05.14.06
May 13, 2006
By all accounts, I am reasonably smart. I’ve got a couple of degrees under my belt, I read a lot, and I listen to NPR. But for someone with smarts, I can be a real dope sometimes.
Ed ordered lobster from Maine on Wednesday. Not terribly out of the blue, since we had planned to have a lobster dinner a few months ago, and because of some bad weather on the East Coast, it had been cancelled. He asked if I wanted to have a date on Saturday, and who am I to turn down a lobster dinner?
Saturday started out as a pretty normal day. The lobster arrived at 10:30 via FedEx. Yippie! Lobster for dinner! We continued the day with a host of errands and arrived home in the late afternoon after picking up a few last things at the grocery store. I planned to make some cupcakes and got started on them soon after arriving home. (More on those later.) I cleaned up my cupcake mess as much as possible, and I left the kitchen to allow E space to begin seafood prep.
Fast forward to dinner.
We’d eaten all of the crab claws by the time the camera came out, but the mussels lasted a few extra minutes. Mussels in white wine broth, yum!
(Me, snarfing up the last of the mussels.)
I think that lobster bibs should be considered high fashion. I mean, c’mon.
All this time, I’m having a great old time, drinking hard cider (not always safe for corn allergy sufferers. Watch out for unnecessary caramel color in your cider - I found out the hard way.), goofing with E, and making all kinds of crazy jokes about shellfish. I’m completely having a great time, and I’m not thinking anything except that I’m eating a great meal.
E came out of the kitchen to alert me that dinner was about to be served.
(Mister Jokester trying to crack a knuckle. Ha, ha.)
Dinner is served!
Click, click, TrueEpicure the Photographer, completely oblivious to everything. Why is E kneeling down holding the tray? Click cli–… Uh… what is on the lobster?
Hey, that lobster is wearing jewelry!
Holy Crap!
Yes ladies and gentlemen, I am completely oblivious. All the signs were there, and I never put any of them together.
I’m not going to win any awards for my handmodeling, but the ring looks pretty darned good, doncha think?
Ed did a super job with the ring. It’s my something old and something new. 
Mom is pretty excited - not more than I am, but pretty close, I think.
So there you are. That is my story of oblivousness and indulgence. Boy, what a great night!
Sarah HB said,
May 15, 2006 at 5:56 am
CONGRATULATIONS EVA!
That is so great. What a fun way to propose!
Love the ring and all the personal photos on the blog today.
E said,
May 15, 2006 at 6:00 am
Oblivious or not… Still a greta story! I think you forgot to mention one thing… What a great answer you gave
Holly said,
May 15, 2006 at 6:09 am
Congrats, congrats! What a lovely story and such a beautiful ring. I’m so happy for you both.
Andrew and Lara said,
May 15, 2006 at 6:20 am
So perfect! We’ve been waiting to hear that this plan was put into action…
Congrats:)
Heather said,
May 15, 2006 at 7:17 am
Oh honey, I am SO happy for you both!! Congratulations!! What a sweet, romantic story. And I LOVE the ring
Melanie said,
May 15, 2006 at 8:39 am
If it makes you feel any better, I was surprised when I saw the Lobster wearing a diamond, too! It looks better on your hand, though. Congratulations to you both!
Johnathon Wilde said,
May 15, 2006 at 9:03 am
Holy smokers! Congratulations!!! Woo hoo! Why am I always the last to know??
Pam said,
May 15, 2006 at 9:09 am
AAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!
(that’s the sound I made when I saw the lobster. in good way.)
Congratulations to you both.
Tim said,
May 15, 2006 at 9:19 am
Eva,
When we least expect it, huh? Sometimes it’s just nice to know that we still have the capacity to be surprised.
Congratulations! And to continue the aquaeous theme: Look’s like you reeled in a good catch.
Much love, health and happiness.
Tim
David and Ellen said,
May 15, 2006 at 10:35 am
Congratulations!
We are so excited for you both. We hope you will be as happy as we are … on Wednesday we celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary!
We look forward to meeting you, Eva, although we feel like we know you already after reading your wonderful proposal story!
