October 03, 2005
A Scrabble Proposal
I'm getting married. I know, I can't believe it either, but it's true. While on vacation out west last week I proposed to my girlfriend, Bonnie, who I met last August right after moving back to NYC from D.C.
Our vacation consisted of flying into Phoenix and then driving to the Grand Canyon, up to Yellowstone Park and then back to Phoenix - stopping along the way for Zion National Park and Grand Teton National Park. For days I'd been trying to come up with a unique way to pop the question and about half-way through the trip it came to me. We both like to play Scrabble and had recently bought a travel-sized edition of the game (the board folds in half and the pieces snap into place). I snuck into the hotel bathroom in Wyoming one night while Bonnie was sleeping and created something like this (the original photos are lost as the Compact Flash card in my camera went bad):
It took me three more days of asking Bonnie if she wanted to play a game of Scrabble before she finally came up with the idea late one night of playing a game of "Dirty Scrabble" where you can only play using swear words and sexual slang (the rules are also much looser; make up your own). I pulled out the Scrabble board and opened it up. Before she could even comprehend what was happening I had the ring out and she was acknowledging that yes she would marry me.
As far as proposals go, I guess it was a good one. I'm still trying to figure out the score, but I know that somewhere in there I scored a Triple Word Score and we both ended up winning.
Posted by Cameron Barrett at October 3, 2005 04:21 PM | TrackBackCongratulations to the two of you!
Posted by: Pete Prodoehl at October 3, 2005 05:33 PM
Cam - so happy for you and your lady! Be sure to let her know your friends think that she totally scored.
Posted by: Jish at October 3, 2005 07:07 PM
Congrats, Cam! Wishing you and your fiancee all the best. :-)
Posted by: Simone at October 3, 2005 07:13 PM
Congratulations! All the best to both of you.
Posted by: pixelbaby at October 3, 2005 08:33 PM
Congratulations!
I proposed to my girlfriend over the weekend too :)
Posted by: Chris G. at October 3, 2005 09:07 PM
Joyous news! Congrats!
Posted by: at October 3, 2005 09:38 PM
Hooray!!
Posted by: TheBrad at October 3, 2005 10:36 PM
Cameron:
I am so happy for you and wish you all the best. When you visit michigan again, stop in at the Draplin ranch. we'll celebrate your good news!!
Posted by: momma d. at October 3, 2005 10:38 PM
Congratulations to the both of you Cam. May you have a long and happy life together!
Posted by: Andy at October 4, 2005 09:31 AM
Congratulations!
Now I know what you get you for a wedding present.
Posted by: Adam Fields at October 4, 2005 10:23 AM
Congratulations! May you have a long and happy life together.
Posted by: rebecca blood at October 4, 2005 11:15 AM
Congratulations Cam from a long time Camworld reader! Very happy for you both.
Posted by: Colin at October 5, 2005 06:02 AM
Mazel tov to you Cam, that's wonderful news.
Posted by: jessamyn at October 6, 2005 09:38 AM
Hey congratulations! Does this mean you won't be going on Amazing Race with your brother now? :)
Posted by: James at October 12, 2005 12:18 AM
Another long-time camworld reader with congrats and best wishes to both of you!
Posted by: Cody M. at October 12, 2005 08:24 PM
Wow - congratulations, Cam! That's a *BIG* life-changing decision! Are you gonna stay in the Big Apple as newlyweds, or move to a more suburban setting?
Will your brother follow suit? I dragged him all the way to Michigan for my wedding this past summer.
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"We had a pact!!!"
Posted by: Geoff at October 15, 2005 11:52 PM
Ha. Congrats Cam! Met you in Austin long time ago during the heyday of 2000 SXSW at Bruce Sterling's house. Still checking in from time to time..
Posted by: Doug Cook at October 23, 2005 08:46 PM
That's so sweet! Congratulations, I'm a Scrabble freak, that is just so original!
Posted by: Samantha Skidmore at October 7, 2007 07:25 PM
