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P: 3/1/2008 3:34:34 PM
glueck Cut Rock Total Posts: 361 Last Post: 7/13/2009 Member Since: 11/30/2007	I cant believe I am 3 weeks away from a marriage proposal!!! I think I owe you ladies a story. I am American, and I am an opera singer by profession. I went to conservatory in NYC and lived there for a total of 10 years. My job meant I lived out of a suitcase most of the year - 3 weeks here and 6 weeks there, all the while subletting my apt in nyc to perfect strangers. As you can imagine, it left very little time for a personal life, especially after college...always on the go. in my 28th year, I decided it was time for a change and I accepted an audition invitation for a full time position in a great theater in Switzerland as a leading soprano (translation: clothes in closet, not spread between 3 suitcases) Full time positions like this are only customary in german speaking countries.... don't know why!! The audition went wonderfully, and I was offered the position. I finished out 4 months of work in the USA and after a sad goodbye to my best friends and family, It was time to get going. in my 29th year, I sold most all of my belongings, I packed up what was left of my NYC apartment, and in 5 boxes and 3 suitcases, I moved to Switzerland. I knew no one in the country and I didnt speak but 5 words of german... but it was time for a change, and the universe gave me the opportunity....so I took it After 6 weeks of rehearsal, I went on summer break, and the season officially began in Sept. On my First day of rehearsal after the break, I met P. P is a Set Designer. He is German and I didnt speak the language at the time, and he hadnt spoken English in 10 years (since college.) That most certainly did NOT stop us from flirting and eventually going on a date. We were both 29, we had both just moved to a new country, started new and exciting jobs, and we both found exactly what we were looking for.... and we knew it almost immediately...needless to say, my house had FIVE dictionaries strategically placed in case of dating vocabulary emergencies!! Fast forward....P and I are 31 and have lived together for 1.5 years. We speak each others languages, have spent time in each other's native countries, and we have made a beautiful home, community of friends, and life for ourselves here in Switzerland. We both joked that we had to travel the world to find each other.... and it is true. We did. I knew immediately that THIS was the man I was going to marry. My parents knew it too the moment they met him. P is nothing short of remarkable. On the 21st of March, P is taking me on a surprise trip for the weekend. He has had the ring in his possession for 6 weeks, and the trip has been planned since he got the ring. The big question... where are we going, and what does that sweet lil' devil have planned?! I am so excited to see what he has planned. It is such an amazing time in our lives. This has been a long journey...finding P in this world, and I am trying to savour every last second of being his girlfriend. In 3 weeks, I will be his fiancee. The thought of it makes my heart beat faster. Thanks for letting me share ladies. I am so, so happy! "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." When Harry Met Sally
Posted: 3/1/2008 3:34:34 PM

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P: 3/1/2008 7:01:58 PM
junepatient Rough Rock Total Posts: 23 Last Post: 3/14/2008 Member Since: 12/27/2007	I am so happy for you!!! Congrats!!!! I am no stranger to opera- a designer myself. So congrats on the ring and the household ino one place!!! March is ring month!!! junepatient
Posted: 3/1/2008 7:01:58 PM

P: 3/2/2008 12:14:42 AM
monarch64 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 9,544 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 8/12/2005	Wow! What a wonderful story, thanks so much for sharing it with us, Glueck! Very exciting stuff, your excitement is so apparent when reading your post. Congrats in advance, please come back and share the proposal story and ring pics! "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." Henry David Thoreau
Posted: 3/2/2008 12:14:42 AM

P: 3/2/2008 6:08:11 AM
glueck Cut Rock Total Posts: 361 Last Post: 7/13/2009 Member Since: 11/30/2007	Thanks Junepatient and Monarch!! It is a little surreal. June-do you design for theater? Such an amazing job! "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." When Harry Met Sally
Posted: 3/2/2008 6:08:11 AM

P: 3/2/2008 1:11:40 PM
star sparkle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 677 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 1/2/2008	Wow, that is so exciting! I'm really happy for you, you must be über-thrilled!
Posted: 3/2/2008 1:11:40 PM

P: 3/2/2008 1:27:57 PM
Independent Gal Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,471 Last Post: 1/3/2009 Member Since: 11/12/2006	Looking forward to having you back over on BWW. I seem to recall you were asking some q's about multi-continental weddings...
Posted: 3/2/2008 1:27:57 PM

P: 3/2/2008 3:50:40 PM
Patiently_Waiting Ideal Rock Total Posts: 683 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/6/2007	How exciting! Enjoy the next few weeks leading up to this wonderful day
Posted: 3/2/2008 3:50:40 PM

P: 3/2/2008 4:27:21 PM
ZoeBartlett Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,879 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 12/29/2006	What a great story -- thanks for sharing! Congratulations in advance!
Posted: 3/2/2008 4:27:21 PM

P: 3/2/2008 4:29:59 PM
Sparkalicious Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,719 Last Post: 9/19/2009 Member Since: 11/22/2007	Glueck -- How exciting! Thanks so much for sharing so much of yourself with us. I really enjoyed reading your story and couldn't be happier for you. I look forward to hearing about "the" day! * Too much of a good thing can be wonderful * ~ Mae West September 6, 2009
Posted: 3/2/2008 4:29:59 PM

P: 3/2/2008 5:55:05 PM
mayachel Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,275 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 3/2/2008	Congratulations! How exciting to know you can start falling forward into engaged mode.
Posted: 3/2/2008 5:55:05 PM

P: 3/3/2008 6:53:26 AM
glueck Cut Rock Total Posts: 361 Last Post: 7/13/2009 Member Since: 11/30/2007	Thanks so much! I am über-excited!! Indy, Yep... thats me pondering the 2 continent wedding! Seems like you are pulling off a two part wedding with time to spare. BRAVA!! Although P and I have already decided 100% the venue where we will get married (Heidelberg Castle), we have chosen and confirmed availability of the date we want, and have discussed sooo many details of our multi culti wedding, we have now shelved all discussion of the wedding since the ring arrived in late January. Before this we had agreed we wanted to marry. We were talking to vendors and making plans which was great for us both, but it was important for both of us to have THIS step.... the actual proposal. We really wanted to enjoy THIS phase of the process. We will find out if we can really afford the two part party we want once we can discuss budget with our families. I hope its possible! Looks like your big day is right around the corner! I am so excited for you, and I am looking forward to your pics...hopefully you will stay with us when you are a married lady. I WILL be looking for you!! "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." When Harry Met Sally
Posted: 3/3/2008 6:53:26 AM

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