I have some good news to share!
 

I'm engaged!!!:yay_jump: :yay_jump: He asked me tonight and of course, I said yes! :D

Isn't my ring beautiful!? Blake did an excellent job picking it out!

Aww congrats!

Congrats! :thumbup: The ring is beautiful! (Though I'm sure he's just as special and great!) Now if only I could get my guy to get in to gear, he's got a diamond that was my grandfather's, how hard could it be for him to get a ring for it? :laugh:

Congrats!!

Aww, that is great news!!! Congrats!!! The ring is beautiful!

:exclaim:Congrats!!:exclaim: :woof::yay_jump::woof:

Congratulations!!!!!!!!:D

!!!Congratulations, I still can remember how I felt when DH gave me my ring .:love:
Your ring is beautiful

Congratulations. The ring is beautiful

:thumbup: Good Job! Your ring is beautiful. Congratulations!

Congratulations! Your ring IS beautiful. Now, let's see some pics of you and your beloved Blake.

Congratulations!!!:):)
Your fiance did a great job- your ring is so pretty!

Stunning!!!! Congradulations!!!! :)

Congratulations! Your ring is gorgeous! Now all the fun begins!

Congrats!! Your ring is beautiful.

Congratulations! The ring is gorgeous!!! Are you going to tell us how he proposed? I love engagement stories!!

congrats!!! very nice ring... now tell us how he proposed..

Awesome!!!
 

Congrats, that's great...any date yet? /nice ring ..good taste...obviously...Have fun and keep us posted on the plans.:D

Awww :) Congratulations!! The ring is beautiful :)

Congratultions!

Wow!!!!! The ring is beautiful! My daughter has the exact same ring! :) Congratulations!

congratulations :) the ring is gorgeous . cant wait to hear how he proposed!:p

Congrats, that ring is so beautiful!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you EVERYBODY!!! I think I've probably spent about 90% of my time today just staring at my ring! :D I still can't believe that we're actually engaged! I've been wanting it for so long, I just can't believe that he did it! So here's the story...it's not the flowers and candlelight that I've always dreamed about, BUT IT WAS PERFECT! Friday night and most of the day saturday, I had to leave town..I went to my parents house for my best friends bridal shower. Well, saturday afternoon, he sent me a text message and mentioned that he had just went to price a ring that I had saw in a jeweler's window the other day. I didn't have to work on Sunday so we spent most of the day just relaxing around the house. I started teasing him about whether or not he bought a ring the day before. I KNEW he didn't..I figured that he just walked around for a while, heard some prices, freaked out and came back home.:rolleyes: He just kept saying "Wouldn't you like to know?":p Towards evening, I suggested that we go lay in bed and watch tv, he agreed that was a good idea. I let the dogs outside and stopped in the bathroom myself. When I walked into the bedroom, he was already laying in bed with the covers pulled up over him. I started to lay down beside him and he told me that I needed to stay standing. I gave him a weird look and he pulled the covers back and the box was laying on the bed beside him! Immediately, I jumped in bed and laid the HUGEST kiss EVER on him!:D He opened the box and saw my GORGEOUS ring! Then, HE ASKS, "IS THIS GOOD ENOUGH OR DO I STILL NEED TO ASK?":confuse2: lol I gave him a funny look and he says " Julie, will you marry me?" OF COURSE, I SAID YESSSSS!!!

Here's some pictures of us that we took the other day goofing around outside...
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And here's a caricature that we had drawn of us last weekend at the State Fair..
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We haven't talked about dates yet but I'm leaning towards November of 2009. I will definitely keep you all updated along the way!

AWWW, Congrats! what a great story and your ring is beautiful!!!

Awwwwwwwwww, CONGRATS!!!!! Finding that person you want to walk through life with is just the best!