the penguin with magic powers

so as we were sitting around relaxing and talking after work we suddenly realized that exactly a year ago we got engaged.  today was such a busy day that it had slipped both of our minds until a few minutes ago.  every moment of 7/29/09 is still insanely vivid in my memory.  i remember every little detail, so i kindly replayed the whole thing for za husband since his memory isn't quite as fantastic as mine.  we laughed about our story.  although my memory isn't so great all the time because i can't remember if i've discussed our engagement on here before, so forgive me if this is a repeat. 
ours is not the traditional ultra mushy engagement story but i love it for what it is.  i'll certianly never forget that will proposed from a hospital bed.  i'll never forget all the things he said to me and how he insisted on calling my mom right away.  i won't forget the conversation he had with her and how we all felt so happy.  i won't forget that he was so close to throwing up from all of the medication and on the inside i was having a panic attack because i don't handle vomit very well but i tried to stay strong and be supportive.  i won't forget how i was so worried about him every time a machine beeped and i kept telling him to breath because i thought he was forgetting. 
i think it took about 3 days for the engagement reality to set in for me.  when will first asked me to marry him i told him he had way too many drugs in his system therefore he was too loaded to really ask me such a thing.  he insisted that wasn't the case but for about 3 days after him asking i kept checking to see if he still meant it or if it was just a drug induced crazy idea.  well obviously he meant it and i'm so happy he did.
the next day we went ring shopping since he wasn't prepared with a ring because this wasn't a planned moment for him at all.  when i asked him why he randomly popped the question this was his answer...."i just had an epiphany when i woke up from surgery."  while ring shopping i found this adorable necklace

i wanted it so bad but after seeing the price tag and knowing he had something more important to buy like an engagement ring i kind of let the penguin seem less important.  several months later i saw the penguin and i was still in love, luckily he remembered this when my birthday came up several months later and now i own this gem.  the penguin reminds me of ring shopping and being so happy about our engagement so it's definitely a special thing for me.  i actually wore the necklace today....obviously not planned since i forgot the significance of this date.  earlier today my friend bridget commented on how cute my penguin necklace is and i told her it has magic powers.  she asked what kind of powers and since she had just been saying how tired she was i told her if she kissed it, it would give her tons of energy plus a million dollars for good measure.  don't ask me how i come up with these kinds of things.  they just pop into my head.  i'm not quite sure she believed me but i'd like to continue believing that it's true.

i am so incredibly happy that a year ago za husband had such a wonderful epiphany.  we are the best team i can think of.  together we have magic powers just like the penguin.

except ours are magic powers of love.