I want to personally thank all of the support for the blog I'm getting out of Japan. I loved living in Tokyo and would love to make it back there someday.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Proposal
The Proposal
If your one of my face book friends then you already know I’m a cheese ball when it comes to loving my Miss Brittany. Found my best-friend and life partner in crime. On that note, I want to share my proposal story with ya.
Brittany and I were planning a trip to Paris. Now knowing that Brittany loves romance and fairytales ,and honestly I'm probably not the most romantic guy, but I figured proposing in Paris should at least get me to our 10th anniversary. Now we were off to the airport. The whole time im sweating bullets knowing that one of these amateur agents are going to search my bag and blow my cover by showing the ring. As my bag went through the x-ray machine the gentleman looked at me and I politely scoured back with the you blow my cover you die look. So, he kindly smiled and I moved on my way. We get to Paris and started enjoying the sites and history. This whole time Brittany has no clue the bomb I'm going to drop on her. Long story short, the third day of vacation we are taking in the sites and I mention that we should hang out by the Eiffel tower that night and drink some wine. So, we walked everywhere to find a bottle of wine to consume. Finally we found a small convenient store and made the purchase. The ring was in my suit coat pocket. As Brittany walked out of the store, I pulled out the ring and showed it to the clerk.. He said something to me in French, which I hope was nice, and winked at me. Understand we had been walking all day. So Brittany says why we don’t just call it a night. I look at her and try not to blow my top from the tension of holding in this secret for the three days on the trip. I told her we were drinking wine by the Eiffel tower and that's all there is to it. We head to the Eiffel tower to find a spot to sit and drink. Well I’m thinking of a strategy of how I’m going to pull this off. I made a decision in my mind that I was going to find an English speaking person to take our picture by the tower. At that time I would pop the question. Finally I spotted some Brits sitting and enjoying a game of cards while drinking wine. I walk over to them and whisper that I’m about to propose to my girlfriend and if they would be so kind to take a picture when I do it. I walk back to Brittany and tell her that were going to get our pic taken in front of the tower and these kind Brits were going to take it. So stand up for the pic and I look at Miss Brittany and start giving my schpeal. She's not paying attention to me and says quit talking they're trying to take a pic. I look at her like she’s nuts and state that honey you need to listen to me. She continues how we need to hurry so they can take the pic. Finally I just dropped to my knee so she could get a clue of what I was attempting to do. She finally realized. She was stunned. She didn't even look at the ring. I had to shove the ring in her face. She said yes, fortunately. It was perfect timing. From 10pm until midnight at the strike of the hour the Eifel Tower lights up like a million flashing stars. It started flashing during the proposal. The lawn was full of people clapping and the moment will always be treasured by us both.
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No,Never,Cant, = Failure
Today’s America is driven by money, power, and freedom. All of these desires run in conjunction with the other. Money gives you power, power allows you the freedom to live your life as you wish. Between 2004 and 2010 it has been shown that nearly 40% of the population between ages 18-24 expressed desire to start their own business. Amongst the thousands of young Americans that pursue this every year, few truly succeed. Those that do succeed have a drive that is unmatched, and will power that just won’t quit. Farrah Gray is a self made millionaire, who grew up in inner city Chicago in the late 1980’s. “The only thing in our refrigerator was the light that came on when you opened the door,” says Gray, which can only give you an inkling of the circumstances that faced him. He wasn’t born within a lavished lifestyle, nor was he provided the education some may think you need to be a successful individual; let alone a self-made millionaire by the age of 14. Farrah started his empire at the age of 6. What can a 6 year old do to possibly be driving revenue while only being in the 1st grade? He sold rocks, painted ones at that. However, these were not your ordinary painted rocks that you may see your local girl scouts selling. Gray evolved his painted friends into things such as bookends, and doorstops all while only being just over a half of a decade in age. At age seven, he was carrying business cards reading "21st Century CEO." At eight, Gray became co-founder of Urban Neighborhood Enterprise Economic Club on Chicago's South side. By the time he was a pre-teen he had over 12 million listeners tuning into to “Backstage Live”, a syndicated television and radio simulcast in Las Vegas. By the age of 15, his talent and inspiration could no longer be denied and he was made the youngest member of the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas. His accomplishments, foundations, and business ventures could fill a book, but I simply wanted to scrape the service. Farrah Gray changed his stars against unprecedented odds during modern America. The unfortunate reality of it all is that the majority of today’s youth and young adults lack the work ethic, character, and patience to walk in Gray’s footsteps. However, it is nice to know that it is still possible. When they say “you can do anything you can set your mind to”, believe it, and follow through with it. It definitely will not be easy, nor will it always be lucrative, or enjoyable. Wouldn’t you want to come out on the other side as Gray did? I know I would.
Special Thanks to Jessica Jenkins for this stellar submission
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