Best wishes from David and Ellen Schaefer in Sacramento
Stephanie said,
May 15, 2006 at 11:23 am
oooh! what a wonderful story
Congratulations!
Meredith said,
May 15, 2006 at 11:46 am
Congratulations!!! Sorry you won’t be joining us here in Philly, but we look forward to seeing back on the East Coast very soon!
Love,
Meredith and Mark
Peggy said,
May 15, 2006 at 12:09 pm
Wow! Makes my weekend look rather boring. What a wonderful way to say “I love you” —lobster and diamonds. Best of luck to you and your lovely lady.
Michelle said,
May 15, 2006 at 4:01 pm
Congratulations Eva and Ed, that is awesome. I don’t know that I would have thought anything funny was going on either. Sometimes we just see what is in front of us and not around us.
Kimpossible said,
May 15, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Holy shit! (excuse my french) When you sent me a note saying “things were crazy this weekend”, you didn’t say you got engaged! How fabulous! I have no doubt that Ed is terrific, wonderful and fantastic (after all, he loves you) but please call when you can so I can hear about this man and all the news! Wow! Congrats!!!!!!!!
MJ said,
May 15, 2006 at 5:43 pm
OMG! Congratulations! That’s so funny and cute.
cecil said,
May 15, 2006 at 6:10 pm
Congrats-lots of luck .Looking forward to seeing you both when you come back east.
Catherine and Cecil
Kirsten said,
May 15, 2006 at 10:58 pm
Oh WOW!!!! Congratulations!! I am so happy for you and wish you both much joy.
Ashley said,
May 16, 2006 at 5:19 am
YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY for you!!!!!! Congratulations, I’m so happy for you! OOOO-think of the knitting slash wedding blog possibilities…
What a great engagement story you have! You’ll always have fun telling people.
Donna said,
May 16, 2006 at 6:02 am
Dear Eva,
This is a memorable proposal…………and you didn’t see it. That’s even better.
Love to both of you, I’m so glad for all of us here that you’re coming back east and bringing Ed.
Love, Donna
Alison said,
May 16, 2006 at 8:22 am
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH…. Oh that is too cool!!! I bet even the lobster thought so!
Congrats, congrats - may you have a long and life together!
Mary said,
May 16, 2006 at 8:49 am
YAY! What a splendid surprise! The ring IS beautiful. Can’t wait to see it. The photos are beautiful too. I’m trying to figure out how to print them at an appropriate size to post them all over my office!
Love,
Mom
Deborah said,
May 16, 2006 at 9:08 am
Wheee!! Great story-telling and I’m so happy for you both!
Can we call you guys E-squared now?
Ira and Deb said,
May 16, 2006 at 11:30 am
Congrats! I think my boy Ed did a fine job and made a fine choice.
Steve H. said,
May 16, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Congrats to the both of you! I’ll take the obvious path for a person of my reputation and venture a guess that the ring-bearing crustacean shown above was a ‘rock’ lobster…
Dani said,
May 16, 2006 at 8:05 pm
I am so incredibly happy for you both! Ed has GREAT taste - in women and rings =)
A lifetime of health and happiness to you!!
And whats this I read about coming back East? If you find yourself in NY again and don’t call, I will be VERY VERY upset!!!
kt said,
May 16, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Congratulations! Long life and health and mostly, love and happiness to you both. What a cool proposal…you had me going, Eva, I was worrying through the first few photos that you were going to have some horrific allergic reaction to something–and it was obviously just the opposite! Mazel Tov!
Dennis Glavin said,
May 17, 2006 at 11:01 am
Congratulations — as a friend of Ed’s, I’m sure the two of you will be very happy!
emily said,
May 17, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Cue “Rock Lobster” by The B-52’s!
Wow, fantastic proposal story, Eva & Ed — clearly the wedding dinner should be an all-shellfish smorgasbord to commemorate it? With a tofu-shrimp cocktail option for Kim.
CONGRATULATIONS! emily (your Las Vegas ‘05 traveling companion)
Heather said,
May 17, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Whoo hooo! Many congratulations on your engagement! What a way to make an ordinary day incredible, huh? May you and Ed experience a lifetime of very special, ordinary days together!!
