Report From The Island- 2/1/06
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Great trip report! Sounds fantastic. Grongrats on the pending nuptials!
I just booked my dives with Christi today. I'll be there in June and it will be my first dive trip in Coz. I can't wait!!!
I just booked my dives with Christi today. I'll be there in June and it will be my first dive trip in Coz. I can't wait!!!
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Moodiejeff
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I guess I never really went into detail on how I asked Mia to marry me... I had been planning it for a few months but without Christi’s help it probably never would have gotten off the ground. Big thanks go out to her and her crew.
To backtrack a little, we had gone to La Cocay last summer and had a wonderful dessert where the chef had spelled out the name of the restaurant in chocolate sauce on the rim of the plate and done a bunch of grapes in fruit sauce. It was beautifully done and it had stayed with me so when I was thinking of a creative way to ask Mia for her hand I thought why not do it that way... have the dessert brought out and have “will you marry me” written on the plate. Now, I had thought this through so many ways... should I have the ring on the plate? What excatly should it say? etc. Then I hit upon the idea that it should be in Spanish. Just for clarification, neither of us know a lick of Spanish. You’d think that after all the trips we take to Coz we would learn at least the basics. Nope, we are lazy gringos, but I digress...
We devised a scheme that we would go to La Cocay for dinner on the night before her birthday (since Mago was going away for a few days). Christi had gotten a cake for the occasion - An “impossible” cake, chocolate with a layer of flan on top. Perfect, Mia LOVES flan! 6 of us were there: Mia, myself, Christi and her crew, Mago, Pedro & Javier. We had the most awesome meal... everything was pure perfection, we kept passing around the plates so we could all try each others dinner. After dinner Mia opened her gifts from Christi and the guys and we were all marvelling at Mago's ingenuity when it comes to putting little things together to make a gift (you can see it in the background of the 1st pic). At this point I was still OK, not nervous at all.
Now the grand finale: For dessert they brought out beautifully decorated plates to all of us but Mia’s had Spanish writing on hers.
I'm sure at this point she must think it has something to do with her birthday. “Oooo” she says and starts to take a picture. Christi tells her to make sure to get a good one because she’ll definitely want to keep it. Meanwhile Javier and Pedro look over the table and start to chuckle (they did not know what was going on either up until this point). Javier then asks Mia if she knows what the plate says. “No”, she answers, “I don’t speak Spanish”. To which I reply “I don’t speak Spanish either but I know what it says, it says... will you marry me?” At which point I get off my chair to get down on one knee and trip, nearly falling over. I then ask her again and place the ring on her finger. Surprisingly she says yes and everybody applauds. I wasn’t at all nervous until I saw the plate coming to the table. The guys had a good laugh at how much I was sweating. The plan worked perfectly, she was completely shocked and surprised.
Once again, thanks go to Christi for her help and to La Cocay for indulging us. The food, flowers and service were all excellent. My new favorite place to go.
To backtrack a little, we had gone to La Cocay last summer and had a wonderful dessert where the chef had spelled out the name of the restaurant in chocolate sauce on the rim of the plate and done a bunch of grapes in fruit sauce. It was beautifully done and it had stayed with me so when I was thinking of a creative way to ask Mia for her hand I thought why not do it that way... have the dessert brought out and have “will you marry me” written on the plate. Now, I had thought this through so many ways... should I have the ring on the plate? What excatly should it say? etc. Then I hit upon the idea that it should be in Spanish. Just for clarification, neither of us know a lick of Spanish. You’d think that after all the trips we take to Coz we would learn at least the basics. Nope, we are lazy gringos, but I digress...
We devised a scheme that we would go to La Cocay for dinner on the night before her birthday (since Mago was going away for a few days). Christi had gotten a cake for the occasion - An “impossible” cake, chocolate with a layer of flan on top. Perfect, Mia LOVES flan! 6 of us were there: Mia, myself, Christi and her crew, Mago, Pedro & Javier. We had the most awesome meal... everything was pure perfection, we kept passing around the plates so we could all try each others dinner. After dinner Mia opened her gifts from Christi and the guys and we were all marvelling at Mago's ingenuity when it comes to putting little things together to make a gift (you can see it in the background of the 1st pic). At this point I was still OK, not nervous at all.
Now the grand finale: For dessert they brought out beautifully decorated plates to all of us but Mia’s had Spanish writing on hers.
