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Houdini
10-18-2005, 10:00 PM
I'm engaged!
GracieBayb
10-18-2005, 10:25 PM
AWWW... CONGRATULATIONS!!! :) now please post pictures of the rock and the lady :hihi:
BigJon
10-18-2005, 10:27 PM
Congrats!
Freelance Superhero
10-18-2005, 10:38 PM
wow, congratulations! :cheers:
avlena
10-18-2005, 10:38 PM
congratulations!

How did you propose?
Jenny
10-18-2005, 10:55 PM
Congratulations!! :)
oblongmelon
10-18-2005, 11:22 PM
heyyy that's great..best wishes.. :)
Nija
10-18-2005, 11:23 PM
post pictures of the lady :hihi:
:stupid:
Grimm
10-19-2005, 12:09 AM
Gratz man!!!







*sigh* another proud batchlor has fallen...:shake:
RoniMan
10-19-2005, 12:37 AM
Gratz man!!!







*sigh* another proud batchlor has fallen...:shake:
:stupid:

with the congrats part of course. :P
eSDee
10-19-2005, 01:13 AM
Congrats Houdz. Best of luck with the "better half" :hihi: :cheers:
Grimm
10-19-2005, 01:21 AM
So, when and where is the party?
ialsohaveadream
10-19-2005, 07:01 AM
Bah, engagement is overrated. :P

Congrats!
nickel
10-19-2005, 07:06 AM
Congrats Houdini!

engagement details please. did you do anything fun, interesting, outlandish when you proposed? :D
DarkFury
10-19-2005, 08:54 AM
Another one bites the dust...

Another one bites the dust... :heh:


Gratz man... enjoy life with your (cell)mate. :heh:
tupacboy
10-19-2005, 09:10 AM
i'll be waiting for the invite... :) congrats!
faither
10-19-2005, 09:44 AM
Congrats. This will probably be one of the most stressful element of your relationship (wedding plans). Good luck and don't kill each other.
speedracer120
10-19-2005, 10:31 AM
:cheers:
avlena
10-19-2005, 10:37 AM
Congrats. This will probably be one of the most stressful element of your relationship (wedding plans). Good luck and don't kill each other.

:stupid:

so ignore the wedding plans for awhile, and just enjoy being engaged!
MikeD
10-19-2005, 10:47 AM
I'm engaged!

Congrats big timer! Best of luck to you...

:cheers:
kimchicowboy
10-19-2005, 10:58 AM
woohoo! congrats dude!
Houdini
10-19-2005, 03:48 PM
Thanks all for the congrats and well-wishes. Yes, this will be the end of my bachelor days, but we're both really excited about everything. We've known each other for ages and even dated in high school, but have remained in contact over the past few years. Fortunately, I'm having very little to do with the actual planning, but it has been a PIA, as many venues for the reception, etc., in my neck of the woods (coastal MS) were wiped out. At any rate, we're planning for the big day to be either the last Saturday in Feb or the first Sat in March.

I'm also luckily far removed from the wedding planning, other than via internet and phone calls, as I've been displaced to the middle of nowhere (Jackson, LA) due to Katrina. She's looking for a job in the New Orleans area now (She's a Ph.D. chemist).

No special wonderful proposal story, though. All romantic venues in our hometown were destroyed, so it was pretty much the standard fare down-on-one-knee will you marry me type proposal on the deck behind her parents' house. No magic flashes or anything. We'll both be in New Orleans this weekend so she can finish throwing away much of my old stuff that's accumulated over the years so that she'll have room to move in after the big day.

She loves the rock. No pics available now, tho. :(

Thanks again!
Nija
10-19-2005, 06:17 PM
We'll both be in New Orleans this weekend so she can finish throwing away much of my old stuff that's accumulated over the years so that she'll have room to move in after the big day.

... And so it begins...
InfiniteNothing
10-19-2005, 06:24 PM
I'm engaged!

