I Finally Did It

So we stopped by the marriage counselor last week and we received our scores from an online test that we took. It focused on the major parts of any relationship–sex, money, kids, etc.

Our counselor told us that we scored if not the highest one of the highest scores she ever saw. If that wasn’t enough, when we reviewed the questions it turned out we should have scored even higher. We were pretty excited. I guess we’ll have to see where this counseling ends up going.

Until next time!

So it’s been a while, but there hasn’t been much to post. Rachel’s been reading through wedding books, but there isn’t much that has changed.

Well I guess that’s no longer the case. We just started pre-marital counseling. Last Friday was our first session with a nice counselor in Somerset. I’ll say that it went well, but it was only the first session and we didn’t really get into much.

It was fun talking about all of the great things we think about each other. Let’s see how it goes when she starts asking the tough questions.

The funniest thing about the counseling is people’s opinion of it. Most people question why we’re going since it isn’t some sort of requirement. We both tend to think it’s a good idea, but who knows. I couldn’t imagine it will hurt.

Whatever I guess.

Have you ever done pre-marital counseling? Leave a comment and let me know how that worked for you.

Thanks.

It’s been a minute since I’ve updated the blog and with good reason. There hasn’t been much to report. Some of Rachel’s wedding magazines have started to come and she is very excited about those.

So here’s the news. We finally picked a date! December 5, 200………………………….9. Ha! Very exciting. Now comes the hard part. When we have anything that looks remotely like a plan of action for the wedding, location, time, etc., I’ll let you know. There are updates to the congrats page too. Check them out.

You guys keep coming through with well wishes. Here are the latest.

A lot of you have asked the question: What’s Changed? I have also heard so how do you feel? Well I feel fine; how do you feel? Ha. Seriously, I feel the same. What I think is different about me is that I always wanted to marry Rachel. I’m pretty sure I always knew so no nothing has changed. I haven’t committed to her finally. I haven’t given up anything. I was always committed and nothing has changed.

For those of you who might want to ask these same questions when we get married I’ll answer with the same words, but probably with a stupid look on my face like didn’t you read the blog?

Haha. I love my life.

So I’ve gotten a bunch a questions and I’d figured I’d post them for those of you who missed the answers. If you have another question, post of comment.

Why did you propose on the 12.05.07?

I’ve always wanted to have one anniversary. We started dating on 12.05.03 so I proposed on that date to keep things inline.

Why did you propose at 6:15 p.m.?

When I was putting together the agenda for the day I was thinking about when and where I would do it. Rachel recently told me that she was born at 6:15 p.m. That time worked well with my schedule so I said why not.

Why did you fly to Atlanta?

There are three places in the U.S. that Rachel hasn’t been that she always wanted to go. After doing a bit of research, I realized Atlanta made the most sense logistically.

Did you pick a date for the wedding?

Well, kind of. As I mentioned, I’d like to have one anniversary. So it’s going to be 12.05(.08) or (.09).

Ok. So you’ve asked and asked. Now here it is: the Ring! Yes Jane, that’s my Yankees hat! And here is a close up! Whoa Nelly that’s a ring!

So what do you think? Leave a comment.

I thought it would be cool to post the many congrats messages we’ve received. Check them out here.

Today I took Rachel back to the jeweler to get the ring sized and engraved. As if it wasn’t shiny enough, it’s shinier now. I think she’s more excited now.

We stopped by my grandmother’s house too. She is the first in my family to see the ring. She was very excited.

So here we go. Everyone has been asking for “Details, details, details.” Well here they are, but first I want to point out the “Thank you” section I created. While it’s not comprehensive and doesn’t completely thank everyone for everything, I thought it was a cool idea.

So the details: I rolled over at 5 a.m. and saw that she was already up. I told her we were going to Atlanta, one of the domestic locales she’s always wanted to visit. It took a few minutes, but I finally convinced her. While she got ready, I got us some Dunkin Donuts. When I got back, I spilled my white hot chocolate all over the steps and left my wallet in the car without realizing it. I had her call her boss to confirm she wasn’t coming in, but I had talked to her last week so it was ok.

At 6 a.m. my boy Carmine picked us up in a fricken 35’ Lincoln Navigator. Ours was black though. I have to thank John over at Action Limousine for the upgrade. And yes, we’re using you for the wedding. We left and it was five minutes before I realized I forgot my wallet. We turned around, but made it to the airport in plenty of time. After the flight from Newark Airport we got to Atlanta and we picked up our rental car and went to the Westin. We stopped by Applebee’s and got a bit to eat. Don’t give me any crap about eating Applebee’s in Atlanta—it wasn’t a real vacation so we didn’t have time to sample the locale cuisines.

After that we took a trip to Martin Luther King National Historic Site. We then made our way over to the Georgia Aquarium. Look at her with her new friends. The aquarium was fun and we stayed until it closed. We killed some time by riding up and down, downtown and midtown. The “ATL” seems like a great place!

We stopped and spent some time in Olympic Park. It’s a really beautiful place at night. I wasted some time until 6:15 p.m. the exact time she was born. I asked her if I could tell her a story and if she minded if I read it. I read my proposal in Spanish, Translated by Jessica T. at TransPerfect. After shaking off some shock she said yes.

We went back to the hotel and celebrated with some Pinot Grigio and food. On the way back, we were upgraded again. Carmine put us in a huge limo instead of the Excursion I expected and a bottle of champagne. That was a smooth move, sir.

No we are back home. That’s the story folks.