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Candice and I are engaged!


We’ve been talking about getting married for a while now — I think
we mostly started thinking about it when my cousin Scott got married
last October. It was a small wedding officiated by a Humanist, and both
of those got us talking about what we’d do when we got married, and
we’ve been talking about it on and off since then as something sort
of abstract and in the future.


So on Monday night I asked Candice to marry me, and she said
“Yeah, probably someday,” and then realized I was really asking,
and said “yes”. No ring or date set yet; we were going to go ring
shopping this weekend but I was sick, and the date’s far enough off
(summer 2006) that we haven’t narrowed anything down yet.


I had no idea back href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/mendel/27154.html">when I met
Candice that things were going to end up the way they did. (It
didn’t take me that long to href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/mendel/27931.html">figure it
out, though.) The last year and a half have been some of the best
times ever, though, and I never want this to end.

Comments 57

  1. pisceandreamer wrote:

    THAT’S AWESOME!!!

    Congratulations!!!!

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:19 pm
  2. bluebear wrote:

    Congratulations! Turtle and I expect to get an announcement. :)

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:20 pm
  3. opal1159 wrote:

    aww! congrats! :D <3

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:21 pm
  4. nyxie wrote:

    To those who came over here from my journal: yes, I will post ring pictures as soon as I have one. We’re looking for a sapphire ring.

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:26 pm
  5. gally99 wrote:

    Congrats!!
    Wow, that’s two ppl on my fList that have announced engagements today!

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:28 pm
  6. euqsam wrote:

    OMG IMA BUY U 2 A GIFTZ0R1!1!1!!!!!!eleventy-one!~ W00T!1!

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:28 pm
  7. euqsam wrote:

    Aw, crap. I didn’t come here from your journal. Do I get to see photos anyway?

    Oh NOES!1! I’m going to have to friend you too, no later than 2006!

    OH THE THINGS I DO FOR YOU, MENDEL

    And yes, I’ve had quite a lot of sugar tonight, thank you. Please pass the sugar.

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:30 pm
  8. euqsam wrote:

    Uh, and for the record, that was the wrong icon.

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:30 pm
  9. Rich wrote:

    SOMEONE TAKE AWAY THIS MAN’S SILL KANOG

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:32 pm
  10. nyxie wrote:

    haha, I’ll make Rich post a picture in his journal too. :) hee.

    Mmm, sugar…..

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:32 pm
  11. euqsam wrote:

    Oh, and since I’m posting a thousand times anyway, I’m officially RSVPing for Something. If it’s a ceremony-type-thing, yay. If it’s me just cooking you two dinner sometime before or after, yay. If it’s me delivering your gift in person, yay. But I’m driving my ass up there. I think. How far are you again? Maybe I’ll fly. At any rate, there’ll at least be a Masque in your place someday soonish. Where ’soon’ is ‘before 2007.’

    You still have time to run.

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:33 pm
  12. rahaeli wrote:

    Congratulations to you both. Do I get to be in the wedding, since you met through support? ;)

    Seriously, that’s awesome. I’m so happy for you both. May you live as long as you like and love as long as you live.

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:34 pm
  13. mahakala wrote:

    Congratulations! I wish you both many years of happy! Good on ‘ya.

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:37 pm
  14. do_not_lick wrote:

    I think it’s really cool that this kind of thing is legal in Canada now too. Also, congrats.

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:41 pm
  15. citizenx wrote:

    Nice reaction, nyx.

    Congratulations to the both of you.

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:43 pm
  16. nyxie wrote:

    I thought he wasn’t being serious!

    *giggle*

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 10:44 pm
  17. damned_colonial wrote:

    Another one bites the dust ;) Congrats to both of you.

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:04 pm
  18. euqsam wrote:

    It’s my last quart! DAMN YOU, WHITE WAVE!

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:08 pm
  19. athena_51 wrote:

    Congrats!

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:20 pm
  20. bubba wrote:

    eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    YAY CONGRATS :D :D :D :D

    <3 you both

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:23 pm
  21. spot wrote:

    Congratulations!

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:28 pm
  22. asciident wrote:

    Erm, what? What’s legal?

