August 10, 2009

Me = Still Smiling...

I don't normally get too personal on my blog, but I wanted to write a thank you post to my guy. I have to say I'm a lucky girl....even after 11 years together, he still amazes me. He cooks amazing dinners almost everyday (he loves cooking) & on Sundays he makes blackberry pancakes for us. But on this particular Sunday (August 2nd), he did something unexpected.....HE PROPOSED. He placed a beautiful ring on my finger & now, I'm officially engaged!! Some might ask, what took so long??!?? Timing never seemed to be on our side & now it is. I am truly grateful for every smile he has brought to my face. With that I say, thank you fiance, I love you......


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  1. WOW, you do sound like a lucky girl!! A big congrats to you! So exciting!! :)

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  2. Congratulations Jen! This was such exciting news to start my Monday morning and my week! I wish you all the best!

    xx

    P.S Ring pictures?

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  3. Congratulations Jen!!! so happy for you!!! you must be over the moon...

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  4. Congratulations! I haven't yet left a comment on your blog but this seems to be the right time:)Best wishes...to many many more happy years.

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  5. congrats!! this is truly wonderful :)

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  6. Congratulations! Great story!

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  7. Huge and heart felt congrats Jennifer....xv

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  8. congratulations! Your wedding will be amazing, I am quite sure. ;D

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  9. congrats!!! you sounds very happy =0) I wish you two all the best things in life!!!
    x
    Ooty

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  10. congratulations Jenifer!!!

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  11. Ohhh I am so happy for you both! Congratulations!

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  12. congrats!!!! I start smiling reading this! it's such a good surprise :)

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  13. Congratulations!!! Fabulous news!

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  14. Aw congrats!
    do we get to see the ring?!

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  15. Congratulations Jen !
    Wishing you every future happiness.
    A pic of your ring if you please :)
    xxx

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  16. Congratulations!What a sweet man you have. I want one too ;-)

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  17. Best wishes for both of you!!!

    Kati

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  18. Congratulations! He sounds like a very sweet man.

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  19. yay congratulations! i just got engaged too, SO exciting! :-)

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  20. Congratulations!!! Wishing you both a long and happy life together xx

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  21. how wonderful!! many many congratulations :)

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  22. Awww thats so lovely!
    Congratulations :]
    x

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  23. Congratulations!!!!!!! :O)

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  24. Oh congratulations!!! That's so lovely. :-)

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  25. Jen!! Congratulations! I wish you both all the very best for a beautiful and continuously smiling life together xxxx

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  26. Oh Jen that is such wonderful news. Congratulations to you and your guy. xoxox

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  27. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!So happy for you both! This put a smile on my face this morning!

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  28. Congratulations! I love stories like this...absolutely beautiful.

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  29. Congrats! How exciting! :)

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  30. congratulations!!! xo

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  31. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I wish the two of you crazy wonderful happy love always.

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  32. I'm so happy for you, Jennifer, that's great news!
    xoxo from Brazil
    Helena

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  33. Let me be the first so say Congratulations, wishing you all the happiness in the world.

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  34. CONGRATULATIONS!!! ♥

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  35. Congratulations!! My man and I were together 10 years when we got married and now another 10 years later (we started early :- ) it just keeps getting better and better. What an exciting time for you!!

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  36. Oh hurray! Congrats :)

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  37. Congratz babe!

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  38. Congrats!! Very happy for you :)

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  39. Congratulations to you both. I hope you have so many more happy times together.

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  40. Congratulations!

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  41. How sweet is that?? Congratulations!

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  42. congratulations Jennifer! the best to you both :)

    xo
    Kelly

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  43. Congratulations! My husband is just like this: so cute and romantic! When I see other guys being just great I think: "Lucky girls who have this kind of guys"!

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  44. ahhhh! BIG CONGRATS to you, how exciting!

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  45. A big Congrats to you both!! Being married is wonderful and I'm so happy that you two have each other!

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  46. that's wonderful! congratulations to both of you!

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  47. Congrats! Sounds like a very lovely guy. xo

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  48. congrats!!! this was the weekend to get engaged! 3 real-life friends got engaged and 2 blog friends got engaged! :)

    i'm very happy for you! i hope you share some of your wedding plans on here because i'm sure you will have a very fun and creative wedding!!

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  49. Let me first start by saying, I LOVE your blog! You have the best style, and your house is fab:)
    Congrats on the engagement! I got engaged on August 2nd too!!!!

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  50. Congratulations!!!

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  51. very happy 4 u!!!
    hope ur LOVE last forever..

    'to love somebody is a life'

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  52. Oh Congratulations Jennifer. I'm smiling for you:)

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  53. I know your ring must be amazing cause you've got great taste!! Congratulations and wishing you a million years of happiness!

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  54. Fabulous news...I am so so happy for you!How Exciting..I bet you are going to have so much fun wedding planning, and i hope you share your great wedding finds here on made by girl..YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  55. Aw... that's so sweet! Congrats!

