So as of the New Year, my girlfriend and I are engaged!!! For those who dont know, we have been seeing each other for five years now. I popped the question tonight, as a gesture of starting a new life for the new year. The only "wedding plan" we know of as of right now is that we are going to be honeymooning in Australia and New Zealand.

Wow congrats!!

Wow, Rob! All the best! May it last a lifelong!

 

Australia, eh? In Kryts lair.

*Throws rice*

 

Okay, so it fell a little bit short of New York, but you still have my best wishes, man. Michelle's a lucky girl to have you, mate. Live long, prosper, and stop after three babies. Seriously, after three kids, the younger kids are going to grow up to be crack dealers. Plus we have a kinda huge global population. Seeing as we can no longer count on you to ensure that it doesn't grow, now we have to depend on you to make sure that it doesn't grow too much. If I'm going to school up in Ithaca or Pittsburgh when the wedding is going on, you bet your butt I'm going to show up and crash the reception.

 

Seriously, though- congrats. I wish you both the best.

As a wedding gift... I've completed Rebellion 2!!

 

I'm kiddin'. Sorry, I just had to!

 

Congratulations though!

Wonderful, congrats Rob.

Congradulations Rob! I wish you, and the soon to be Mrs. Rob, all the best. May your wedding be graceful and your honeymoon beautiful

May your wedding be graceful and your honeymoon beautiful

 

... 'cause lord knows, you're neither! Just kidding with you, mate.

Thanks for all the well-wishes guys, and thanks to Tofu for the wise cracks.

Wow Rob, your life just ENDED

 

Congrats.

Well done Rob!!! I wish all the happiness possible.

@K:

 

How is the weather in Australia in June/July? Is it cold?

Frigid, I'm sure. Come burn your butt off in Florida, we're better than those stinkin' Aussies!

 

(No offense meant to any stinkin' Aussies that are capable of harming me, either directly or indirectly. Full offense meant to those stinkin' Aussies incapable of causing me any distress or pain. )

@K:

 

How is the weather in Australia in June/July? Is it cold?

 

Hard to say these days with the weather being so wacky (for example, the last 3 or so years, NYE has been stinking hot at roughly 40 degrees. This NYE was in the low 20's). But July is in our Winter and is often cold. Not too sure how it goes up North - which is hotter for us with the equator being that way and all.

 

@Tofu: Don't worry, I'll be getting you in our Dream Time ... or some such.

@K:

 

How is the weather in Australia in June/July? Is it cold?

 

Hard to say these days with the weather being so wacky (for example, the last 3 or so years, NYE has been stinking hot at roughly 40 degrees. This NYE was in the low 20's). But July is in our Winter and is often cold. Not too sure how it goes up North - which is hotter for us with the equator being that way and all.

 

The thing with the weather is that the misses doesnt like the cold too much. Like, if we went somewhere tropical it would be no problem. If we went to Europe, theres lots of things to see and do indoors, where you're not out in the cold as much. But with Australia, at least as far as I can see, a lot of it is outdoorsy. Also, one of out main desires is to visit the Great Barrier Reef, and theres no way she'll be wanting to go if its cold.

Go to Cairns in Queensland (North of Australia). Great place, tropical forest, nice people and the Barrier Reef is easy to get to from there.

Congrats Rob!

Congrats Rob!

 

Not to hijack this thread or to detract from Rob's engagement in any way, shape, or form, but- XAN'S BACK! Woohoo! Welcome back, mate! Haven't heard from you in a long time- like since you'd just returned from your mission off in Alaska (it was Alaska, right?).

Many congratulations, my friend. Have you started the planning yet?

Many congratulations, my friend. Have you started the planning yet?

 

That we have. The past few months have been ridiculous. We had to meet like five of each vendor before she was happy enough to select one, so that was a time-consuming process. Finding a church was a bit of a challenge since we wanted a Sunday wedding, and most churches up here dont do Sunday ceremonies. We actually ended up leaving our old church to move on to a new one that was willing to give us the wedding. But pretty much everything is booked, aside from the limo and the rehearsal dinner caterer.

 

We also booked our honeymoon, which is going to be in Walt Disney World. While we wanted to go out of the country for it, we figured that by staying in the US (and spending less on air travel) we could spend more on the actual honeymoon. Plus, the summer after the wedding (2011) we are planning a "family" vacation to go to Italy with my parents, sister, and bro-in-law, so we know that we will be going to Europe in the near future.

Walt Disney World! That is a pretty original destination! Found any good hotels in the area?

Walt Disney World! That is a pretty original destination! Found any good hotels in the area?

 

Yeah, we booked with one of Disney's "moderate priced" resorts...The Caribbean Beach.

Gra! Figures that you'd be heading through my neck of the woods when I'm off in Indiana! Have fun with it, Rob.

Looks like a very nice place you have booked there.

Rob, I hope you don't mind but I picked out a wedding cake just for you and the "Mrs" ...

 

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4503/weddingcake.jpg

 

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/7128/weddingringsx.jpg

 

 

Enjoy!