Announcing: The Engagement of Shantoozy and Edels

Now a few words to honour this occasion (that had, by the way, taken eight years in development, planning and sitting looking vague on the shelf, which itself looked vaguely uncomfortable under the weight of it all).

This event had been dubbed:

Mr. Edels makes an honest woman of Shantoozy.

Rumour has it that on a cool and rainy New Years Day in 2006 Edels took Shantoozy for a walk to a small, yet romantic, park in Brunswick, Victoria. The scene was one of beauty and romance, and there Edels got down on one knee and asked Shantoo to marry him, presenting her with a white gold, half-carat blue-diamond ring (and then asked her to wash the knee of his trouser leg when they get home). (See photos - of the ring, not the knee, and not any body part kind of ring either - unlike the knee, let's keep this clean!) Shantoo, of course, said, “Yes” (the fool!). They then went out for a romantic dinner to their favourite (cheap) restaurant. When asked to comment on the proposal, they both agreed, “It was very beautiful”. (Edels blushes.)

Six months later, to the day, the official engagement party was held in sunny Queensland (unfortunately that's where it was) on the Gold Coast at Shantoo’s Mother’s home. Yes, the Family Edels and the Family Shantoozy were drawn together for the first time. Although conspicuously missing was Shantoo’s little sister and bridesmaid, Cherry, who was in hot pursuit of Scottish love in the Himalayas at the time but was able to call and well-wish the happy couple. Also, Edels’ best high school friends (rumoured to both be ‘best men’) ("And believe me, it is only a rumour!" - Edels), Chilly Coldwoman and The Bru, also turned up for this momentous event.

The highlights of the evening included the early arrival and departure of the S, T & M team, Edels parents being generally charming, that bore Kelvinator (Shantoo’s other sister’s pseudo-partner) falling asleep in an armchair, Aunt Bezzy not being the star of the party despite her status as some kind of dethroned silent movie royal, and Chilly Coldwoman (straight man) getting drunk enough to pash (French kiss) The Bru (gay man). The Bru ended up having to push Coldwoman off him!

In all, Edels and Shantoo report that “It was a very fun and silly, yet momentous, evening.”

...So there you have it, folks. It's too late for me now, and perhaps that's why this post was so late itself in appearing! Hee-hee-hee!