petite anglaise

question

13.02.2008 5:09 pmmills & boon

It is New Year’s Day morning.

After a damp squib of a New Year’s Eve involving a disappointing soirée under the Pont Alexandre III, a predictable lack of taxis in the vicinity of the Champs Elysées and rather more walking in the icy early hours wearing a gauzy dress and stockings than was advisable whilst heavy with cold, The Boy and I are dozing in bed.

To say The Boy is not a morning person would be something of an understatement. Upwards of four heavily sugared espressos and two cigarettes are required before he is able to manage anything approaching speech, and displays of affection the wrong side of midday are rare. I’ve learnt not to take this behaviour personally and, indeed, have grown rather fond of his habitual morning grimace: eyes scrunched tightly closed so as not to let in the merest chink of light, brow furrowed, lips pursed.

So when he wakes for a moment, rolls over and snuggles into my shoulder, his arm creeping around me, I am surprised and pleased and touched. And suddenly the question I’d been carrying around with me for three whole days in Amsterdam - never quite managing to find the right moment - wells up and, before I can stop myself, crosses my lips.

“I think I’d like to…” I say, shyly.

I regret the “I think” afterwards, because it doesn’t sound, well, sure enough. I also regret the fact that I addressed my question to somewhere slightly northwest of his collarbone instead of gazing deeply into his brown eyes.

“Um, can you ask me again later? When I’m awake?” replies the Boy, groggily.

“Yes. Of course,” I mumble.

I’m mortified. Groaning on the inside. But there is nothing I can do now except wait. And see whether he chooses to remember our exchange when he wakes up.

Several hours later, I open my eyes to a vision of The Boy - showered, dressed and perched on the edge of the bed - looking at me intently with an odd expression on his face. Somehow he manages to remind me of the dramatic chipmunk and a lovestruck puppy, simultaneously.

“That question you asked me earlier… Did you mean it?” he says slowly as I blink and rub the sleep from my eyes. “Because if you did… then the answer is YES.”

For a moment the only sound is my sharp intake of breath. Then I hug him tightly. I don’t think I’d ever got as far as imagining beyond actually popping the question, and I have no idea what to do, or say, next.

“T’es pas dans la merde là!” says The Boy - who I realise will need a name change, now that he has been promoted to Husband-to-be - with a grin. That seals the deal: together, we have managed to make this a scene we will never be able to recount to our grandchildren.

Neither of us dares refer to the subject for the rest of the day. I think we are both in shock.

174 comments »

  1. Fantastic!
    Congrats Petite! To you and Hubby-To-Be!
    Very happy for you…

    lapagefrancaise | 5:14 pm

  2. Holy crap, congratulations!

    etta | 5:14 pm

  3. Fantastic! Congratulations!
    To your mutual futures and all the best.
    xxx

    Moses | 5:18 pm

  4. true story

    there’s one point i disagree with

    i think of myself much as a dramatic LEMUR
    (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkqqMPPg2VI)

    (best would be a dramatic otter or dramatic llama,
    but i can’t find any of thoses)

    The Boy

    The Boy | 5:22 pm

  5. He he.

    I thought about correcting “thoses” when I moderated. But it’s so Gollum, I just can’t bring myself to…

    petite | 5:25 pm

  6. Congratulations, Petite! Though I had suspected this was the question you were wanting to ask, your writing style had me on the edge of my seat, biting my lip in anticipation of the last lines. Beautifully written!

    Jennifer B | 5:32 pm

  7. Wa-hoo! Congradulations! I knew it would turn out for you.

    (I can’t beleive you managed to keep the a secret for this long!)

    Meesha | 5:33 pm

  8. Oh how wonderful! What does Tadpole think about it all?

    Polly | 5:35 pm

  9. Hooray! That’s so exciting!! :) Congratulations!!

    Delicieux | 5:36 pm

  10. Oh my! Congratulations! Will you now be Le Girl to his The Boy or will he become Monsieur Petite Francais??!!!

    Congratualations - and what of Tadpole’s views?