Kelli said,
May 17, 2006 at 2:14 pm
Holy lobsters! That is the best news I’ve heard all week and I LOVE the story! Too sweet. He played it cool? He wasn’t nervous? AHH! Such wonderful news Eva. Many congrats!
Irene and Al Hess said,
May 18, 2006 at 7:12 am
Eva and Ed
I think E squared is the best!
This match was made in heaven, we can tell. We are so very happy for you both. Look forward to meeting you Eva and welcoming you into our family.
Love and hugs to you both,
Irene and Al
Vincent said,
May 18, 2006 at 8:43 am
Congratulations. A great way to say “I love you”
Vincent
Romi said,
May 20, 2006 at 10:13 pm
Aaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwww! That is completely cool and so sweet! Congratulations.
Dave, Cathy and Josh said,
May 21, 2006 at 7:24 am
Ed and Eva
Congrats and welcome to the family Eva. Standby for more craziness. When you guys get back to DC we’ll have you down to Va Beach for some fun.
Dave
Kathy Schmidt said,
May 21, 2006 at 9:55 pm
This is wonderful!!! Can’t wait for the big day.
Kathy and Jeff
Natalie, Eli, and Jeanne said,
May 22, 2006 at 4:24 pm
Congratulations Eddie and Eva! We were thrilled to hear the good news. We wish you all the very best.
Much love,
Eli, Jeanne, and Natalie
Does that mean that you will have a lobster theme for the wedding?
Tropical Island - Lobster Dinner - Red & White Attire…
Don Holmes said,
May 23, 2006 at 3:58 pm
I got an e mail from Ed. I’ve know him since High School. Who knew he was that creative.
Congrats.
Don (some guy you don’t know)
Tom and Bonnie said,
May 25, 2006 at 10:59 am
Holy Smokes! How exciting! Now we’re really sorry we didn’t get a chance to meet Ed when we were in Phoenix this spring. Sounds like a wonderful guy and a great catch. No pun intended.
What a great way to let us all know. Please keep us informed of your plans. So sorry you’re moving to the east coast, but we will hunt you down for a visit!!
Cindy and John said,
May 26, 2006 at 8:35 pm
WOW- Although we kind of knew what was going down that weekend, it is fantastic to hear the play by play!! How romantic and lovely (and yummy!). We are so happy for you both!!!
Cindy and John
Debbie Wells and Ted Jochsberger said,
May 27, 2006 at 11:01 am
Eva
We’re both very happy for you. How did you grow up so fast?
We wish you the best of everything and look forward to seeing you when you get back East.
Much love,
Debbie and Ted
Patsy said,
June 1, 2006 at 6:51 am
What a wonderful surprise! I am so happy for both of you….I just was served a lobster on the east coast and there was not such a beautiful surprise. I hope we get to see both of you before you leave.
Lots of love, Patsy
Vicki said,
June 1, 2006 at 11:56 am
Congratulations, Eva (and Ed)!! Zwei and I were so happy to hear about your good news!!! I loved the proposal story - if it makes you feel any better, I didn’t have a clue either and there were many signs.
It’s more fun to be surprised anyway! You will actually be closer to us in DC since we’re moving to Michigan soon, so hope we can see you and meet Ed soon!
Our love to you both, Vicki and Zwei Heffelman
Dick and Jane said,
June 3, 2006 at 1:48 pm
Howdy,
I knew when I talked with you the other day that something grand was happening to you! I got goose bumps. We have to meet Ed, so we can report to the family what a lucky guy he is!
Happy, Happy
Dick and Jane
Karen said,
June 5, 2006 at 10:44 pm
Ed & Eva
It was wonderful seeing you two recently, what an incredible engagement story, I wish you both love, happiness health andmany many lobster dinners together, the ring is beautiful. Can’t wait to welcome ou back to the East Coast!! Karen
Cindy & Jason said,
June 21, 2006 at 2:51 pm
WOW, Eva, what a great story and a lovely engagement! We wish you and Ed all the best in DC! Your AZ friends will miss you!
Mei said,
July 14, 2006 at 1:28 am
Oh crap, I haven’t been keeping up at all. CONGRATS on your engagement! The way he asked is so beautiful and hilarious too. I wish you two all the best!!!