Elena at the table of the restaurant where I proposed to her...I was checking my camera for pictures that I had taken so that I could have a clean memory card for my trip to Vietnam when I leave on Saturday. I was surprised and delighted to find some photos that Elena and I took on the night we got engaged (March 24, 2007). Here's a link to my Flicker page for some more pictures of that night.
As Elena mentioned in the email she sent, we went to dinner at the resolving restaurant at the top of Namsan Tower, which is a tower on a mountain that is pretty much in the center of Seoul and so one can get outstanding views on clear nights. She already related the story of our engagement, which if you don't remember, I have included below:
Hello,
I just wanted to respond to Ajay's announcement to say that he's being very modest. It wasn't just a simple proposal in a revolving restaurant. Although I knew what was coming (or maybe because I knew what was coming), Ajay managed to plan such a special evening that I felt like I was on a first date and acted accordingly. I told stupid stories, played with the flowers on the table, said every small and insignificant thing that came to mind (including a summary of a scene from Sex and the City) and went to the bathroom two times to stare at myself in the mirror to make sure I looked okay. After returning from the bathroom the second time I pulled my chair into the table so hard that I almost disrupted everything. The waiter gave a little jump and Ajay excused himself to go to the bathroom. I wondered for a short moment if he would come back.
After putting me through a difficult hour or so, he finally sat beside me after returning from the bathroom and asked me to close my eyes.
I asked, "Why?" (dumb thing number 3,456 said by me that evening).
"Just close your eyes."
I closed them and started crying. He put a box in my hand. I opened my eyes.
He said, "Will you marry me?"
I made some sobbing and choking noises and hugged him. I think I said, "yes" eventually.
He said, "I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."
When I opened the box I said, "It's perfect. It's sparkly." (number 3,457) We both laughed about that one.
Most people would think that the person proposing would be nervous, but no! Ajay was at his smoothest and most confident. He also looked very handsome that evening. I'm a very lucky woman.
I hope to see you all very soon,
Elena
As Elena mentioned in the email she sent, we went to dinner at the resolving restaurant at the top of Namsan Tower, which is a tower on a mountain that is pretty much in the center of Seoul and so one can get outstanding views on clear nights. She already related the story of our engagement, which if you don't remember, I have included below:
Hello,
I just wanted to respond to Ajay's announcement to say that he's being very modest. It wasn't just a simple proposal in a revolving restaurant. Although I knew what was coming (or maybe because I knew what was coming), Ajay managed to plan such a special evening that I felt like I was on a first date and acted accordingly. I told stupid stories, played with the flowers on the table, said every small and insignificant thing that came to mind (including a summary of a scene from Sex and the City) and went to the bathroom two times to stare at myself in the mirror to make sure I looked okay. After returning from the bathroom the second time I pulled my chair into the table so hard that I almost disrupted everything. The waiter gave a little jump and Ajay excused himself to go to the bathroom. I wondered for a short moment if he would come back.
After putting me through a difficult hour or so, he finally sat beside me after returning from the bathroom and asked me to close my eyes.
I asked, "Why?" (dumb thing number 3,456 said by me that evening).
"Just close your eyes."
I closed them and started crying. He put a box in my hand. I opened my eyes.
He said, "Will you marry me?"
I made some sobbing and choking noises and hugged him. I think I said, "yes" eventually.
He said, "I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."
When I opened the box I said, "It's perfect. It's sparkly." (number 3,457) We both laughed about that one.
Most people would think that the person proposing would be nervous, but no! Ajay was at his smoothest and most confident. He also looked very handsome that evening. I'm a very lucky woman.
I hope to see you all very soon,
Elena
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