    Louisa | 5:38 pm

  11. OMG!

    anna | 5:39 pm

  12. Felicitations Petite et Husband-to-be!

    Yvonne | 5:42 pm

  13. Wow! How wonderful, congratulations!

    amy, la petite americaine | 5:46 pm

  14. Fabulous news! Congratulations! Am I the only person who hates the word ‘husband’?

    Paola | 5:47 pm

  15. Hooray!

    Well done both of you

    birchsprite | 5:48 pm

  16. “T’es pas dans la merde là!” Traduction, s’il vous plâit. Babelfish is coughing up gibberish.

    Franca Bollo | 5:51 pm

  17. woooooohooooooooo! Congratulations, Boy!, and Best Wishes, Petite!

    Joy | 5:56 pm

  18. Holy Cow — Congratulations!

    chantel | 6:08 pm

  19. Congrats to both of you, that’s so great !

    Anna | 6:11 pm

  20. Congratulations!

    Peggy | 6:36 pm

  21. Brilliant news! Congratulations to both of you!
    xx

    Stratford Girl | 6:39 pm

  22. CONGRATULATIONS! You are riding such a wonderful wave!

    Katia | 6:40 pm

  23. Oh that’s so lovely! Congratulations, petite! :)

    Vivi | 6:42 pm

  24. Translation ‘T’est pas dans la merde là?’ = You’re in trouble don’t you think? Or in litterally : “You’re in the shit now!”.

    Many congratulations Petite. I think you have been very brave in life and love. Daring to leave Mr Frog, trusting in love enough again to get into a relationship with The Boy and now, finally taking that step.

    It’s brilliant news!! Congratulations to you and The Boy!!!!!

    All the very best!

    laroseanglaise | 6:44 pm

  25. Franca -
    Literally - You’re not in the shit, there.
    or- It’s OK.

    I think!

    Moses | 6:44 pm

  26. Congratulations! Oddly enough, I didn’t think your question was about getting married…. I thought it was about getting pregnant…. all the same, you are the new petite now with a fancy new life, book, a charming tadpole and gorgeous fiance!

    sfgal | 6:47 pm

  27. Oh congrats Petite! (and Boy) That is such lovely news. So when’s the wedding??!

    Lucy Diamond | 6:49 pm

  28. Yes, translation please - all I get from Dictioary.com’s translator is “Do not be to you in the shit”, and that just can’t be right…

    Astrogirl | 6:49 pm

  29. Wow! Congratulations to you both. We thinks you will get your own precious.

    Greg | 6:51 pm

  30. congratulations! what an amazing year this has been for you :) best of luck!

    Karen | 6:53 pm

  31. Congratulations Petite. Excellent news and all the best to you both. :)

    David in London | 6:54 pm

  32. Wow!!Congrats to you and the Boy!!! Can your life be any better right now?!

    Catkin | 7:03 pm

  33. Wow that’s excellent news! congratulations!

    Ellie | 7:17 pm

  34. I think it is meant to mean something like: “You’re not pregnant, are you?” LOL!

    Jim | 7:21 pm

  35. I’ll join the massed throngs, now waiting outside your balcony window, hoping to catch site of the newly engaged, like a lovesick Charles and Diana …. oops, scratch, that, hmmm …. Andrew and Fergie …. nope …. Rod Stewart and whoever …!! Maybe not. I won’t compare thee to anyone lest but thineself and thy loverboy and wish you every spondiferous happiness.

    Verly, ’tis joyous tidings ringing across the lands. I will down a pot of finest weasel milk mead in your honour this fine eve and dance the jig of the bunnion footed minstrel.

    Jester | 7:22 pm

  36. Congratulations to Petite and the Boy. How wonderful!

    kaycie | 7:25 pm

  37. W00t! How lovely!

    And much more romantic than us- we might have to get married just so that Mr B can claim the Future Sprog (four months to go) on his taxes without me having to give up custody.

