Engagement Parties

What a busy week it has been. One week on since we got engaged and we have been out to dinner 6 times and had almost as many bottles of champagne. We have decided where (ideally) we will get married; we now have to convince the Chaplain and find the perfect venue for the reception. I have got some ideas for the theme and yesterday bought some shoes(!) by Rupert Sanderson. The ring has now been photographed so I might even post a photo when they are e-mailed to me.

Tonight is our informal engagement party and I am cleaning, tidying, ironing, washing and gardening in preparation not only for tonight but for also practising my wifely duties. All whilst watching the Wimbledon final, of course.

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Rather annoyingly I forgot to charge my camera battery before we went. But I thought we were simply off for a weekends surfing so I was not unduly worried. How wrong I was.

I had finished surfing and after struggling out of my wet, sandy and now too small wetsuit I had simply pulled on a pair of shorts and a vest and a crew top. I was only going to be lying on the beach reading the paper, drying off in the sunshine, wasn't I? How wrong I was.

So there I was with wet-then-dried-in-plaits hair, no make-up, sandy clothes, no camera, mouth full of fish and chips, when M asked me to be his wife. And presented me with a gorgeous ring*; sea-coloured (aquamarine and diamond), ethical, the perfect size.

The camera battery lasted for three photos.



*In due course my ring will be photographed and added to the website, in the meantime you will have to imagine...