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May 07, 2008
I had a pretty wonderful bank holiday weekend! Adam arrived on Friday night and presented me with roses:
Balloons:
And a very sparkly diamond ring!
I have been wanting to marry Adam pretty much since I met him and realised he was the nicest man ever, so I was obviously over the moon!
We immediately drank an extremely expensive bottle of champagne my Grandad gave me at Christmas, and I can't think of a better occasion to do it!
We don't have a date yet because we haven't found a venue, but hopefully it will be soonish, and you can all watch me attempting to sew my own wedding dress and going mad with stress! But I wouldn't have it any other way.
Posted by jen at May 7, 2008 09:14 PM
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YAY! Congratulations, I'm very happy to hear that, good luck with all of the stress!
Posted by: Steph at May 7, 2008 10:20 PM
congratulations! that is wonderful news!
Posted by: claire at May 7, 2008 10:21 PM
thats wonderful news! congratulations!
Posted by: claire at May 7, 2008 10:23 PM
Congratulations I'm so pleased for you! And sewing your own wedding dress sounds so insane (in terms of adding extra stress) that I love the idea! Good luck with it all!
Posted by: Anonymous at May 7, 2008 10:34 PM
Congratulations! That is surely wonderful news! Best wishes to you and your soon-to-be hubby!
Posted by: Rosie at May 7, 2008 10:40 PM
Ahhhh ahhhh ahhhhhhh!!!! Yay!
What a lovely way for Adam to propose! Congratulations to you both.
Of COURSE you'll make your perfect dress! Doodle ideas, try on different styles in the shops and figure it out. You can do it!
Posted by: sil at May 7, 2008 11:22 PM
Congratulations! I hope you'll both be very happy. I think you ought to KNIT your wedding dress. Have you seen the latest Vogue, it's got some very suitable patterns for a wedding!
Posted by: Marie-france at May 7, 2008 11:25 PM
that is so fantastic! :) i am very happy for you both!
good luck with finding a place and sewing a dress... i will be sure to keep an eye out for it but i bet you will do a beautiful job, just like everything i see on your blog!
Posted by: sari at May 7, 2008 11:27 PM
SquEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! YEAH!!!
Congrats!!
Posted by: Denise at May 7, 2008 11:46 PM
Congratulations!! Today was one of those lovely days that made it seem like everyone was coupled up and in love (myself included), I'm so happy to hear it was GLOBAL!
Posted by: Cirilia at May 7, 2008 11:51 PM
Congratulations!
Posted by: the Lady at May 8, 2008 12:35 AM
That is wonderful! Congratulations!!!! how exciting!
Posted by: Emily at May 8, 2008 01:50 AM
Congratulations!!!!!! That is awesome.
Posted by: Emily H. at May 8, 2008 02:28 AM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Heather at May 8, 2008 02:51 AM
What wonderful news! Congratulations!! I've been reading your blog for years now and you and Adam seem the perfect fit! :) Best of luck to you both in the future
Posted by: Sarah K at May 8, 2008 02:55 AM
YAY!!!!! Congrats!! Love your ring a bling, too. :) :) Can't wait to read all about it. My only advice as another bride-to-be is: make your own checklist instead of using theknot.com or something similar. I use Google documents, and then 'share' everything with FH. Plus, I made little tick marks by the things he's gotta help me with! Okay, enough advice. Good luck!!
Posted by: Beth R at May 8, 2008 03:41 AM
Congrats!!!
Posted by: lyn at May 8, 2008 04:48 AM
ahhhhh! congratulations!
Posted by: Princess at May 8, 2008 06:50 AM
Congratulations!!!
Posted by: Anna at May 8, 2008 07:17 AM
Squuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, congratulations! I will refrain on adding anything else until I am capable of using more sophisticated words than "squee", but in the meantime - yay again!
Posted by: Heather at May 8, 2008 08:49 AM
Ooops, that should have been refrain 'from'. My grasp of the English language obviously breaks down when excited!
Posted by: Heather at May 8, 2008 08:50 AM
Many congratulations to the two of you!
Sue
Posted by: SewIknit2 at May 8, 2008 09:00 AM
CONGRATS - I have had a sweepstake with myself since he moved away on when he'd propose - please tell him well done, he beat my estimate by 2 months :)Gorgeous ring, too - that man has taste!