    Much cuteness all around! And puppydogs are far cuter than lemurs.

    little_bounce | 7:35 pm

  38. I wish you well, but I cannot help thinking that your website has gone downhill in the couple of hours since you announced your engagement. I am sure that I am not alone in urging you to write more like you did when you were not engaged and were writing your book - the Petite of old. Otherwise you may be in danger of losing readers!!!

    JonnyB | 7:45 pm

  39. Congratulations! :-)

    LKH | 7:52 pm

  40. Congrats petite and the boy!
    How exciting!!

    Victoria | 7:54 pm

  41. Congratulations to both of you!

    By the way:
    J’aime les dragées…

    Saluki | 7:57 pm

  42. Wow wee! I wasn’t expecting that! That’s so fantastic and lovely, congratulations, felicitations, hooray!

    Is there a date set yet?

    princesse ecossaise | 8:05 pm

  43. Congratulations to both (all three) of you!

    Hope The Boy doesn’t really look like that dramatic lemur, it’s SCARY!

    Peg | 8:21 pm

  44. Many, many congratulations to you both!!

    I think the Boy has officially been promoted to the Man.

    As in, he’s the Man.

    Way to go!

    Alethea | 8:25 pm

  45. Absolutely amazing. Congratulations, m’dear–Big hug

    Many many cheers from
    Beau in Seattle.

    Beau | 8:25 pm

  46. Congratulations! That’s such a romantic story. I wish you both all the very best. x

    Helen | 8:43 pm

  47. Congratulations to you both!

    Kasey | 8:49 pm

  48. Well, bugger me! ;-)

    Congratulations, and all the best…

    Iain | 9:08 pm

  49. Oh, the Lemur look. Too funny.

    Congrats to you all. And happiness.

    Maxly

    Maxly | 9:11 pm

  50. Ahhhh. Could The Boy now be referred to as Mr Robinson?

    H | 9:11 pm

  51. Wow! You’ll need a bigger apartment complete with a fume cupboard and chimney.

    gonzales | 9:12 pm

  52. ;-)

    Steve... | 9:19 pm

  53. The Boy? The Man!

    Congrats.

    Clarissa | 9:23 pm

  54. Hoo-boy, that’s a blockbuster! I wish you many happinesses. My one-year wedding anniversary is in ten days and I still can’t believe how happy I am. When you know, you know and that’s all there is to it.

    CONGRATS!!!!

    Re #14: I don’t hate the word husband, but I feel like a real faker introducing him as ‘my husband’. I can’t even refer to him that way without feeling like some kind of Donna Reed-50s housewife simpering wanna-be. “Oh, I’ll have to ask my husband”-blechhhh.

    Leslie | 9:51 pm

  55. Hmmm Gollum? Naaah - you have to think of better names ;-)

    Anyway, congrats to both of you.

    wjl (Wolfgang Lonien) | 10:00 pm

  56. Congratulations! Just found your site last week and spent my free time reading all your entries (such is the life of a freelancer!). Love your blog–can’t wait for the book.

    Lots of love and luck to you, the boy and tadpole too!

    maria | 10:21 pm

  57. Congratulations! I am really surprised, I did not think that was The Question. So now there must be a wedding, how fabulous. I can’t wait!

    Jules | 10:28 pm

  58. Oh wonderful! Congratulations!

    Alix | 10:45 pm

  59. Laroseanglaise and Moses,
    Thanks for the translation. And, congratulations, Petite.

    Franca Bollo | 10:53 pm

  60. «Et ils furent heureux, et ils eurent beaucoup d’enfants [et mille et mille aventures, que Petite Anglaise raconta dans ses livres].»

