A Day at Kew....or, Michael proposes to Naomi
Trip Start
Aug 02, 2008
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Trip End
Sep 30, 2009
London,
England,
United Kingdom
Friday, October 3, 2008
We will be getting married next year, in California. We are very excited, and I am quite proud of how it all went. I proposed while we were on a walk in the beautiful Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew Palace, outside London. I've included a few pictures to give you a sense of it. I'd been carrying the ring around in my pocket for the entire time we'd been in London, waiting for the right moment. Getting into the London School of Economics has been such a trying time, Naomi is getting me through it. :)
To propose , we walked through the gardens as I looked for the perfect spot. I found a bench that had been donated by a husband in the memory of his wife, whom he spent his life with, and who loved nature and the gardens. I thought that was such a beautiful sentiment that we sat down and appreciated the quiet for a while. There is a sapling growing about 10 feet from the bench, and I hope to come back in a few years and see how it has grown with us and with our relationship. Behind our sapling, there are groves are naturally growing oak and other giant trees of all fall colors. The beautiful golden color isn't quite captured in the pictures, but it was just captivating. After sitting quietly for a few minutes, I talked to Naomi about my feelings, got down on one knee and proposed. Just as you might have expected, there were tears of joy and we spent the rest of the day wandering the park, giddy. At about 6:30 we arrived at the exit to the park, ready for dinner. They had locked the gates at 6 however, hours and hours after we had entered. They happily opened them for us a while later, and we were pleased to have a few extra minutes to sit and enjoy the trees.
We are nervous, joyful and hopeful, and I wish we were home (or we at least had a phoneline!) so we could see everyone sooner. Just know that you are in our thoughts, and our hearts.
