Sorry I haven’t been able to post as much as usual. Lately I have been busy finishing up a large project that my company is working on. The project is just about complete which is super exciting. However, there are other exciting things that have been going on in my life lately.

Here is a chance to see catch a glimpse at the biggest development. Following a day at work for the both of us, I canceled our previous arrangement of going and working out together. Instead, I offered a dinner of sushi with the promise of “dollar sushi night.” It was the place of our first date: Nara Korean BBQ and Sushi in Missoula, MT. However, Bonnie was completely unaware that I had signed the papers and made the purchase of an engagement ring before picking her up at work.

We arrived at the restaurant and it was pretty packed. There were only seats at the bar available. I knew that it would be hard to look up to her on top of a barstool from one knee, so I insisted we wait until a table was available. After we got a table near the back of the restaurant, we proceeded to order drinks and make small talk. When Bonnie got up to wash her hands, I quickly rushed to our waitress and interrupted her filling drinks in the kitchen. Quickly I said something to the effect of:

“Sorry to bother you. My girlfriend is in the restroom so I only have a minute. I am going to propose to my girlfriend tonight. When I hand you a camera, I’m just going to ask you to take our picture. However, the camera will already be recording so just point it at us.”

After many gourmet rolls of sushi, the check had arrived and I finished paying. Just before we were about to get up, I asked our waitress if she would be kind enough to take a picture of my girlfriend and I. Here is what followed:

I love her so much and can’t wait for all that life has in store for us.

This morning I awoke and went about my business getting ready for work.

That is until I received a text message from my girlfriend at work:

“I falded [sic] down the stairs. Boo. I havd [sic] a good bruise though.”

First of all, my girlfriend is smart, she just doesn’t bother to fix errors in text messages. However, it was my reaction that surprised me most. I was quick to call her work to ensure that she was okay. Even though the text message clearly didn’t warrant a huge reaction, the response was without thought.

It’s odd how, after a while, you start to feel the necessity for immediate response to anything even remotely dangerous. This is how I felt this morning. Like a father to a child or something. Well, maybe not so much like a father. I think that that reason I called was to be there in case she needed me or wanted someone to talk to about it. After all, I am all too familiar with how it feels to fall and hurt yourself at work.

All in all, I’m glad the way I responded the way I did. Even though there was nothing terribly wrong. Next time though, I think I will understand a bit more why I did it.

By the way, she’s okay. A bruised elbow. No teeth missing or anything bad like that. Good thing, ’cause I love her.