    Choubine | 10:57 pm

  61. Congrats to you & H2B

    Barry | 10:57 pm

  62. Congratulations! Thanks for sharing the story, and all best wishes to you!

    Laura | 10:58 pm

  63. How exciting for you both! Congratulations! Perhaps, The Boy can become The Lemur? or Mr. Lemur?

    Lana Wood | 11:01 pm

  64. Wow! Congratulations!

    Leap year, indeed!

    ewe_are_here | 11:18 pm

  65. Congratulations - great news!

    Sarah | 11:39 pm

  66. Mon Dieu!!!
    Congratulations!

    Tara | 11:48 pm

  67. Well done Petite!
    Congratulations and happy valentine’s day!
    Next step will be creating another tadpole, maybe a little rat in the year of the rate?

    Rose | 11:50 pm

  68. I knew it. I just knew it. Could not be happier for you. And delighted to see Mari-to-Be (Formerly known as The Boy) commenting!

    I think Husband sounds better in French: “Mon Mari”. But then again, most things sound better in French.

    Here’s hoping I’ll be next (and it seems quite likely — soon as a Question is tossed MY way!) Congratulations and here’s to much love to all three of you in your future together!

    The Bold Soul | 11:52 pm

  69. Congratulations!

    jen | 12:12 am

  70. Awesome!

    Divina | 12:29 am

  71. Oh, Petite! I’m so happy for you and your boy. I wondered if that was the question… glad to know I was correct :].

    kate | 12:59 am

  72. Very Happy For You and the Man!

    happyforyou | 1:11 am

  73. Congratulations! How wonderful you’ve found the one for the rest of your life.

    I was totally thinking of something else entirely… a bit dirty, too… oh well–you can do whatever you want on your honeymoon!

    La Rêveuse | 1:52 am

  74. Wow! I’ve finally managed to read through ALL of your past blog entries as I wanted to get a full picture and now I find this…all I can say is congratulations! You deserve it.

    Can’t wait for the book.

    trouvezmoi | 2:20 am

  75. I’m a tad disappointed as I thought you’d be asking to make another tapdole…;-) But I see you are doing things in a more “conservative order” …
    Big congrats!

    Froguette | 2:28 am

  76. Just incredible! I am so very happy for you both!:-)

    Karma | 2:42 am

  77. I think that’s a wonderful story regardless of it’s proximity to the collarbone. Best wishes!

    ~Tim | 3:29 am

  78. I am really curious: what made you so sure that that he is the one?

    Rose | 4:41 am

  79. Many congratulations to both of you.

    Ian | 6:40 am

  80. Go girl! And The Boy!!

    I am envious, your courage in life has paid off.

    Congratulations to all three of you (maybe a few additions in the future too, hmmmm?!?!)

    QldDeb | 7:52 am

  81. Oh….my…..god…….Well, not THAT surprising I suppose……;-) All the best to you Petite, and to the Boy….may you share many years of happiness……

    Dave of the Lake | 7:54 am

  82. Oh wait…..you’ll need to run another contest to see what we will call your intended in the blog posts……

    Dave of the Lake | 8:01 am

  83. Bloke bloggers all over the Internet will be weeping into their keyboards. The Boy is a lucky Man and I am so very glad you are both happy. Felicitations!

    Zinnia Cyclamen | 8:17 am

  84. I’ll add my congratulations to the all the rest - and best wishes for a bright and happy future!

    I think the Boy should stay ‘the Boy’ - I’m sure it is a title that would please him when he’s 70 (I hope you’ll still be blogging then!)

    Karen | 8:59 am

  85. What a lovely thing to read on Valentine’s Day! So happy for you!

    Hannah | 9:49 am

  86. Wow!!! That is such good news. I’ve just felt shivers reading that post. Congratulations! What a great start to an amazing year. I am extremely happy for you. And good for you to have asked the question - I’m sure I’d never have been that brave.

    A perfect post to read on Valentines Day!

    Hazy | 10:09 am

  87. Congratulations to you both, Petite. What wonderful news!

    Liza R | 10:26 am

  88. And there I was, convinced that I’d not have a single romantic thought this Valentine’s Day.

    Awwww!

    All the best to you both!

