An Engaging Moment

Neil & I are engaged!

Apparently, it was supposed to be a birthday surprise (my birthday is next week), but once he had the ring (which he chose, and secretly pinched one of my other rings so that he could get it sized) he couldn't wait anymore...

For all you un-romantic types, I should stop reading here if I were you, it could get a bit soppy!

He took me out for what I thought was an "early birthday dinner" at Oscars (very nice by the way) in Nantwich - citing the reason that we have guests on my Birthday, so it wouldn't be as easy. 

It was a beautiful evening, after a really hot day, so we went for a walk, because our table wasn't booked until 9pm We were walking around the church - and found ourselves alone, Neil stopped & turned to face me, and after a few false starts, and bit of stuttering, he produced the ring and well "popped the question"!  Of course I said "yes" without even thinking about it, at which point he uttered the immortal line:

"Phew, it would have been a rubbish birthday present if you'd said no!"

I have tried to take a picture of my ring, but it doesn't ever seem to come out right, but it's beatuiful. Anyway, I am sure that is far more detail than anybody needed/wanted to know, but it's a major event for us, and I think it's worth shouting about (even if Neil would rather keep quiet)!!

Coirnne x