January 21, 2011
We love sushi! Just a normal night at dinner, discussing the new house: 

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We were in Anchorage for a work  conference for me this past January 2011 having dinner at a sushi restaurant. We were arguing over whether or not to continue home improvement projects on the house D had bought in November. Finally, D got tired of me asking why they should wait and save money, and D said "because I want to get married; will you marry me?" And I didn't really believe this. D didn't even have a ring. But, after dinner, D called my dad, asked permission, and then we shopped for my engagement ring.
We didn't find an e-ring that weekend, but D knew what I wanted after we looked around, and had a ring custom made, which arrived in April. In April, when we were at the movies one night, D was holding my hand and slipped the ring on my finger as a surprise. I was so excited! He wouldn't let me go out to the lobby to look at it though for the longest time! He kept saying, shhhh! Wait until the movie's over. But I couldn't wait, so I ran out to the lobby and began admiring my beautiful new e-ring. 

We are now planning a wedding from Alaska that will take place in Montana. It is quite challenging! Thank goodness for the internet. I can't wait to go to Montana for five weeks this summer to get everything in order.