    Sandlander | 10:50 am

  89. Wow, that’s great, congratulations.
    Would’ve been wicked if you’d hung on just a little bit longer till the 29th Feb…
    But hey! When the moment strikes, the moment strikes!
    ;)

    Congrats again!

    Pete | 11:00 am

  90. WoW this is so exciting!

    To celebrate this splendid news I have just ordered myself your book on Amazon!

    p.s. I’m also one of the bunch who thought that your question was about extending the family!

    Congratulations Petite + Hubs to be!

    Olga | 11:05 am

  91. Congratulations! :)

    Sabrina | 11:11 am

  92. Congratulations! All the best to you both!

    Caffienated Cowgirl | 11:38 am

  93. #60 “et mille aventures” - plutôt point d’aventures, ils seront fidèles ;-}

    Petite - Congrats, but having waited since Amsterdam, couldn’t you have waited until the 29th?

    j | 12:02 pm

  94. I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, I KNEW IT!

    Someone had mentioned to me that it was a leap year just before I read your original post about the question. As soon as I read it I thought (Girl asking a big question) + (leap year) = (buy a hat)

    I’ve been waiting for you to confirm it for ages.

    Congratulations. It’s wonderful news. I suppose you were hard pressed to find a way to make this year top last year, but you have managed it.

    Damian | 12:18 pm

  95. How do blog commenters attend a wedding? We need to invent some sort of virtual reception for virtual friends.

    Damian | 12:19 pm

  96. Just stopping by to share my félicitations as well! All the best to you, your Boy and little Tadpole. It’s wonderful how you’ve always followed your heart — and your gut! — and it has brought you so much happiness, as you deserve. And as #80 said above, your courage HAS paid off — being brave is definitely worth it!

    Alice | 12:27 pm

  97. Keep the name as it is! It is very refreshing ingredient in a marriage! Anyway congratulations!

    penelope | 1:04 pm

  98. Sweet.

    Congratulations.

    Jeremy | 1:23 pm

  99. Congrats. Good suspense. Tradition!!!

    The Cockroach Catcher

    Am Ang Zhang | 1:50 pm

  100. I thought the question would be about living together! Bravo you for seizing what you want.

    We will always think of him as The Boy, so don’t change it.

    So happy for you

    Duck | 1:51 pm

  101. yay - Congratulations!!!

    Lisa | 2:00 pm

  102. FANSTASTIC news! I thought it might be THE question when you alluded to A question after your Amsterdam trip, but when I started reading your post today, I thought ‘Ah no, actually, she asked him to move in with her permanently’. I resisted going straight to the bottom of the post, but it was VERY hard! I’m glad I read it all - it was a wonderful surprise! I don’t agree with Johnny B - this is your writing at its best! Congratulations! How did Mr Frog and Lover take it? And does Tadpole know?

    Lotus Flower | 2:20 pm

  103. My fiance and I got engaged in Paris over the new year - he proposed in the Place de la Contrescarpe, near our apartment.

    I have to say “congratulations!” to someone whom I’ve never met but I’ve enjoyed reading.

    BTW, I did New Year’s at Montmartre and I found it very enjoyable, including the mandatory snuggling in bed until at least noon to avoid the hangover from the 6 bottles of wine and sparkling wine we felt compelled to enjoy.

    NotBeckie | 2:20 pm

  104. Congrats! I’m thrilled!! I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting that would be THE “question”.

    Nataliya | 2:41 pm

  105. A lovely story, beautifully told.

    Congratulations to you both :o)

    cam | 2:59 pm

  106. What a wonderful Valentine’s Day posting! Congratulations to you both! Can’t wait to read your book, as well!

    Jeanne | 3:09 pm

  107. Many congratulations, Best wishes for everlasting joy and happiness.

    (But not all that surprised after the original post… how many “Questions” are there out there after all??) ;-)