I'm sure at this point she must think it has something to do with her birthday. “Oooo” she says and starts to take a picture. Christi tells her to make sure to get a good one because she’ll definitely want to keep it. Meanwhile Javier and Pedro look over the table and start to chuckle (they did not know what was going on either up until this point). Javier then asks Mia if she knows what the plate says. “No”, she answers, “I don’t speak Spanish”. To which I reply “I don’t speak Spanish either but I know what it says, it says... will you marry me?” At which point I get off my chair to get down on one knee and trip, nearly falling over. I then ask her again and place the ring on her finger. Surprisingly she says yes and everybody applauds. I wasn’t at all nervous until I saw the plate coming to the table. The guys had a good laugh at how much I was sweating. The plan worked perfectly, she was completely shocked and surprised.
Once again, thanks go to Christi for her help and to La Cocay for indulging us. The food, flowers and service were all excellent. My new favorite place to go.
Kat
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Jeff,
What a wonderful, romantic story. Wow, the proposal written in chocolate, you on one knee - with a ring. It's like a fairy tale.
What a wonderful, romantic story. Wow, the proposal written in chocolate, you on one knee - with a ring. It's like a fairy tale.
Great story, Jeff! Carol's response to me at that moment (nowhere near as well orchestrated) was, "Well, it's about time!" ;^)
Hey, how's about joining me and Sharky and a bunch of others down there in May? We can toast you guys good and proper. Come to think of it, we can do that with or without you... ;^)
Hey, how's about joining me and Sharky and a bunch of others down there in May? We can toast you guys good and proper. Come to think of it, we can do that with or without you... ;^)
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Moodiejeff
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Fairy tale is right... as I reported earlier I got her a Dolphin engagement ring from Torgny & co. I was pretty apprehensive about it when I ordered it as I thought she might want something a bit more traditional, plus I really wasn't sure how it would look (it looks a LOT nicer in person than on the site). It's actually very subtle and you wouldn't notice unless you really looked. I gave her the option of trading it for something else.Kat:
Anyway, the way Christi got those wild Dolphins to appear the next day pretty much sealed the deal... She's keeping the ring!
She waited 7 years, I'm sure she was thinking the same :14:ggunn:
Would love to come down then (I love it in May) but it's too early to tell what our summer plans will be.
I don't really drink too much anymore (working in the bar business will cure you of that) but I actually bought a bottle of Leon Negra this past trip to try it. Unfortunately when I opened the refrigerator door it fell out and busted on the floor. I wasn't too happy and I'm sure the maids weren't either! Will definitely have to give it another shot next time.
Joselyn
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Jeff,
It was absolutely our pleasure in helping you out with Mia's Ring! And I just looked at the picture on the website...we're definitely going to upgrade some of those photos! Now I understand why you were a bit apprehensive!
I knew she'd say yes, and I'm seriously impressed by the entire proposal! Congratulations to both of you and I'll see you in 2 weeks!
Joselyn
It was absolutely our pleasure in helping you out with Mia's Ring! And I just looked at the picture on the website...we're definitely going to upgrade some of those photos! Now I understand why you were a bit apprehensive!
I knew she'd say yes, and I'm seriously impressed by the entire proposal! Congratulations to both of you and I'll see you in 2 weeks!
Joselyn
I will also concur that the ring is absolutely gorgeous...subtle, elegant, and different than the traditional band. I definitely like the white gold better than "gold" gold 
I would LOVE to have that as my ring...if I ever get one 
As I said, I was very honeored to help and to be a part of this. Jeff and Mia have become very special friends to me and my crew over the past three years and we can't wait for the wedding...wherever it is!
It was VERY sad to see them leave...but I know I'll see them again soon
I would LOVE to have that as my ring...if I ever get one As I said, I was very honeored to help and to be a part of this. Jeff and Mia have become very special friends to me and my crew over the past three years and we can't wait for the wedding...wherever it is!
It was VERY sad to see them leave...but I know I'll see them again soon
Martha
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Jeff,
That is the most romantic proposal I've ever heard of and very creative. I think it's so cool that you thought to get her a dolphin engagement ring. How poetic that the dolphins then honored you with their presence on Mia's birthday. The engagement and Mia's birthday sounds perfect in every way. Thank you for sharing it with us. It brings a smile to my face reading about it.
That is the most romantic proposal I've ever heard of and very creative. I think it's so cool that you thought to get her a dolphin engagement ring. How poetic that the dolphins then honored you with their presence on Mia's birthday. The engagement and Mia's birthday sounds perfect in every way. Thank you for sharing it with us. It brings a smile to my face reading about it.