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  56. OMG!!!

    Major Congratulations :)

    I am sooooo happy for you

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  57. That's beautiful, congratulations.

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  58. aww. congrats Jennifer! so happy for you!

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  59. Congrats!! I'm so happy for u

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  60. CONGRATULATIONS!
    I'm guessing there are going to be a lot more wedding posts on here now!

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  61. How wonderful, congratulations!!

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  62. I've been a lurker but had to come out of obscurity to say CONGRATULATIONS!

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  63. Congratulations!
    That is so incredibly sweet! I wish you both the absolute best! =D

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  64. jennifer
    CONGRATULATIONS!!! that is so exciting, and you gotta love a man that cooks. you are one lucky lady.......

    just wanted to tell you that i put the "all the way from brooklyn card" in olives room framed, and everyone LOVES IT!! i get asked all the time where i got that.

    thanks for being such a fabulous designer!!!

    and good luck on all the wedding plan, not doubt it will be incredibly.

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  65. omg, CONGRATULATIONS new bride-to-be!!! and how special was it with this breakfast and now to be able to say, "fiance!"

    i can't wait for your wedding planning details. OH SO HAPPY for you!!!

    "Timing never seemed to be on our side & now it is."-- i love that.

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!! xo

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  66. saw this on fb, i love it! congratulations, i'm planning a wedding myself but i think i'd rather have your brain when coming up with ideas.

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  67. Congratulations! Let's see a picture of that ring!! :)

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  68. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :)

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  69. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! oh my gosh that's so exciting :)

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  70. yeah, there is hope for me. Me and my hot man have been dating 8 1/2 years. i've learned patience. Congratulations.

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  71. Wonderful, congrats Jennifer and your man! Many beautiful, beautiful returns!

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  72. woohoo! congrats, how exciting :) if you want a destination wedding, my sister is a wedding planner in belize (idobelizeweddings.com!)- that is where my hubby and I got married!

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  73. Congratulations!!! You are going to make one heck of a beautiful bride! Hope you will share the details of your wedding planning on your blog with all of us.

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  74. Congratulations!!! How sweet, and exciting :)

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  75. Congratulations Jennifer. That is one of the moments we never forget.

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  76. Special Congrats to you!!! How lucky you are to have a man who enjoys cooking for you. That is a bonus to love!!! Happy wedding planning...

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  77. Aw Congrats!!!!!!!!! And what a yummy looking breakfast! You're a lucky girl :)

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  78. Congratulations!!! I'm sure you're going to have the most beautiful wedding and will make a gorgeous bride. YAY!

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  79. Congratulations Jennifer, I'll bet you're still smiling alright! Enjoy the wedding preparations...

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  80. Wow! Congratulations Jennifer, that is so exciting. You will make a gorgeous bride.

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  81. How sweet!

    Congrats on your great news :)

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  82. awwww CONGRATS!!!
    and we luvvvvvv personal!!!

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  83. ¡Muchas Felicidades!
    My husband and I have been "married" for about 1 and a half years, but considering you two have been together for 11 years you've probably been emotionally married for much longer than we have been technically married! :-)

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  84. What a beautiful moment for you both! Enjoy & congrats!

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  85. wow you are really lucky :D

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  86. Congratulations!!! How wonderful! Do we get to see photos of the beautiful ring? : )

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  87. I hardly ever leave comments, but I read everyday. Congrats and Best Wishes! I can't wait to see your invitations! :)

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  88. oh yay! congratulations!

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  89. WOW...! THANK YOU sooo much everyone! I am still quite excited and it was super nice to read all of these comments. :) AND to those WHO also got ENGAGED, that's great! What a sweet coincidence - hope you have a great life together!

    P.S - As for the ring, I haven't decided if I want to post a photo or not...since I rarely go into personal stuff on my blog. But who knows maybe i'll give in.
    Ha! At this time there isn't a date set for a wedding, but
    this may be hard for some to believe...I'm not sure i want a BIG event-style wedding. Not sure. Something relatively simple will make me HAPPY. :)

    :))))

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  90. That is so sweet, I love that story! And what a lovely man that cooks for you and is so romantic! Lucky you!

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  91. Best wishes to you both!!!

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  92. Oh my gosh, Jen, congratulations! SO happy for you:)

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  93. Congrats! Enjoy the glow that is being recently engaged!! Its a great time!

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  94. Congratulations! He sounds like a really sweet guy. :)

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  95. Congratulations! Enjoy every moment of it :) What a sweet proposal!

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  96. Congratulations Jen!

    Ring picture please :)

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  97. what a lovely story. congratulations! bask in the happy.

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  98. Congratulations on the biggest adventure of your life!

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  99. Did I leave a blank comment? Anyway, congratulations Jen, that's fantastic news - how I would love a man who can cook!

