ok ok ok ill tell....after i kill wandering star.

no im not pregnant
no we didnt adopt
yes it involved letterboxing
no not a rock
yes you have to thank all the wonderful family of postal letterboxing

in january the Valentines Day Magic Ring was listed, and me suddenly feeling very much sappy, both myself and celtic quinn to carve a stamp together for it- instead we carved to seperate ones- but the downfall of that was that they were a complete secret from one another. We didnt speak of it, we ignored each others logbooks, and it was very hard.
after a month of this plotting the ring finally began and our boxes went out- mine in one package and cq's in another.
fast forward to today.
we finally recieved them home, after the four other lovely participants recieving our packages- and gracefully not telling either of us what they thought of them, we fianlly got to open them.
wandering star being on-site took pictures (she also tomented me all day saying that i know what it is and you cant have it...but anyways)
so cq loved my postcard letter that i had written a loving sentiment on and included a stamped image of myself, and when i finally got to open his three box package with two cameras staring me in the face (see im building up tension here)...(DUH DUN DUUUMMM) so the first had a lovely poem that he wrote for me and a matching sentimental stamp, the second lines from a love song, and the third..well...

ok ill tell- it was a stamp that had a ring and around it "will you marry me" and attached to the stamp holder was a ring box with ring inside.

so everyone in that ring knew- ALL my friends knew- even my friends mothers knew- and i JUST found out my mother knew!!!

and i said yes.

CONGRATULATIONS! :)

Love is in the air!

:)
LG.

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ok ill tell- it was a stamp that had a ring and around it "will you marry me" and attached to the stamp holder was a ring box with ring inside.

so everyone in that ring knew- ALL my friends knew- even my friends mothers knew- and i JUST found out my mother knew!!!

and i said yes.

Oh, man! THAT was what he was talking about bringing over after DSS!

(points to CQ) I totally guessed RIGHT and you LIED!!! HA!

The (smug) Sprite & the ("who's ringing what now?") Highlander

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ok ill tell- it was a stamp that had a ring and around it "will you marry me" and attached to the stamp holder was a ring box with ring inside.

AWWWW!! Congrats!!!!! VERY SMOOTH CQ!!! But I do have to ask, WHERE ARE THE PICTURES IN A PHOTO ALBUM FOR US ALL TO SEE?????? C'MON NOW!!!!!

chadams

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ok ill tell- it was a stamp that had a ring and around it "will you marry me" and attached to the stamp holder was a ring box with ring inside.

so everyone in that ring knew- ALL my friends knew- even my friends mothers knew- and i JUST found out my mother knew!!!

and i said yes.

how wonderful for you both and what a creative way to share in the surprise news.

Congratulations

OMG. I literally cried. Chadams is laughing at me. Guys just don't understand the sentiment.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! THAT WAS WONDERFUL!!!

Lady Lilac

Congrats! What a beautiful story you will have to tell!!

AGJ

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Oh, man! THAT was what he was talking about bringing over after DSS!

(points to CQ) I totally guessed RIGHT and you LIED!!! HA!

The (smug) Sprite & the ("who's ringing what now?") Highlander

Hehehehe....actually...believe it or not, my dear Sprite, that wasn't it :D
Something ELSE was what i wanted to show you then...and still do :P
Remember, I told you i was going to have a present for you?

:D
CQ

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OMG. I literally cried. Chadams is laughing at me. Guys just don't understand the sentiment.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! THAT WAS WONDERFUL!!!

Lady Lilac

Correction- SOME guys don't understand it.
Would I have done it if i didn't understand? :D

What was the first part of letterboxing that i got Kitten into? PLB's.
What are the letterboxes that she's always excited to get every day? PLB's.
What kind of letterbox can she always play with no matter what the weather's like? PLB's. (well, i suppose virtuals, too, but seriously- what, am i going to program a robotic arm to pull the ring out of nowhere when she correctly solves a 'Marry Me' VLB? *suddenly remembers Kitten's love of robots* Uhh....forget i said that.)

I knew what I was doing :D

CQ (who might post the video of Kitten opening the postal...still debating that :D)

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we think it might be Ethiopian...