    All the very bestens + merde, merde, merde

    Teaperson | 3:11 pm

  108. i’ve been suspecting that this was “the question” — how wonderful to read about it on valentine’s day here in the US. congratulations to all three of you, and best wishes for many, many happy times ahead.
    : )

    franko | 3:17 pm

  109. I join everyone in saying that I’m really chuffed for you! Go for it, the great bungee jump of love :=)

    Roberta Collins | 3:26 pm

  110. Hurrah, congratulations Petite, I can’t wait to hear his new name. :)

    teeweewonders | 3:51 pm

  111. We need to see a picture of the Ring

    oxo | 4:29 pm

  112. Congratulations! You always were a family just waiting to happen. :)

    Woody | 4:39 pm

  113. hey! congratulations to you & The Boy, and tadpole too! is she excited about the news too? really happy for you guys, its been an amazing year & more adventures to come…

    cheers…carol

    carol | 5:01 pm

  114. Did you get a ring ? Can we see it ?

    Congrats, BTW.

    mysterious_malady | 5:44 pm

  115. Congrats to both of you:) What a fabulous story, petite! I’m so happy for your success, and so amazed by your bold decisions that totally changed your life. I’ve read your entire blog in one night; it really felt like reading a book. A good one. I look forward to actually purchasing your book whenever it will be available in the US.

    CB | 5:52 pm

  116. There were no props (rings). I believe in cutting straight to the wedding ring.

    petite | 6:00 pm

  117. Bravo,
    You made me remember that funny feeling. Happy but with a strange uneasiness that hopefully does not last.

    marie-hélène | 6:08 pm

  118. Does that mean it won’t be a long engagement then?

    Lisa | 6:20 pm

  119. Congratulations to all of you… I think Valentines was a wonderful time to spread this great news.

    And with regards to previous comments- dont worry about the content of your blog- it should simply cover your life, whatever path it takes. And this path is about as good as it gets. :D

    Sunny | 6:32 pm

  120. Hey, congratulations! I was wondering if that was what you were thinking!! I am so glad he said yes!! How exciting!

    Now if you’re looking for a bridesmaid I’m an expert, been one 5 times already, about to do my 6th - do you think it means I’ll never get married………

    Di | 7:44 pm

  121. Terrific news. Congratulations to you both.

    Tim | 8:04 pm

  122. i kneeeeew it! didn’t i tell you all, hmmmm? it’s a leap year, see. ha! CONGRATULATIONS, beaucoup de congratulations!

    daisy duke | 9:36 pm

  123. Congratulations to both of you. May you have a long and happy life together. It was pretty obvious what was in the wind, honestly, read back over your posts.

    Best wishes K.

    kanus | 10:23 pm

  124. Congratulations to him, best wishes to you! Isn’t that correct of me?!!!

    I’ll have to go back and read up on the boy, he’s English? French?

    I too prefer “mari” to “husband.”

    Artemisia | 10:58 pm

  125. Well that just takes the biscuit!
    I’ve been doing life not posting lately, and not catching up with favourites. As you are the reason I started blogging in the first place, I always come to visit you first, when I return to the quiet evenings huddled by the screen in the dark - and to come back to this! How lovely. What a journey you are on, how impressively true to yourself you’ve been.
    Sending you my heartfelt congrats along with everyone elses.

    Livvy | 11:41 pm

  126. Congrats Petite and Boy and thanks for sharing this very personal moment with us all. I also asked my husband to marry me, on a rugged, driftwood strewn beach on the isolated East Cape of New Zealand with my two sons playing around us - it was spontaneous and perfect. Everyone’s story is personal and gorgeous regardless of the setting. Just don’t take three years and one baby later to finally get married like we did, actually on second thoughts the baby part is worth considering…..

    Lisa | 11:56 pm

  127. Yay! Very happy for you both!

    Barb | 12:25 am

  128. I am happier for you today than I have ever been sad reading some of your posts during your difficult times. Yippee! Yeehah! You Go Girl, and all good tidings that I can’t think of at the moment.