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  100. ring! ring! ring! ring! ring!

    cave and post your ring!!!!!

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  101. What a lovely story! Great to hear that romance is still alive! Congrats!!!

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  102. Congratulations Jen! I'm so excited for you. Hoping you blog about your wedding preps as I'm hoping to tie-the-knot in the next two years:)

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  103. congrats! i'm so happy for you both!

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  104. That is BEAUTIFUL!! Congratulations jen! :) I wish you both a lifetime of happiness :)

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  105. When a man cooks you dinner almost everyday, then you know you have him for life ! may you know only happiness and joy , Congratulations !!!

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  106. i love that you posted this! CONGRATS to you both :) i hope you blog about the wedding planning!!

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  107. aww congratulations! And wow that looks like a yummy breakfast :)

    P.S. Show us the rock!

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  108. Congratulations - I love your blog, it makes my mornings at my day job (boo hiss!) bearable. It is so exciting after such a long time together, my partner and I have been together for six years and I don't see us getting engaged until the timing is right, like you. Enjoy your engagement.

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  109. LITTLE MISS EMMA: Thank you for reading my blog :) I think you're on the right track..it's all about getting to know each other, being sure, supporting one another, loving and caring etc. When the time arrives it will feel like new again.... :) It did for me.

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  110. Hi Jennifer! Congratulations!!!!! That is wonderful news. Although I don't know you or your fiancee personally I still want to wish you all the love and joy in the world together.

    Sincerely,

    Natascha
    Mocca & Me blog

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  111. Congratulations! That is so exciting...and so sweet!

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  112. congratulations! you got engaged on my birthday...im jealous! lol

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  113. Nice!!! COngrats to you Jennifer!!! What a fun season you have in front of you!!

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  114. Congratulations!!! from Japnan.
    Im reading your cute blog everyday.
    Sooo happy for you♪

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  115. Congratulations! All the best for your future together.

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  116. Congratulations and the exciting thing is now you get to plan a wedding. I hope you will share that with us because i'm sure it will be awesome.

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  117. Aw, hon, congratulations :) Yea for you *both*!

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  118. Aww! Big congrats to you! Hope you'll share your planning journey with us, at least a little bit.

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  119. CONGRATULATIONS! How exciting! Wish you both all the best x

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  120. Congratulations!
    I wish you a lifetime of happiness!

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  121. Aww, what great news! I wish you all the BEST!! <3

    Your food posts always look so delicious! YUM.

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  122. How Did I miss this post? Congrats!! So excited for you both!!

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  123. Oh my god- CONGRATULATIONS LADY!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!! :D

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  124. ahhh, that is sweet ~ congrats!

    i think small, intimate weddings are the way to go, but i am sure whatever you guys do, it will be amazing!

    xoxo

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  125. Jen!

    your post brought tears to my eyes. So happy for you two. Congratulations!!

    _N

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  126. This is wonderful news! Congratulations!!!! :)

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  127. YAY!!!! Congrats, Jen -- so excited for you :). You deserve a lifetime of happiness!! I'm engaged too -- wedding planning is so much fun!
    xo,
    Carolyn

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  128. congrats lady! you deserve it! you both do! that's wonderful.

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  129. contgrats jen! how exciting! i wish you both the best in this next step of your relationship :)

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  130. bravo!!
    I am sure your wedding will be beautiful and stylish! of course!

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  131. i'm coming in at 154 or so.....catching up over the last few days. but just wanted to add my congrats to the happy couple. my wedding was a fabulous day and yours will be, too!

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  132. Congratulations! And how fun being able to say "fiance"! :)

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  133. ARGH! Big huge congratulations to you both!

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  134. Sorry I'm so late in noticing this post but CONGRATS Jen!

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  135. Congratulations!!! How sweet. It took me and my husband about the same length of time to get engaged. It's good to get engaged after that much time. You know you love each other, that you're committed, and the wedding can really be a celebration of true love.

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  136. Congratulations! Sounds like a very sweet guy.

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  137. It's sounds unbelievable how can someone still surprise you after being that long in a relationship ...
    so he is definitely the right one :))) Congratz

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  138. Most important is your love and the smiles you bring each other not the time it took. The ring & vows to come are the expression of what you've had all along. Congratulations!!!

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  139. Just catching up on some blog reading and I saw this post. What a wonderful story to read first thing on a Tuesday morning!

    Best wishes to both of you on your engagement!

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  140. omg CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! :)

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  141. congratulations! always a wonderful thing when someone gets married. I hope you'll live happily ever after :)
    Greetings from austria
    btw: love love your blog!

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  142. Jen!!! I know I am SO SUPER LATE, but I just had to tell you... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! :) Have fun wedding planning!!!!!!

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  143. It's ok...and THANK YOU Hijiri! :)
    I'll be in touch soon!

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  144. Congrats on your engagement!

    I'm very behind on my blog reading and just now saw this! Much love to you both!

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