Yep. And we're naming her Juniper Zachareai Applebeam Quinn-Mitten. *nods with that sarcastic smile*

CQ

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Ok everybody you all need to ask Celtic Quinn and Kitten Without Mittens what big thing just happened for them. And since I'm on vacation they can't kill me for posting this for a whole week. *Sticks out tounge*

Congrats guys,
WanderingStar

Nah, i'm pretty sure I can track you down on vacation- remember, i'm friends with your BF :D
Shame, though, getting yourself killed on vacation. *tsk, tsks*

CQ (Sharpening his ninja gear because he is 10 ninjas)

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ok ok ok ill tell....after i kill wandering star.

And sorry i couldn't post earlier- I was at work for the night. :P
Thanks, Kitten dear, for doing that :D


CQ (heading to bed RIGHT after he posts to the Movie board about the Nancy Drew movie coming out, just to make sure Amanda knows about it)

~C~O~N~G~R~A~T~U~L~A~T~I~O~N~S~!~

That is such a COOL story:)

I wish you both the very best:)

Trish:)
TEAM MTpt101

Hey Kitten and CQ --- CONGRATULATIONS!! (And nice story!)

Woo Hoooooooooooooooo! Wishing you all the best!

Woodsong

Aaaawwwwwww *sniffling* That's SO SWEET!!! But:

I wanna see photos!!

And there better be some good letterboxes at the wedding, because your guest list is going to be really long ;-))

Mama Fox

Congratulations CQ and KWM!!! That's such a sweet and creative way to pop the question CQ. (although it's hard to believe a cootie wasn't involved). I can't wait to hear what you're planning for the wedding!
Buggylou

OH!!! Congratulations! How cool! How wierd that so many people knew before you! Seems like rings are in the air this year! PSU Fan and I went and looked at rings recently, and I've picked mine out, but he says that he has the last say in what I get for a ring.

Now, If I ever finally get PSU Fan to propose...... he says it will be a surprise, but I don't like surprises.......

Music Woman

Congratulations!!!! A Happy Occasion!!!!

LtW

Let me add our congratulations as well!
Wishing you a lifetime of happiness:D

Congrats to you BOTH! A Letterboxing love story! We love it.

Boy, I can see the cooties at the reception now!!!

Have fun tying the celtic "knot".

CQ, if you wants kilts for the wedding, try Ann Stewart in Catskill, NY, she rents for weddings, I used her...good prices.

jackbear

What a great story!!!!!! Thanks for sharing. Congrats to CQ and KWM, best wishes!!!!!!

LUNA crew

CONGRATULATIONS!! What a cute story you have to tell the kids one day!!

By the way......Has a date been picked yet?

crazyolis

Congrats KwM and CQ! What a fun way to propose...or be proposed to!

D5 Mama

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And there better be some good letterboxes at the wedding, because your guest list is going to be really long ;-))

we were actually just talking about that- how we want letterboxers to come- and i made the mistake of saying i want letterboxing at the wedding- but of course not DURING the wedding, unless-
you can kiss the bride- as soon as you find the kiss approval box- (cq) "damnit! give me the clues!"
have you the i do stamp (opens log) ok, and you?

and there is a no cooties on the bride rule! that would just be mean- big dress, i cant seea round it:)

and thank you to everyone- you are all sooo sweet.

kitten with a ring

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and i said yes

Yay for more letterboxing romance! :) Atom 118 proposed to me almost 2 months ago now by calling me over to the sofa to show me the stamp he was carving. It was a little heart with "A + J" inside, and then he pulled the ring out of his shirt pocket. It was very sweet. :) The stamp's out there somewhere right now as a HH called "I've got a question" to which I carved a response HH called "I said yes." :)

Coffee Beans

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kitten with a ring

AWWW!!!!


WE demand pictures!!!!! :-)

chadams

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and i said yes

Did you make him wait for an "answer" PLB?

When my husband proposed to me through a series of 3 letterboxes, I didn't give him an official answer. I planted it in a letterbox and made him go find it!

EEKK! That seems a bit rough! I didn't enjoy the 3 seconds (well it seemed like an hour to me, but CB said it was maybe 1/2 a second) she waited when we itinially had our "are we just friends" chat. But to make him wait until he found the box. EEEKK! I'm not sure I would have been able to bear the wait. (although I guess at that point he had a pretty good idea what your answer would be!).

Atom 118

Oh, how absolutely wonderful and romantic!! Congratulations, you two!! :) I'm so delighted for you both -- I'm sitting here with a big sappy grin on my face!

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