Adam’s Stag Week

As promised in my previous post, this entry will be on Adam’s Stag do. Adam’s bestman (Martyn) planned a skiing/snowboarding trip to Avoriaz Morzine. This is their normal annual pilgrimage to the mountains but this year they have incorporated the stag-do. They stayed at Chalet Snowboard for a week of fun.

The guys at Chalet Snowboard in Avoriaz Morzine

Basically what they did most days were skiing/snowboarding after breakfast. Have lunch and have some more fun. Hit the pub at 4pm. Head back for dinner and get drunk. It starts all over again the next day.

One morning (the day of the Bachelor party) Martyn gave everyone a costume. This is how they looked.

The Super Heroes and The Clown.

They are so funny. They’ve got The Incredible, Captain America, Wolverine, Batman, Robin and another character which I forgot the name as the Super Heroes and the groom-to-be is The Clown.

They wore their costume in the morning, went skiing/snowboarding in it and then hit the bar all ‘dressed up’ as well.

Wolverine, Captain America, Batman & Robin were at our wedding.

The guys had a great time. Adam have loads of photos and videos to remind him of this special trip. We are looking forward to seeing Wolverine and Captain America next month in England.

 

The Ring

I have been telling some friends that I fell in love with the ring long before I fell in love with Adam. I have always loved jewellery from Tiffany and had my eyes set on its classic brilliant cut diamond ring.

I always tell Adam which ring I want, even before he decides that he wants to marry me. I remember telling him if Tiffany is too expensive, please get me something of a similar design and the diamond has to be at least 0.75 carat.

When Adam was ready to ask me for my hand in marriage, he went to Tiffany at the Galleria Mall in Houston to pick my ring out. Worried that he might get the wrong one, Adam texted my sister in Malaysia and they emailed him the URL of the engagement ring I love.

Adam tells his friends now that shopping for my engagement ring was a breeze because I have decided for him what to get me. It saves him time walking around different stores comparing prices and diamond cuts and quality. All he had to do was to walk into Tiffany, tell them how much he’s willing to spend on my choice of engagement ring and they gave him a few rings to choose from. He didn’t even have to worry about the size of the ring as all engagement rings in Tiffany comes in size 6!

 

Announcing the Engagement

We didn’t call anyone right after I accepted the proposal, not our parents at least. I told my youngest sister over MSN the following day and sent an email to my other sisters and closest friends to share the news.

It was more difficult to tell our parents than I have imagined it to be. We waited until Monday to call our parents to inform them the good news. I guess we were reluctant to call them earlier because we knew we have to have some answers ready for their never ending questions like when and where will the wedding be, the type of ceremony we intend to have and the thousand other questions.

Also we have to be ready for the tears of joy from mothers (and stepmum). This is something we are not good at dealing with.

Adam and I got the greatest reponse from our friends. There were some really funny ones and some very touching ones. We are very thankful that we have such wonderful friends who are so happy for us.

Thank you all.

 

The Proposal

9th of March, 2007 – a normal Friday evening at home.

Adam got home from work and like most Friday evenings we have appetisers with some wine before dinner. We had crackers and carrot sticks with a very delicious dip that we both enjoy very much – The Love Dip (how appropriate). Love Dip is a creamy, garlicky dip which is very delicious and you can’t really stop once you started.

For dinner I prepared Parmesan crusted chicken with sauteed spinach and garlic mashed potatoes (more garlic! If only I knew what Adam had planned).

We remained at the dining table after dinner for a nice chat and more wine. Adam had the TV turned off and put a CD on. Robbie Williams sang Angel, Adam asked me to marry him and I said YES!

I was thrilled! I grinned from cheek to cheek the whole night – WE ARE ENGAGED!. The whole week I would just look at my engagement ring on my finger and that itself will put a smile on my face. Believe it or not, I still do that now.

I know we will get married soon but I expected Adam to propose on my birthday which is just a week away. If I knew this was coming I will eliminate all garlicky food. Also I was not dressed for the occasion. I had a simple tee and shorts on, greasy hair (in dire need of a wash) in a bun. Goodness me.

Adam wanted to plan for us to have a nice dinner out but the ring box was too big and it’s impossible for him to hide that size of a ring box so he has to pop the question at home. Anyhow, it was still a perfect evening!

 

It’s Time…

I think I owe it to some friends to do this.

ADAM AND I ARE ENGAGED!

I informed some friends because I was way too excited. I intended to start another blog so that I can have an account of what we are doing and friends can read about our preparation but since this piece of news is already out (in another blog), the new blog has to wait (I have been very busy)

Here’s a shot of me (taken by my webcam) with the ring.

More details about the proposal, the ring, the wedding and all when I start the new blog, which will only happen once I am back from England. My flight leaves this evening and I have not started on packing.

Til then, take care everyone. Oh, to those who has sent their well wishes, thanks! *hugs*