Being married rocks, by the way - I reckon you two will be pretty good at it :)
Posted by: Sam at May 8, 2008 09:17 AM
Oh. My. God!!!! Really?? Wow, that's super!!! Congratulations!! I have a big grin on my face for you! {hugs} xxx
Posted by: Annarella at May 8, 2008 09:18 AM
Yay! :-D Congratulations! Hooray!
Posted by: Pigwotknits at May 8, 2008 09:46 AM
Awwww! Congratulations to you both!
Posted by: Helen at May 8, 2008 11:55 AM
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! Can't wait to see your dress. I'm sure it will be stunning.
Posted by: Julie at May 8, 2008 01:29 PM
Congrats! I'm so happy for you, you look so perfect together. Hope you'll let us in on the wedding planning details!
Posted by: Val at May 8, 2008 02:21 PM
Congrats!! :)
Posted by: Jenny at May 8, 2008 03:20 PM
Congratulations!!!!!!! Share all your details, I looooove reading about wedding planning!
Posted by: Nicole at May 8, 2008 04:15 PM
Congratulations!!!! That is so exciting and the ring is beautiful (just like the couple)!
Posted by: Ashley at May 8, 2008 05:07 PM
congratulations dude!!!!!!!!! i'm so happy for ya!!!! :) adam is LUCKY to have you!
Posted by: carolyn at May 8, 2008 05:58 PM
That's wonderful, Congrats!
Posted by: Alyssa at May 8, 2008 06:42 PM
Congratulations Jen. I'm really pleased for you. Being married is great! Look forward to seeing your wedding dress evolve. Polly x x x
Posted by: Polly at May 8, 2008 06:53 PM
That's wonderful! Congratulations :D
Posted by: Bryony at May 8, 2008 07:10 PM
YEAH! That's great news. We all knew it would happen, the question was just when. It will be so great for you two to be together forever! I'm sure being apart has been tough!
YEAH YEAH YEAH!
Posted by: Johanna at May 8, 2008 07:25 PM
Congratulations, that's wonderful news. Pretty ring, pretty boy (and pretty you of course)/
Was it totally unexpected?
Posted by: Kristin at May 8, 2008 08:17 PM
How wonderful! Congratulations to you both!
Posted by: Ali at May 8, 2008 10:12 PM
Congratulations! You are a perfect pair. Can't wait to see the wedding dress!
Posted by: Val at May 9, 2008 12:39 AM
Congrats! Looking forward to seeing the wedding dress. A recent Vogue knitting magazine (maybe Spring 08--not sure, I saw it here in Japan) has a whole section on wedding stuff, too!
Posted by: Carolyn at May 9, 2008 12:51 AM
CONGRATS!! Can't wait to read all about the progress in your blog :) :) :)
Posted by: Kara at May 9, 2008 02:55 AM
Congratulation. wonderful news!
Posted by: Estee at May 9, 2008 06:45 AM
Congrats!
You look so right for eachother. May the Great Spirit in the Sky bless you with lots of children and many happy years together.
Posted by: Ming Ching at May 9, 2008 07:23 AM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Nynke at May 9, 2008 07:50 AM
don't think i've commented before, but this is surely the perfect occasion: congrats! fabulous news!
Posted by: kris at May 9, 2008 09:22 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!
Posted by: dawn at May 9, 2008 01:30 PM
How fantastic! Congratulations! :D
And happened to notice on Ravelry that it's your birthday today(May 9th) so congratulations again! May your day be filled with oodles of chocolate and yarn gifts. :)
Posted by: Dagný at May 9, 2008 01:37 PM
Awww sweetie congratualtions to you and Adam. I was having a really crappy day and your news has cheered me up no end. Take care you xx
Posted by: Bev at May 9, 2008 03:42 PM
CONGRATULATIONS JEN! Best to both of you :)
Posted by: Luci at May 9, 2008 03:50 PM
best wishes!
Posted by: rebecca at May 9, 2008 06:50 PM
Congratulations to you & Adam, Jen. Really hope you have a wonderful wedding, and remember to knit yourself something too! Actually I've seen a pattern on Rav. for a wedding garter... x
Posted by: Kay at May 9, 2008 07:58 PM
Congratulations. That is such wonderful news.
Posted by: Ling at May 9, 2008 09:31 PM
Congratulations!!! I'm just at the end of planning our wedding in 3 months and although stressful I'd love to do it again. You're going to have great fun.