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:28 pm
  23. asciident wrote:

    Congratulations! :D

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:29 pm
  24. batshua wrote:

    Masque, er, I mean, says I have to congratulate you.

    So mazel tov!

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:40 pm
  25. coffeechica wrote:

    /me continues to bounce joyfully

    Hooray! :-D

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:43 pm
  26. ptomblin_lj wrote:

    Congrats!

    Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 11:50 pm
  27. shahrizai wrote:

    Congratulations!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 12:02 am
  28. substitute wrote:

    Congrapplitations! Wow! Neato! Etc!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 12:25 am
  29. peculiah wrote:

    Congratulations! That’s wonderful!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 12:34 am
  30. roy wrote:

    Congrats! :D

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 1:09 am
  31. leolo wrote:

    Congrats to both of you! Wishes of happiness, prosperity and bountifulness on ya!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 1:28 am
  32. zhixel wrote:

    Did you realize he was being serious when he started crying?

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 2:06 am
  33. rikrose wrote:

    congratulations!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 3:41 am
  34. tinyjo wrote:

    Wow! Congrats to both of you!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 4:37 am
  35. do_not_lick wrote:

    Gay marriage…

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 7:24 am
  36. fweebles wrote:

    If by “gay” you mean “happy”, then I am sure that Candice and Rich will have a very happy wedding indeed. :)

    (Congratulations, you two!)

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 8:03 am
  37. pne wrote:

    Congratulations! May you continue to be happy!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 8:09 am
  38. mrrules wrote:

    Wow. Congratulations to you both. Seriously.
    I wish you every happiness.

    -g.

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 8:28 am
  39. coquibaby wrote:

    congratulations! I wish you both happiness :)
    ~Elizabeth, friend of [info]euqsam

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 8:56 am
  40. coquibaby wrote:

    ok and apparantly I didnt do that whole user thing right..but I’m sure you get the point :)

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 8:57 am
  41. rho wrote:

    Ooooh. Congratulations to the both of you.

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 9:00 am
  42. spratt wrote:

    OMG YAY! :D:D

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 9:38 am
  43. roy wrote:

    Best. Comment. Evar.

    This gentleman has opened the lozzle nozzle.

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 10:32 am
  44. happinesstogo wrote:

    Happy news! Best wishes to both of you…

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 10:53 am
  45. flipzagging wrote:

    congratulations!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 11:50 am
  46. dyork wrote:

    Congratulations to both of you! And… may it never end!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 12:40 pm
  47. sweet_mysterium wrote:

    Congratulations! ^_^

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 4:10 pm
  48. gcrumb wrote:

    I just had to duck my head and check to see if any of my colleagues saw the tear slipping out.

    When you first told me about Candice moving in after so little time, I thought, ‘Either the boy is crazy, or he’s on to something good.’ Good to know you’re not crazy. 8^)

    I’m only sorry I’m not there to give you both an embarrassingly big hug.

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 5:47 pm
  49. Rich wrote:

    Both crazy, it turned out. :-) Thanks!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 6:06 pm
  50. nyxie wrote:

    aww, thanks Dan. :)

    I think the boy is crazy. That’s why I love him. :P

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 6:32 pm
  51. technotronic wrote:

    Congrats!

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 9:09 pm
  52. frobisher wrote:

    Neato. Also keen and peachy. :-)

    Congrats to you.

    Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 11:26 pm
  53. brianenigma wrote:

    Holy wow! Congratulations! It seems like only yesterday that I read about you guys meeting up in real life.

    Posted 11 Jan 2005 at 1:12 am
  54. pegs wrote:

    The boy is indeed crazy… and I don’t blame you for loving him. Good luck to you both :)

    Posted 11 Jan 2005 at 11:10 am
  55. marketsquare wrote:

    Congratulations!

    Posted 11 Jan 2005 at 12:39 pm
  56. heisen wrote:

    Congrats. You’ll be joining us making married jokes at work in no time. ;-)

    Posted 16 Jan 2005 at 10:49 pm
  57. anonymous wrote:

    because everyone else is, congrats!

    Posted 29 Jan 2005 at 10:48 am