paris for Valentine''s Day as a surprise) and I''m not sold on anything yet. However, I think she would prefer it happened sooner than later and not sure I should wait until we both have time to take a bigger trip (we just took a 10 day vacation a few months ago). My gut is that I should be able to do Napa, but I don''t know the area and I think she may expect it!
HELP!!!!
I somewhat have narrowed it down to the following (although I am open to any additional ideas) and outline the things I like and my concerns...
1. We are heading to Sonoma for a wedding this coming weekend. We are actually going to stay 2 extra days and I was thinking that I could find a location/romantic spot at a vineyard (with assistance from our concierge to get something set up). The reason I haven''t planned this yet is that I have never been to the Wine Country before and don''t know the area very well. Also, she may be expecting something (but could be disappointed if it didn''t happen)
2. She is running a marathon within the next few weeks. This is a big accomplishment and some of her friends will be around (in addition to family on both sides). I know she would be sweaty and drained from the race, but I thought of setting up something for after the race for me to propose when she crosses the finish line. We could then have an engagement party for an early dinner.
3. I am moving to NYC, but I have tickets for us to go the the musical Wicked in Chicago. After the show, we could head back to my current home for dessert... where I could have red and white candles, red roses/white calalilies and white table clothes on my deck (with CD playing). This would be the surprise of the options.
4. We are going to the our universities homecoming football game. She will be performing during a part (long story) and I have friends that could help me pull off a more "public" proposal in front of 80,000+.
So, as you can see... I am all over the board. I know at this point that she would be happy no matter what I do, but I would like to have it be perfect (I once flew her to Paris for Valentine''s Day as a surprise) and I''m not sold on anything yet. However, I think she would prefer it happened sooner than later and not sure I should wait until we both have time to take a bigger trip (we just took a 10 day vacation a few months ago). My gut is that I should be able to do Napa, but I don''t know the area and I think she may expect it!
HELP!!!!