The Six Million Dollar Man

I've been thinking about my life recently. I mean, really thinking, a lot. And you know what? I even reached a conclusion: there was something missing, so to speak. Something was making me less exciting and less of a man than usual. (Although, I'm not saying that I'd be very exciting or much of a man in general.) On top of that, there's that little something that I've been thinking about non-stop since moving to Spain. That had to stop. Or change, at the very least.

I visited my girlfriend in Portugal this weekend (30th 0f September - 3rd of October). And I had plans for the occasion, something besides trying a pastel de nata or seeing Belém. Some of you might not believe this, but there's a downside to everything, even MY plans. Once more I have to add a date to the 'list of dates that I have to remember for the rest of my life'. The date that I'm talking about is 1102011 - or the 1st of October 2011. But why is that?

Well, that's the day I got engaged to LP in Belém, Lisbon... That's right! I'm engaged.

I first thought that it would be hard to be the guy who proposes to a girl. But, I found it to be quite simple. Here's my advice to all you would-be-proposers: 'Just say something! You'll sound stupid anyway, so don't worry!' I guarantee it, it works. (Or it worked for me, at least.) I can also tell you, that you don't even need a ring! Don't get me wrong, though. It's not like LP wouldn't have a ring in her finger at this very moment because she does. But, I didn't fall on my left knee holding up a gazillion dollar ring in my hands as I proposed to her. No, no. I'm a Finn, remember? In my opinion loving someone shouldn't be about money, social status or even about fancy rings. (Please, feel free to disagree with me.) So, to emphasize my opinion (and because of my total lack of self-confidence), I felt better doing the proposing thing quite naturally, letting the words come out without forcing them in a very minimalistic fashion as we were walking towards the Belém Tower. Ha, it worked! And now I'm happy. I couldn't be happier. But, there is still one thing I have to do to get this engagement-thing all sorted out:

I still have to buy MYSELF a ring.