Have a look at Etsy and offbeatbrides.com for ideas on crafting and keeping the costs down.We've done a whole wedding and honeymoon on less than 5k this way and its so much more individual.
Congrats again to you both and have a lovely birthday! x
Posted by: Jackie at May 9, 2008 11:58 PM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Katherine at May 10, 2008 01:51 PM
Woohoo! What fantastic news - you must be flying so high. Savor every minute - and don't forget to share it with us!
Posted by: Jyoti at May 10, 2008 08:26 PM
WOW! Gorgeous ring!! Congratulations! You must be very happy=)
Posted by: Lauren at May 11, 2008 03:57 AM
Many congratulations and best wishes for a wonderful wedding!
Posted by: Anne at May 11, 2008 03:41 PM
Your ring is beautiful and I'm so happy for you!!
Posted by: Courtney at May 12, 2008 04:34 AM
****CONGRATULATIONS ! ****
Fab news. Fantastic !
Posted by: Emma at May 12, 2008 08:15 PM
Wow.. thats fab Congratulations
Posted by: Gemma at May 12, 2008 09:25 PM
Awwwww! That's so sweet! Congratulations!
Posted by: Lulu at May 12, 2008 11:25 PM
Congratulations. Your ring is beautiful.
Posted by: Nora at May 14, 2008 12:03 AM
Congratulations! I got married last year and can thoroughly recommend it!
Posted by: Victoria at May 14, 2008 07:15 PM
Eek! Congratulations! I've been following your blog for a few months after stumbling across your zippy hoodie pattern while looking for instructions to knit a cape...What big news! Blessings on you both!
Posted by: kimberly at May 14, 2008 09:20 PM
Congratulations! How wonderful : )
Posted by: Octopus Knits at May 14, 2008 10:19 PM
Congratulations!!!
Vicki
Posted by: vicki at May 15, 2008 12:24 AM
Congratulations! I'm happy for you.
Posted by: Monique at May 16, 2008 11:55 PM
Congratulations! Seems like Adam knows how to do this kind of thing with style!
Posted by: Steph at May 17, 2008 11:36 PM
Wow. Double Wow.
Congrats.
Posted by: Nik at May 19, 2008 04:12 PM
So... are you used to the ring yet? How is the dress coming along? Have you found a venue yet? :D
Posted by: Kristin at May 20, 2008 02:27 PM
Ooh, I'm late to the party, but congratulations! Can't wait to see the dress sewing :)
Posted by: Emily at May 22, 2008 11:24 PM
wow wow wow, congratulations!!! i'm so pleased for you - have fun planning & making the dress :)
xox
ps - sorry that this comment is so late, i meant to write it ages ago!
Posted by: anushka at May 23, 2008 01:47 PM
Congratulations!! I just came across your post, and I wanted to add my well-wishes to the bunch. Your ring is so sparkly and gorgeous--good luck with the wedding planning!
Posted by: Andrea at May 24, 2008 12:57 AM
Congratulations....ohhhh this must be some very happy days for you. Enjoy it. Looking forward to see more knitting from you...hey, what about knitting your weddingdress *hehe* Just kidding :)
Posted by: Frida at May 26, 2008 03:06 PM
Oh many congratulations, how exciting! I havent checked in here for so long and what lovely news to find when I do. xx
Posted by: kerrie at May 27, 2008 05:31 PM
Congratulations! :)
Posted by: Sandy at May 30, 2008 02:44 AM
Yay! Another bride-to-be knitter! When I got engaged in December, all blogging/knitting came to complete stand-still. I will be impressed to see you keep blogging! Are you going to post pics of the dress 'in progress'? Or are you going to keep it a secret until after? =) CONGRATS!
Posted by: Sarah at May 30, 2008 07:20 PM
Oh, congratulations!! I'm sooo happy for you!
Posted by: Michelle at June 5, 2008 05:30 AM
YAYYYY! Sorry Jen, I'm only over a month late but CONGRATULATIONS to both you and Adam! That's such super great news!! :-)
Posted by: Vanessa at June 7, 2008 10:26 AM
What great news, congratulations!! I am so happy for you. Congratulations!!
Posted by: Katy at June 12, 2008 11:39 PM
Congratulations!!
Vicki
Posted by: Vicki at June 13, 2008 10:40 PM