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baum propses to gwen
February 25th, 2001 : Mammoth Mountain , California USA
I was planning this day for 2 months. Telling Gwen I wasn't
ready for the next step in our relationship. I would say dumb
guy things to throw her off the proposal trail. Listen to some
of the crap I was trying to sell Gwen on:
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DeBeers is the last great cartel of the world. Diamonds
are just overpriced, worthless chunks of carbon. I will
never sell out.
- What is so important about an stupid engagement ring anyhow?
I mean really.
- Why can't we just have a domestic partnership or something
and get the tax break and insurance benfits that way?
- Did you know the divorce rate in Southern California is
89% this year.
- As soon as my GoTo stock goes back up we can talk about
marriage.
- I don't think I want to get married until I'm at least
35. You're OK with that right? |
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Poor
girl. But hey, it kept her totally unaware of what was coming.
So Gwen and I went up to Mammoth that weekend for a vacation.
We have been spending a lot of time in Mammoth this year
as Gwen and I have season passes. We just love the snow!
I thought it would be the picture perfect spot for the proposal. |
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of our friends on the trip knew. So did Gwen's parents.
I had gone over the week before to asked her parents permission.
I was so impressed her Mom didn't peep a clue to her. So
Friday we got in late said hello to everyone. Gwen went
straight to bed early and my friends and I stayed up late
plotting our course for Saturday. |
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Little
did I know one of the biggest storms of the year was hitting
Mammoth that night. When we woke the entire place was white.
Complete white out. It was cold too. It just wasn't what
I was hoping for. I had this picture perfect image of how
the weather would be and how everything would go down, this
wasnt it. |
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we all went out Saturday night. The weather was still stormy.
And the forecast had no promise of anything letting up.
I was sad because I was so excited. I was so close to just
popping and asking Gwen. Do you know how hard it is for
a guy to keep a secret like this? |
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Then
Sunday morning. What can I say. The perfect day. The Storm
had lifted and the Sun was shining. The trees and everything
were covered in that beautiful fresh white snow. This was
it! Today was going to be the day. I was so excited and
gwen still had no clue. |
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before the trip I had a jeweler make a copy of the engagement
ring. A white sapphire set in 14K white gold. Looks pretty
real huh? I was so afraid I would drop the real diamond
in the snow. This way I knew if something terrbile happen
it was ok. So I put the fake ring in my pocket and we headed
out for the day. We goofed around for most the morning and
made our way to the top of the Mountain. |
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I had my friends run up ahead, making sure someone was taking
pictures. I found this great bluff overlooking the Minarettes,
a set of local mountain peaks. It was very beautiful. Crisp
clean air, a fresh mountain breeze and Gwen. It was finally
how I imaged it and wanted it to be. So then I guided her
over to a quiet spot. |
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was so nervous, anxious, emotional. I had this whole thing
planned where I was gonna pretend something was wrong with
my snowboarding boots and then I would get down on one knee
and propose. Well when I got there I was so nervous I just
dropped to one knee and starting professing my love for
her. |
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I
told her how important it was to have her in my life. Today,
tomorrow, and forever. I explained how well she complimented
me and I never beleived in soul mates until she came into
my life. I mixed a few of the words but I got out the most
important part... |
"Will you marry me?"
she said "Yes!"
"YES! YES! YES!"
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