What I should have said:
It brings me great joy to announce that, having received the permission and blessing of her parents and mine, I have asked Megan E. to be my wife, and, happily, she has accepted. No dates or details have been set yet; please pray for us as we go through pre-marital counseling with pastor Ron, and as we begin to make our wedding plans. Thank you.
What I actually said/did:
Iht–(cough, hack)–uh, excuse me. (clears throat) Got a throat thing going on…uh, ahem, it brings me great joy…(reach for Megan’s hand to help her up and ‘display’ our togetherness…she hesitates…awkward pause continues)…(raspy:) to announce that…(I realize here that they’re not getting what I was trying to communicate without words…red face…)…(cough)…Megan and I are to be married! (meager applause)
Oh well. I tried.
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Congrats on your engagement!! Glad you are doing so well!
Lynsay & Trevor
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
congratulations!!!
i was kinda hoping that if you turned out to still be alive this would be the next thing you posted… and voila!
poor poor aron…we (pearces, eskows (benandnicole) and gentrys) were very excited and had our own private celebration at the shore for you both…albeit we were not at all surprised *wink, wink*
Aron! Hello, from Iraq! Congratulations! That’s great news; I hope that everything goes well for you in this time of planning! Wow, great news! Hey, I’ll be praying for you and your new fiance, and the wedding. God bless!
I agree with Laur. . .thought you’d never post again, but secretly was hoping an engagement announcement would be the next post. You and Megan need to come visit DC! Congratulations!!!
Aron,
Congratulations! That’s great news.
Thanks, everyone! Hopefully I’ll get to start posting a bit more…if my life ever “normalizes” from this point forward…we’ll see. AG
Congratulations again, and nice to have you back online, if only briefly.
Congratulations! Best Wishes and prayers always :)
Hey Aron,
Our moms ran into eachother the other day and your mom said you’re getting married! Congratulations! I am glad to hear you are doing so well and are happy! I haven’t talked to you or seen you in forever and a day. lol I see Sarah every now and then, usually at the mall during Christmas time, lol. I am doing well. Still livin in Maine. I’m working at a residential group home for teen girls. It’s challenging and very stressful, but it’s a great chance to minister to some very hurting young girls. I went to Hawaii this summer as part of a ministry team. I was able to sing there and it was wonderful! I just made a demo, and I’m working on my portfolio. When that’s all finished, I’ll be sending my demo out to different record labels and companies. I’m really excited! I’ve been singing all over the place and lovin it. I have been dating a wonderful guy for over a year now. He is from PI but has lived in Virginia/Washington DC for the past 7 or 8 years. He moved back two summers ago, and we were set up on a blind date. Haha He’s put the marriage question out there, but I need a little more time:) Well, I found you on this site, and just had to drop you a comment….a very long comment. lol Congrats again, and I’ll be praying for you and your fiance! Take Care!