    I noticed your clever use of verb tenses in this post. Are you cleverly announcing to us a “fait accompli”? It would not surprise me, since you would thereby avoid the paparazzi lurking at your Noces. Ha, when you were dooced, the paparazzi were the least of your worries!

    Best wishes, good vibes, and whatever else makes you happy.

    (BTW, I proposed to my Boy in 1970. He’s still The One.)

    Warmest regards to the whole family.

    PJ Carz | 12:58 am

  129. I cried. How lovely for you Petite - congratulations!

    What a perfect Valentine’s Day story.

    Emily | 1:44 am

  130. CONGRATS, Petite. I have been reading your blog for a number of years now and am thrilled to see today’s entry. Best wish to you and Mr. Petit :)

    Kat | 3:18 am

  131. Oh… Petite! I am so very happy for you, and deeply moved by your brave confession of love for “the boy”. I wish you many happinesses…for you, Tadpole, and “Mr. Husband To Be”.

    Cheers!

    Maureen

    maureen pearson | 3:54 am

  132. Congratulations - and you will be ‘l’epouse’ .

    Vallalar | 6:38 am

  133. What??! Wow, congratulations!!! :-D

    Marsha | 7:24 am

  134. What a surprise!

    Congratulations to you both!

    Will it be a Parisian wedding?

    Jt

    Jost | 8:08 am

  135. As everyone else has said, “Congratulations to both of you”.
    I have just noticed the reference (in the sidebar) to a bookshop in York. Is this going to be the official Petite Anglaise bookshop?

    Pierre L | 8:22 am

  136. I love the last sentence of the post. :) It reminds about me and my now-husband when we decided somewhat jokingly to get married. We didn’t speak to each other for almost 2 days afraid to say something… :)

    Masha | 9:31 am

  137. Congratulations! Il faudra absolument lui trouver un autre nom… The Man…??

    Zeina | 9:44 am

  138. Congratulations to you both…wishing you lots and lots of happiness.

    Anne | 10:18 am

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    parkin pig | 11:20 am

  140. Congratulations to you both. Isn’t it funny how sometimes everything just comes together at once? This certainly seems like it’s going to be your year. A best-seller would now be the icing on the cake - so will keep my fingers crossed for you in that respect (and do my bit by buying a copy).

    Nicola | 12:02 pm

  141. FINALLY!

    Completely ecstatic for you. Félicit-congratul-best voeux to you both.

    Have you contacted Paris Match re the engagement photos yet?

    }:^{>

    Suziboo | 1:42 pm

  142. Ça marche ! Félicitations !

    Weeping into my keyboard, right now…

    Roads | 2:14 pm

  143. Many congratulations to you both.

    I guess that really does mean the end of the satin pyjama hopes I have been harbouring for a few years now as you will be an honest woman.

    *sigh*

    Will your Mum be back to moderate here when the honeymoon is happening ?

    Mark | 2:19 pm

  144. Congratulations! well done.

    jacqui | 2:27 pm

  145. That was worth the wait! Lovely post, and fabulous news! Happy Valentine’s, I guess? xx

    In Style Gal | 3:15 pm

  146. As one of your long-time lurkers; congratulations!

    Shrike58 | 3:24 pm

  147. Oh! That’s WONDERFUL news. Many congratulations.

    mike | 4:09 pm

  148. I too asked my husband to marry me. Although he didn’t say yes right away as your boy did. :)

    I am glad to hear more women being bold enough to pop the question. Why wait when you know the one is the one?

    And of course, felicitations!

    halcyon | 5:37 pm

  149. Congratulations, Petite!

    Claire | 6:13 pm

  150. WOW! CONGRATULATIONS! For me, that’s a sign of inspiration, the thought has been on my own mind as of late… YAY!!

    Nikki | 6:57 pm

  151. I’d been expecting the ‘getting a place together’ conversation too, but this is far better !

    Felicitations a vous-deux.

    And I guess that means you’ll have loads of material for Petite vol.2 now as well!

