Tonight, at a gathering of the Chidopers, out of whom one of the SDMB’s resident Aussies, dpr, was the guest of honor, we witnessed a very important event in the lives of two of our fellow Dopers.
In attendance: Nymysys, dpr, Omniscient, MikeG, myself, Magdalene, dropzone, porcupine, Gaudere, DynoSaur, Maeglin (who flew in from NYC), JoeyHemlock, and MikeG’s kids (whose names I cannot recall… sorry, Mike).
The place: Babaluci’s, an Italian eatery in the Chicago neighborhood of Bucktown, also Nym’s current place of employment.
The event: The night began as your usual dopfest does. Lots of alcohol, good food, more alcohol, fun, laughter, etc. Then, around midnight, as the restaurant shut down around us, and we had drunk two toasts already, dpr decided to make the night one to remember.
Yes, that’s right, he proposed to Nymysys. I must say, as one of the attendees, the look on her face was absolutely priceless. She said yes to that burning question, and the happy couple was lost in their celebration as the rest of us stood around kinda awkwardly, not sure what to do. The quote in the title was spoken by Nym as she tackled dpr and realized that cameras were going off. Oops. (MikeG and Omni, aren’t you sorry you left early?)
I’m sure the rest of the Chidopers will have more tales to tell, as they headed back to Nym’s place afterwards, but dropzone needed to leave, and seeing as how he was my ride home, I needed to go too.
Good luck, much happiness, and much love, Tonya and Anthony. Wishing you all the best for a sunny wedding day, an ecstatic marriage, and a wonderful life, from all of us who care for you two.
Anjali (official scribe of the ChiDoper squad )
(P.S. Apologies for any details I may have omitted. Those congratulatory toasts are starting to hit me. )