Well, I took the plunge

[black2002ls]

My girlfriend and I have been together for 4 years now. Things have been great, we get along great, share the same interests and some of the same passions. She has supported me throuvh ups and downs, as I have her. We are finally both in a good place with work, which has made home life much better. We started the process to buy our first house together a few months ago. We should close on the house by next Friday. Along with that I decided it was time to take the next step and propose. After some searching and some help from dasVWbabe I put together the perfect ring and then planned out the proposal. A friend of mine was playing in Commerce last Friday, so I got in touch with him and arranged for him to play her favorite song at the restaurant. I invited 10 of our friends so that it was just an impromptu dinner before the show and that Zane might show up to say hello. Ring and girlfriend in tow we headed for the restaurant in Commerce. The Irony of Cody Johnson's "Diamond in my pocket" blaring as she jammed on the way there. Friends assembled, dinner ordered and Zane (Williams) showed up. Hung out, shared some laughs then I encouraged him to break out his guitar (as planned) he serenaded the group with "Ride with me" and as he worked through the last verse

"I've been thinking all day that life is a highway we all travel on
The one that I wanna see sittin in the seat when I make these dreams come true, its you, its you, its you..."


And I leaned over and asked if she had a heart of gold (a reference to diamond in my pocket) she looked confused so I pulled out the ring and zane started into the chorus and I asked if she would ride with me.

Cheesy, I know, but she loved it. We have video floating around somewhere. Some of you who are my facebook friend may have seen it.

The ring



On her finger

[dblack1]

Congrats man!

[thomasblively]

Congrats! My wife and I are about to celebrate 5yrs...
Figured I would throw in the positive before all the "don't do its" start coming your way

[VaderTT]

Sounds like a legit proposal! My wife and I were just talking one day and we were like "lets get married" lol.


Congrits and biscuits!

[BMCSean]

Congrats Russell!!

[mstng86]

Congrats.

We are about to hit year 6. Man its a good thing I don't have to keep getting her anniversary gifts.

[Sleeper]

Congrats homie. These two have more than 4 years under their belt.

[black2002ls]

Congrats homie. These two have more than 4 years under their belt.

Eh. We were together for a while many years back. Seriously together for 4 years. It took a while to find ourselves and the road led back to each other.

I am amazed I was able to keep this whole thing under wraps. I will see if I can get the video posted to youtube tonight.

[whitetrash]

That's pretty cool. Did you also bring along a little courage in a Coleman cooler??

And congrats! Be patient in the planning cuz that will destroy it lol

[stangin4lyfe]

Congrats man!!!

[black2002ls]

That's pretty cool. Did you also bring along a little courage in a Coleman cooler??

And congrats! Be patient in the planning cuz that will destroy it lol

The restaurant served alcohol. But I did it stone cold sober. I was a little nervous at first. I knew the answer, but I didn't want to screw it up. Once Zane started playing, my nerves calmed and it was no big deal. I didn't get down on a knee, which I should have, however, with our history and as much as music and Zane have been a part of our journey, I don't think it could have gone any better!

[black2002ls]

Oh, and any of you who are thinking about proposing, talk to VWbabe first. She saved me a lot of headache, time, and money. I got a TREMENDOUS value with her assistance!

[racrguy]

Pics of the fiance?
congrats, also.

[Captain Crawfish]

Congrats

[01vnms4v]

Congrats but she ownz your nut sack now