Surprise!
She said yes (naturally). But from what people have said, I think everybody would've said yes, even a few blokes have said they would have. Just call me Captain Romance. Actually no, don't call me that.
This was on Day 2 of our Alaskan Adventure, nearly three weeks ago, on the 9th of July, at about 3pm. After that, the holiday took on a kind of hooneymooney feeling, and really just got better and better.
I will be uploading about a thousand photos to Flickr in the next few days, and a few videos will be going up too. And I will blog a fair bit about the whole Alaska experience too, so tell me if y'all start getting bored of glaciers and bears (or lack of bears).
WOO-HOO!
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Matt, that's such a romantic gesture. Best of luck in the weddding planning. Have you settled on a date yet?
And what a cracking photo!
Posted by: lexia | July 29, 2007 4:10 PM
Dates, venues, times and locations, numbers of guests, wedding dress, invitations, and a bajillion other things are just starting to be contemplated as we speak. News will be forthcoming as soon as it happens, or a little bit after so we can tell our mammies before we tell the world.
Posted by: Matt | July 29, 2007 4:22 PM
Ahhhhhh, isn't that lurvly.
Congratulations. We will have to have you over for some fizzy yellow wine to celebrate at some stage!
Posted by: Sk | July 29, 2007 7:28 PM
I love Nikki in this pic, such a classic Nikki hand over the mouth in shock/surprise gesture, yay! I am getting a new sister, and she's lovely!! Congrats to the two of you!! XO
Posted by: babs | July 29, 2007 11:00 PM
Awwww! Very sweet. Congratulations to you & Nikki, I raise a virtual glass of champers to you...
xxx
PS you can never have too many bears.
Posted by: annie | July 30, 2007 11:28 AM
Congratulations!
Posted by: QE | July 30, 2007 1:24 PM
You crazy kids! Congratulations. I shall have a drink for the two of you!
Posted by: Dragon | July 30, 2007 2:51 PM
OMG OMG OMG wow!!! Congrats, you lovely lovely people.
What a way to propose, too! Aw, totally happy for you guys, that's such great news.
Posted by: nrgza | July 30, 2007 4:28 PM
I get to be bridesmaid, yahooooooo!!! Nikki if I get put in a meringie or anything peach I will have to pinch you , or something!
Posted by: babs | July 30, 2007 11:42 PM
Congratulations to you both! Hooray! Dance of joy :-) Yay!
Posted by: Calista | July 31, 2007 4:45 AM
Thanks a million everyone! Nikki has burst out crying again several times as a result of all your well-wishes.
Just call me Captain Romance!
Actually no, seriously, don't.
Posted by: Matt | July 31, 2007 8:49 AM
Congratulations, dawg. Couldn't have happened to a nicer couple.
Posted by: Destructor | July 31, 2007 11:00 AM
Surprise?
The minute I saw Alaskian twitter plans I was waiting for this.
Congrats though guys. It could happen to a nicer couple, but so far Natalie Portman isn't returning my calls.
I know this picture is faked as, you're not that cheesy to have someone standing buy with a camera, and I know what happened when you pulled out the box (Nikki told me)
Damn fine picture though. Even if you are wearing funny shoes.
Does this mean Nikki can get her own comments colour now?
Posted by: Adrian | August 1, 2007 11:21 PM
Hey, I never said you were surprised, but Nikki certainly was! She hadn't a clue! And I still think we'd give you and Natalie a run for your money.
Picture totally not faked, and neither are the approx. 27 others that the pilot took for me (He got a VERY good tip), that you will see next time I see you!
The shoes are indeed hilarious, I have a photo of Nikki in them that you HAVE to see (I may be allowed to Flickr it, whenever I get round to it).
Nikki isn't a blogger, so she has to stick with shit brown comments for now. The does get to change her alias to "NKV" though, under much duress it has to be said.
Cheers dude.
Posted by: Matt | August 2, 2007 2:00 AM
Well you've only loved Nikki for a few years now. I've loved Natalie since she was 12 .... um , that's not quite how it meant to sound ... moving on.
Impressed then, the pic looks totally faked up. Good work china.
Um, dude, your comments are in shit brown. Everyone elses are in black.
Posted by: Adrian | August 2, 2007 9:36 AM
Thanks for all the congrats everyone! Much appreciated.
