The dude and I have been together for nearly 5 years at this point but had never had the time to take a vacation together. Between graduating from college, moving across the state (California is huge people, that's a big move in itself!), starting our careers, buying a house, selling that house, moving back across the state...we just hadn't mustered up the time to go on a vacation. That all changed in 2010. We made a pact...resolution...promise, whatever gets you going, that we would start taking a yearly "big trip". We want to see the world, so we figured with as much as we'd been through, it was time to go big or go home.
We chose Japan for our first adventure. In October 2010 we set off and spent 10 magnificent days visiting some of Japan's treasures and watching a LOT of baseball thanks to the typhoon. On our last night in Japan, in a wonderful little city called Osaka, we sought out a ferris wheel called the HEP5. The HEP5 is a ferris wheel that sits atop a mall and reaches a height of 106m above the ground.
The dude didn't say much, but I was so excited I couldn't stop taking pictures. Once we reached the top, the dude somehow got me to put down my camera for a second. He started talking, saying what, I really can't remember. Is that horrible? At that point I knew what was happening. He was nervous, shaking, and reaching into his pocket. He said something about trying to get us alone (out of the relentless crowds) on this trip and it was finally the perfect moment in his eyes...we were alone, 106m above the ground, and I finally put my camera down. I'm pretty sure I said yes before he asked me...but I made sure to double check that his question was what I thought it was. It was, just in case you were wondering.
Our respective reactions post proposal:
After that amazing ferris wheel ride, we traipsed around Osaka until it was nearly time for the World Series to start airing, then we grabbed some sparkling cider and way too many gyoza. We made it back completely soaked (did I mention there was a typhoon going on?), happy, and ready to watch the Giants dominate that 2010 World Series.
The amazing, engagement dinner Gyoza:
Robes worn post proposal, pre-Giants domination, during Gyoza fest:
Robes worn post proposal, pre-Giants domination, during Gyoza fest:
The best part about getting engaged in Japan? No phones. Yes, Japan has phones...but we didn't touch them. We didn't have cellphones, email, morse code...NOTHING. We got to enjoy being engaged without anyone being the wiser. It was amazing to have those couple days together having a secret that no one knew.
Did you wait to tell your family whether it be on purpose or by coincidence?
Did you wait to tell your family whether it be on purpose or by coincidence?
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