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Brilliant_Rock
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...but no big news. I didn''t end up popping the question like I was going to and here''s a quick little story why.
Bascially, when I got to the top of the mountain, which took a very long time (we left at 6am and got to the top at 2pm), I was completely exhausted. I got up there and ended up taking a nap because I couldn''t even stand up. It was that bad. I felt horrible and could barely drink and couldn''t really eat anything. I don''t think I''ve ever physically exerted myself that much in my entire life. So while the two of us were sitting there I said something like "You know, I was thinking of proposing to you here" and she said, "Well, I''m glad you didn''t." Bascially, even though it would have been really cool and was a great idea, the moment just wasn''t right. Her father and brother were with us, as well as about 50 other people, and she wanted it a bit more private than that. So in the end, I didn''t do it.
However, a few good things did come out of this. First, she now knows I have the ring and was ok with that. We had the next 7 hours while we hiked down to talk about things and I was able to tell her something about it and she seemed to take it ok. She did thank me for not proposing up there a few times and after our talk, it won''t be a big deal to wait a little bit longer. Who knows, now that she knows I have it, she might ask for it sooner!
I also got to tell her about my addiction to PS, though I didn''t actually tell her the name of the site so she can''t come see her ring! It was really hard to keep this a secret from her, but I told her all about all of the wonderful people I''ve met here and she was actually really excited that I was showing such an interest in this stuff. So while I didn''t propose on this trip, it was still a fantastic vacation and we did grow a little closer.
As for the actual vacation, it was amazing! I had never been to Yosemite National Park, but it is fantastic! We did end up climbing the half dome, which took us 14 hours to complete, so we were exhausted. But the rest of the park was amazing as well. I promise to post pics later, but my computer hard drive decided to not work when I got back to the office, so I''m on a borrowed computer right now. The other fun thing that happened was that the car broke down on the way out of Yosemite in the little town of Lee Vining, CA. He had to get it towed to Carson City, NV and then we stayed in Reno, NV for the next few days while it got fixed. We ended up having to switch our flights and it was a big headache. Anyway, I"ve got to give up this computer now, but I"ll try to check in later and start posting again!
Thanks to everyone for your support to this point. I"m sure I"ll need a bit more before this is over!
Bascially, when I got to the top of the mountain, which took a very long time (we left at 6am and got to the top at 2pm), I was completely exhausted. I got up there and ended up taking a nap because I couldn''t even stand up. It was that bad. I felt horrible and could barely drink and couldn''t really eat anything. I don''t think I''ve ever physically exerted myself that much in my entire life. So while the two of us were sitting there I said something like "You know, I was thinking of proposing to you here" and she said, "Well, I''m glad you didn''t." Bascially, even though it would have been really cool and was a great idea, the moment just wasn''t right. Her father and brother were with us, as well as about 50 other people, and she wanted it a bit more private than that. So in the end, I didn''t do it.
However, a few good things did come out of this. First, she now knows I have the ring and was ok with that. We had the next 7 hours while we hiked down to talk about things and I was able to tell her something about it and she seemed to take it ok. She did thank me for not proposing up there a few times and after our talk, it won''t be a big deal to wait a little bit longer. Who knows, now that she knows I have it, she might ask for it sooner!
I also got to tell her about my addiction to PS, though I didn''t actually tell her the name of the site so she can''t come see her ring! It was really hard to keep this a secret from her, but I told her all about all of the wonderful people I''ve met here and she was actually really excited that I was showing such an interest in this stuff. So while I didn''t propose on this trip, it was still a fantastic vacation and we did grow a little closer.
As for the actual vacation, it was amazing! I had never been to Yosemite National Park, but it is fantastic! We did end up climbing the half dome, which took us 14 hours to complete, so we were exhausted. But the rest of the park was amazing as well. I promise to post pics later, but my computer hard drive decided to not work when I got back to the office, so I''m on a borrowed computer right now. The other fun thing that happened was that the car broke down on the way out of Yosemite in the little town of Lee Vining, CA. He had to get it towed to Carson City, NV and then we stayed in Reno, NV for the next few days while it got fixed. We ended up having to switch our flights and it was a big headache. Anyway, I"ve got to give up this computer now, but I"ll try to check in later and start posting again!
Thanks to everyone for your support to this point. I"m sure I"ll need a bit more before this is over!
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