Congrats to Travis and Ashley on their engagement. Ashley told me that Travis proposed on Thursday, I think. I meant to share the news with everyone sooner but I am easily distracted and just kept forgetting.<\/p>\n
It seems they’re following the same pattern that me and our other friends have followed. As you recall (okay, maybe you don’t) Brian and I moved into our house on April 14, 2001 and then three weeks later (I believe it was May 6) Brian proposed. I think Misty might remember it because she was an accomplice. She let him into the building so that he could propose to me at work.<\/p>\n
Erin and Jason did the same thing last year. They bought a house and then got married a few months later.<\/p>\n
Ashley and Travis seem to have followed the same formula. On February 28 Ashley closed on her house. They moved in and then about three weeks later, Travis proposed.<\/p>\n
Anyway, a lot of people don’t believe in living together before you are married but to me it’s the way to go. Ritchie<\/a> asked me the other day if things changed after Brian and I got married. I told him no. Things were exactly as they were. That’s because we were already living together before.<\/p>\n