    Hoping that marriage to Monsieur Frog-deux leads to much happiness for you, him, Tadpole and any future amphibian offspring…

    Nick C | 8:29 pm

  152. Congratulations! So happy that The Boy is The One! I’m also very inspired by your popping of the question… might have to pluck up the courage myself one of these days!

    Peachy | 8:36 pm

  153. I just realized something: Does this means he gets promoted from Boy Toy to Man Toy? ;-)

    Dave of the Lake | 9:58 pm

  154. I like Parkin Pig’s comment and link - nice for there to be some sensibility about this too, especially when young children are involved. But good for you guys. . .

    Penguin | 9:58 pm

  155. Congratulations! Can we, ‘the above’ all come to the ‘do’?

    Alice Band | 9:59 pm

  156. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

    Cass | 10:50 pm

  157. I can’t help thinking you met the boy on the day we said a prayer for you at Notre Dame des Miracles after having had brunch with you!!! (hint: don’t forget our miraculous lady on your will…) ;-)

    Seriously, Man, that is way cool Petitounette! Congrats dear! I’m so having a drink for you right now!

    Many kisses and see you soon.

    frog with a blog | 11:31 pm

  158. Aw that’s wonderful! At the risk of sounding like everyone else, congratualtions!

    Lalala | 12:06 am

  159. Congratulations! Such a sweet story!

    Jen | 7:35 am

  160. It was amusing to reread the original post and following comments, especially the ones stating that now The Boy would know she had a question. If you notice the dates, she’d already popped it before she even wrote the first one. Been stringing us along for the past six weeks!

    azurienne | 10:12 am

  161. Well spotted azurienne.

    Although the time lag has more to do with me wanting to tell my nearest and dearest myself, so that they didn’t have to learn about it via the blog. And it also gave me the opportunity to digest what was happening myself before I shared it with the world at large.

    So while I do enjoy keeping people in suspense, that wasn’t the whole story…

    petite | 10:46 am

  162. So you asked him and he stayed asleep? And then later, when he was awake . . . then it occured to him and he said yes?

    Celia | 12:21 pm

  163. CONGRATULATIONS!!

    sashikers | 11:41 am

  164. I made a similar scenario proposal to a longstanding girlfriend, not once but twice. The first time, she laughed and turned me down so graciously.

    The time, I was so grateful to her for turning me down before that I proposed to her again.

    She laughed, again, and turned me down.

    I realised then her ability to say ‘No’ had saved the relationship, twice over.

    Sometimes, ‘No’ is actually ‘I love you’.

    We lived togther for ages after that and I never made the same mistake.

    What a very far-sighted women she was.

    Andrew

    andrew | 8:27 pm

  165. yay! congrats!!

    Lynn | 1:56 am

  166. Congratulations!
    You have sounded boringly happy lately and that explains it.
    When is the big day?

    laurence | 6:34 am

  167. Congratulations! Very glad at the news

    nerd | 9:53 am

  168. Best wishes to you. And let Tadpole wear whatever she wants!!!

    Small Town Diva | 6:47 pm

  169. Mazeltov!

    Make him “The Dude.”

    John | 10:00 pm

  170. My husband to be proposed to me one Saturday morning while I was still half asleep and my first response was “Are you joking?” when he said no I woke up pretty quickly! Congratulations.

    Dancinfairy | 10:36 pm

  171. Felicidades from Mexico! Wonderful news and I hope you’ll all be very happy.

    Grannie D

    Grannie D | 2:58 am

  172. Congratulations!!!

    sprite | 7:42 pm

  173. Congratulations! I know it’s a bit late but still, whooooooot!

    jules | 2:06 am

  174. Congratulations! Again, late to join the party…but heartfelt nonetheless.

    I gasped and put my hands to my face in a very “Home Alone” expression.

    My roommate was a little surprised at just how excited I could be over the engagement of a woman I have never met!

    Chi | 9:02 pm

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