Am STILL all emotional. Hopeless!
Right - back to polishing the diamond sparkler (again)
Posted by: NKL (possibly soon NKV or maybe will stay NKL) | August 2, 2007 10:06 AM
You could give her an account to blog and set a colour for her. She needn't make any blog entries.
If you were really paranoid I expect you could give her an account, set a colour, but not give her permissions on the blog. But applying the principles of IT Security Best Practice to relationships doesn't tend to endear one to the fairer sex.
Posted by: QE | August 2, 2007 10:16 AM
Adrian: I think the best pictures are the ones that make you think they MUST be faked, but are actually not. I'm sure you agree.
Nikki owes me several fivers from bets I made that she would cry at every available opportunity when talking about the engagement/wedding.
Regarding comment colours: Nikki's will stay black, unless she really really wants them another colour. Or unless she gets her own blog. I could give her comment colours without giving her an account, I think, though.
Posted by: Matt | August 2, 2007 11:14 AM
I think we both know that Nikki will get whatever she wants.
Even if it's the colour you want.
Posted by: Adrian | August 2, 2007 1:15 PM
Well, no actually, she wanted green, but Becca already has green.
But yeah, I know EXACTLY what you mean.
Posted by: Matt | August 2, 2007 3:46 PM
But then why did I get purple?? I was never even asked, god, I feel SO neglected right now...sob sob weep!
Posted by: Babs | August 2, 2007 4:05 PM
Get up the yard.
Posted by: Matt | August 2, 2007 6:34 PM
Captain Romance?! Erm... :-)
Seriously, a mahoosive CONGRATULATIONS to you guys! Good luck for now and into the future. What a fantastic photograph, too!
Posted by: SharkyUK | August 2, 2007 8:31 PM
I don't have a yard, I have a very small meadow for a garden, so there.
Posted by: babs | August 3, 2007 7:26 PM
I didn't say get up YOUR yard, I said get up THE yard, so there.
Posted by: Matt | August 3, 2007 7:35 PM
You know if we lived in America your yard IS your back garden.. so there...
Oh god I am so tired...zzzzz
PS the silage is ruined with all the rain.
Posted by: Rebecca | August 6, 2007 9:50 PM
How has this gooten onto silage, Rebecca you are officially a farmers wife, FACT!! Matt, which yard, give me some directions here dude, and then if I want to I can get up the yard!
Posted by: babs | August 6, 2007 10:35 PM
Well, it's official. Life Without Toast is now totally 7th on Google for the phrase "get up the yard".
Perhaps if we say it a few more times we can be first.
Get up the yard!
Posted by: Matt | August 6, 2007 11:12 PM
What would be the benefit of appearing high on Google for the phrase 'up the yard'? I'm not even sure I know what 'up the yard' is supposed to mean. I mean, 'up the yard', what kind of a daft colloquialism is that?
No, I don't think I'm going to help you say 'up the yard' a few more times.
Posted by: QE | August 7, 2007 12:16 AM
It's "get up the yard". It's an Irish, more particularly Dublin, colloquialism, a bit like "go on out of that".
I can't really explain it, in all honesty. This does a pretty good job of attempting to explain the literal meaning of thephrase, if not the actual meaning.
Posted by: Matt | August 7, 2007 12:36 AM
Ah, that joke would have worked much better had I actually been able to remember the phrase ;-)
Posted by: QE | August 7, 2007 9:34 AM
Em....get up the yard with ye!! What about get outta that garden, I have no idea what that means, yet somehow it makes sense to say it!!
Posted by: babs | August 7, 2007 11:24 PM
I think "get outta that garden" is quite similar to "get up the yard" in Irish/Dublin phraseology.
It means much the same thing, anyway.
Posted by: Matt | August 7, 2007 11:38 PM
Matt, Congratulations to you and Nikki. May you have lots of fun planning the wedding, and lots of fun after the wedding!
4shizzy
Posted by: charlene e | August 23, 2007 11:17 AM
We're planning the wedding now, and having lots of fun doing it alright.
But like, can we not have lots of fun DURING the wedding as well, or only planning it and after it?!
Posted by: Matt | August 23, 2007 12:14 PM
yes, Matt, of course! Sorry... he he, and of course during it!
Posted by: charlene e | August 23, 2007 8:29 PM