Congrats!... but who are you




;)
Houdini
10-19-2005, 06:30 PM
Congrats!... but who are you




;)


Hey, I've been busy, ok? :) Being displaced from New Orleans to BFE has its disadvantages, like limited internet access.
InfiniteNothing
10-19-2005, 06:51 PM
Pffft that was like 2 months ago. ;)
Houdini
10-19-2005, 07:02 PM
Pffft that was like 2 months ago. ;)

Yeah, but I'm still in BFE. My apt in NOLA is alright, with power, water, etc., no flood damage, but the hospitals are closed. so my residency was transferred to Baton Rouge, Houston, and here. I'll be heading back to NOLA or MS on weekends, though, until things reopen, which may not occur until about Jan 1.
Kim
10-19-2005, 07:36 PM
Congrats!
ramazank2
10-19-2005, 08:29 PM
You have to find a way out of it...... j/k
Markel
10-19-2005, 09:56 PM
You have to find a way out of it...... j/k
I think Houdini should be able to escape.

Congrats, Houdini.
ray
10-19-2005, 10:58 PM
Congratulations my friend! Now to get the wifey on the forums ...
Mommypooh
10-20-2005, 08:04 AM
Congrats Man. Have a great life
angl2b
10-20-2005, 08:58 AM
CONGRATS!!! Enjoy the engagement - no matter how horrible some of the plannings may come - stick together and don't lose focus.
no pic of the rock - at least let the curious minds know how big it is.... :P
ramazank2
10-20-2005, 09:12 AM
no pic of the rock - at least let the curious minds know how big it is.... :P

Women.... always wondering how big things are......
TofuNinja
10-20-2005, 09:19 AM
wow congrats! I know I am a little later than most, but yeah... cool deal you being engaged and all, have fun :)
Lolita
10-20-2005, 11:23 AM
Congrats :)
Showtime
10-20-2005, 11:24 AM
:cheers:

Congrats!
molecularfire
10-20-2005, 12:43 PM
Hey, congrats. man. Our hospital recently took a couple of residents from that area also but I've heard that you guys are getting it pretty rough being relocated all over the place. Glad to hear you're getting to finish your residency.

Oh, also... PICS!!!
cheapie
10-20-2005, 12:55 PM
if we've learned anything over the last year about the planning....tell the parents up front that it's YOUR WEDDING and you will plan it accordingly.
Houdini
10-20-2005, 01:12 PM
Hey, congrats. man. Our hospital recently took a couple of residents from that area also but I've heard that you guys are getting it pretty rough being relocated all over the place. Glad to hear you're getting to finish your residency.

Oh, also... PICS!!!

Yeah, it is kinda rough. I'm about 2hours north of NOLA right now. It's in the middle of nowhere, but I'm getting some good experience (a state forensic mental health hospital). We Tulane and LSU residents are scattered all over the country, but I requested to stay local (instead of Houston) since my apartment was untouched and I was considering this whole engagement thing.

Pics? We'll see. :)
Houdini
10-20-2005, 01:17 PM
if we've learned anything over the last year about the planning....tell the parents up front that it's YOUR WEDDING and you will plan it accordingly.

Yeah, we're already running into some problems. 2 younger brothers whom my mom wants to be groomsmen, but that would mean I'd have to pick one as a best man (and they're twins) or my dad. I have a few close friends I'd rather have up there with me. And she's kinda short on bridesmaids, as most of her friends/colleagues are from/in all over the world, since she's been doing chemistry research for the past many years. To avoid a very lopsided-looking wedding party, I'm going to have to put my foot down on this.

At least we picked the church, the priest, and she's picked the florist, invitations, etc. It's nice having her living in the city where the wedding will take place (our hometown in MS) while I'm up here in Jackson, LA. And since we're shooting for Feb 25 or March 4, depending on reception site availabilty, we're under a bit of a time crunch.

:shrug:
But I've never been happier. :)
Mommypooh
10-20-2005, 01:48 PM
oh you can plan it easy in that amount of time. I did it in 25 days. I suvived with a little sanity left.
RoniMan
10-20-2005, 02:53 PM
Pics? We'll see. :)
no you don't understand, the pix are for US to see. :P
ShawnLee
10-25-2005, 01:14 AM
Hey man, sorry I missed the thread till now. Congrats dude!