And everything will work out fine.

Well let’s just say yesterday morning, I had to leave the Facebook group “I’m not engaged, pregnant, or buying a condo” and I’m not pregnant (whew) or buying a condo. Yup, that’s right, Chris and I got engaged on Saturday! Here’s the lowdown of the event, FAQ style.

Christopher and Véronique’s engagement, the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Oh wow, you guys are engaged! How did this happen?

Yes, we totally are! Chris and I got engaged on Saturday July 12 2008. It happened something like this: Chris came home from work around 6:30 and we decided to go out for supper somewhere around Centretown because it was such a nice night out. We ended up eating on the patio at Pancho Villa, had a nice meal and came back home. It was quite early so we decided to go see a movie, but we had about an hour to kill. We were just hanging out at home, Chris went upstairs and I was just checking my e-mail and fiddling on my laptop at the kitchen table when all of a sudden he came up behind me and handed me a ring box, got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife. I of course said “yes” (well, after a few “are you serious?”s). Yup, that’s about it, it was nice!

2. Awww!

Yes, so I hear!

3. Was it a surprise? Or was it sort of planned?

It was a total surprise! I mean, Chris and I had talked about getting married and we knew we would at some point in our lives, but wow I totally was not expecting anything anytime soon and had no clue that he had any of this planned. It was a lovely surprise!

4. Have you set a date? Where will this be happening? We clearly need details!

Well seeing as I had no clue I was getting married a mere 2 days ago, we don’t have many details yet. We definitely do not have a date, let alone a year. It will for sure be happening in New Brunswick, probably in Miramichi (where Chris is from). The only guarantee I have so far is that it will be a good time. Yes?

5. The ring! Tell us all about it!

Ah, yes! The ring is simply amazing. Chris knew what I liked in terms of rings as I had showed him a few in stores and we had looked at some Web sites together, but boy did he ever go out of his way… He actually went and got a ring created for me at Howard Jewellers based on various ring design elements that I liked. The result is simply gorgeous! It’s a 14 K thick white gold tension-set ring with a 0.5 K princess-cut diamond. I love it and it couldn’t be any more perfect!

6. Clearly, we are only here for pictures of the bling. Where are they?

Here you go!

Special thanks goes out to Val for the post-yoga class photoshoot at Bridgehead tonight!

7. Alright well. I think that was all of our questions. How can we stay up-to-date on your wedding?

Chris really knows me and he pleased the nerd in me by registering www.chrisandvero.com, which I will be turning into a wedding Web site in the next few months. So stay tuned for more details!

…. Yay!!