a mortal life
Nov. 26th, 2007 09:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
When I watch the Lord of the Rings films on screen, they get to me. When the riders of Rohan come thundering across the fields, riding for the world's ending, I get choked up. At Aragorn's coronation, when Elrond pushes his daughter forward and whispers "Go to him" I usually start to cry in earnest. The expression on his face of mingled grief and joy is overwhelming.
Yesterday, we stood in line in the theater. It was exactly a year since we met, accidentally, at the same event. A year ago we made small talk, the casual chat of strangers in lines.
Yesterday, he asked me to marry him. In Russian, in line in the theater, with an emerald ring in one of my jewelry boxes. Da, I said and we hugged each other tightly at ten in the morning on a cold, rainy November Sunday. Yes.
(Apologies to everyone who reads it here first - I've only made a couple calls as I've been coughing like the devil and may have bronchitis again. At least this time I called Racheline first, hahah.)
I will try to get someone to upload a photo of the ring, as it is unlike any I've found on google. It is unbearably beautiful.
Yesterday, we stood in line in the theater. It was exactly a year since we met, accidentally, at the same event. A year ago we made small talk, the casual chat of strangers in lines.
Yesterday, he asked me to marry him. In Russian, in line in the theater, with an emerald ring in one of my jewelry boxes. Da, I said and we hugged each other tightly at ten in the morning on a cold, rainy November Sunday. Yes.
(Apologies to everyone who reads it here first - I've only made a couple calls as I've been coughing like the devil and may have bronchitis again. At least this time I called Racheline first, hahah.)
I will try to get someone to upload a photo of the ring, as it is unlike any I've found on google. It is unbearably beautiful.
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Date: 2007-11-26 03:45 pm (UTC)OMG! I'm so happy for you. *hugs*
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Date: 2007-11-26 04:03 pm (UTC)(Oh, and, I hope you get well soon!)
the iPig dances for Da!!!
Date: 2007-11-26 04:04 pm (UTC)The proposal sounds so perfect, and so perfectly you.
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Date: 2007-11-26 04:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-26 04:35 pm (UTC)(I will happily upload a photo for you if you want to email it to me.)
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Date: 2007-11-26 04:39 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-11-26 05:02 pm (UTC)best to you both.
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Date: 2007-11-26 05:25 pm (UTC)heh.
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Date: 2007-11-26 05:30 pm (UTC)BTW - also an owner of a non-diamond ring *grins* welcome to the club!!
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Date: 2007-11-26 05:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-26 06:07 pm (UTC)I think the weather yesterday was quite romantic, if a little chilly. : )
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Date: 2007-11-26 06:40 pm (UTC)I am very happy for you both.
Ekatarina
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Date: 2007-11-26 06:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-26 06:51 pm (UTC)I feel the same way about particular scenes in the LotR films (see: "My friends, you bow to no one," etc.). I think it's unbelievably perfect that he asked you when/where/how he did.
Can't wait to see photos of the ring! I love that it's an emerald and not a diamond. I bet it's gorgeous.
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Date: 2007-11-26 07:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-26 08:14 pm (UTC)I am so happy for you. :)
And I'll call this evening on my way home from work (you phone last night just after I went to bed).
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Date: 2007-11-26 08:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-26 08:44 pm (UTC)*BIG HUGS*
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Date: 2007-11-26 11:34 pm (UTC)- Contrail
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Date: 2007-11-27 01:30 am (UTC)I am so insanely happy for you!
Congratulations
Date: 2007-11-27 02:09 am (UTC)Oh, I like good news!
You deserve this.
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