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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

I'm Engaged!

    So here's the story! Wednesday night we celebrated Mache's mom's birthday. Because it was late and the next day was a holiday, I spent the night at their house. At breakfast with his sister, Mache suddenly disappeared. His sister gave me a DVD, saying "Mache left you this!"
 
The Amazing Race Cara demanded that I follow clues and challenges to find Mache. My first challenge was to follow the same route we walked on the night we got together.



AND I COULDN'T RETRACE THE ROUTE! You have to realize that we walked around his neighborhood, at night, among 200 identical brick apartment buildings! Because I couldn't complete the challenge, I got a PUNISHMENT CARD...
 





















...which demanded that I do the next challenge twice! The next challenge was to climb a rock route we climb a lot. Doing it twice was ridiculously hard, but I knew what awaited me at the end of the road =). 




My future sister-in-law was my guide and companion through the whole "Race."







 



The next challenge was to find a certain plaza and call a random number. The Anonymous Voice on the phone gave me an address...

    















...which ended up being his cousin's house. There I had to get a certain score on some Wii games.

I failed that challenge too!!! But I still got the next clue! (And a Punishment Card that demanded that I buy Mache dinner sometime).

My last clue was the way to my love.

 







When I found him, he was standing in front of 5 boxes, which I opened with 5 tiny keys I had gotten after each challenge. Each box had a rose in it, and a word... "Will...You...Marry...Me?" In the last box was the ring! Carola had crept behind us in the bushes to take these last pictures =)





So we're engaged!


 
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a fantastic story and what a guy to plan such a day!!! Blessings to you guys!
Posted 6/16/2009 9:22 AM by johnandchels Xanga Premium Member - reply

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AHHH!!!! Congratulations Cara!
Posted 6/16/2009 10:44 AM by amandatimm - reply

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YEAH!!! congrats friend! what an 'amazing' proposal...i'm so happy for you!
Posted 6/16/2009 11:27 AM by daphneeck - reply

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Yeah! I'm so excited for you Cara! The proposal - wow - incredible! Thanks for sharing! - Hilary

Posted 6/16/2009 12:34 PM by hilarywilken - reply

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Wow!!

I'm so happy for the two of you!!!

Congratulations!!!
Marten
Posted 6/17/2009 5:13 AM by FastolfeFygor - reply

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Glad to hear this news! How wonderful!  Congratulations! Sue
Posted 6/17/2009 10:38 AM by suepost - reply

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wow, congratulations cara! what a great way of him being creative, congratulations to u guys!!
Posted 6/27/2009 5:57 PM by WildNBeloved1 - reply

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Congratulations Cara!!!!! and Mache!!! Les deseo mucha felicidad!!


-Vicky.-

Posted 6/28/2009 2:45 PM by vickytoria09 - reply

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WOW!  CONGRATULATIONS!  I was visiting your folks when I got to see the CD you sent your folks...You are such a blessing to me, Cara!  Your Mom and I grew up together at church in Wayne and during Junior High and High School.  She stood up in my wedding for me as well in 1973!  I am very happy for you two and will continue praying for you both!  Where will the wedding be?  Your folks and I are all moving to TX right around the same time...what a God thing for me!  I would have known no one there accept for the family I live and work with...but, now thanks to God's Great Plan, I will have your folks not to many miles away.  (:  Please give my love to your Sweetheart and your family there in Bolivia!


Love, Jean Goetz, North Ft. Myers, FL


Posted 7/16/2009 7:42 PM by vjsplinter - reply


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