...to my family is coming.

And no. I'm not pregnant.

But sometime in the future, give or take 2 years, I'm going to have a new brother. In-Law.

Stolen from Dan's site

Yes, Redpac, internationally known for being one of the original 'Countdown to Legality' sites, is going to marry into my family. I also work with him, and take some pride (or blame, if you will :-P) that I was the one that introduced them. Which is weird, when the guy that you're working with is also dating (now engaged) to your sister.

It's been a week, but I wanted her to break the news to her people before letting it out on the internet. But I think a week is enough time for her to proclaim it from the mountaintops!

I'll save you the details, because really, it isn't my story to tell. But I'll tell you how I found out.

Dan had planned a trip to Cedar Point, OH for him and Claudine. Of course, that's what she thought. And it's what I thought too. So I was sitting at lunch with a couple coworkers, and my coworker Tyson had asked me how Claudine was doing. I said that she was doing good, and that she was on vacation with Dan at Cedar Point. Then he said, "Wow, so is Dan going to propose to her there?" I looked at him and said, "Um, no. That's probably not going to happen for a while."

Then my other coworker, Tony, who suddenly got silent and a little nervous looking, said, "Yeah, why would Dan do that at Cedar Point? He's afraid to get married! He's not ready yet! They just went to Cedar Point for a vacation."

You know how to tell when someone is lying or covering something up? When they over-explain something. They come up with excuses or explanations for something even when it hasn't been questioned and it isn't necessary.

So I knew that something was up. I made a couple other comments and let the idea brew in my head for awhile, then finally blurted out, "So Dan is proposing to Claudine this week, huh?" Which brough panic to their eyes. Of course, not Tyson, who had no knowledge of anything and had asked his question innocently. And Tony tried talking around it. And I said, "Tell me the truth! I want to know!"

So they spilled the beans to me. Instead of going to Cedar Point, Dan had bought tickets to Las Vegas, and was going to propose to her there. Somewhere. Somehow. But in Las Vegas.

So yeah. Now they're engaged, and Claudine is as happy as a clam. (are clams really happy? How do we know?) She can stop fretting about being an old maid forever and stop fretting over when Dan was going to propose. I can stop telling her to quit freaking Dan out with talks of wedding invitations and how big their wedding is going to be, because when she does that now, she'll actually be talking about a REAL wedding.

Dan & Claudine (stolen from Melanie)

So congrats to you two crazy kids. Can't wait for Claudine to start calling me with her craziness as she starts planning for the wedding!

Posted by Yano at September 7, 2004 07:52 AM

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