Lazylaces regulars will remember back in June that I told the start of the Lazylaces love story, and how I met the beautiful Jennifer (read the story so far if you missed it). Well...

After I left Jennifer back in Washington I returned to the UK for many years (well ok... many months... alright then two months, but being apart feels like an eternity), during which we made a million phone calls, sent a million e-mails and Google chatted for days, before Jennifer finally flew over to the UK, fresh new passport in hand, at the begining of last month to visit me here for two weeks.

Now obviously with only two weeks together after being apart for so long, not to mention Jennifer never having been to the UK before, the schedule was somewhat packed. However I don't go under the banner Lazylaces without good reason, so obviously the first few days I managed to schedule with nothing to do under the heading "jet lag recovery".

In fact I think I met, or even exceeded, everyone's expectations, especially Jennifer's, when I had her in an English pub drinking T.E.A. (not the hot beverage - check the link) within an hour of her flight arriving. Quickly followed over the next couple of days with a trip around the local area, obviously a visit to a traditional English curry house (no visit is complete without one), and a whirlwind tour of the sites of central London in the lazylaces-mobile (you haven't almost died lived until I've whizzed you around Piccadilly Circus). Highlight of the time, apparently (!), was seeing Bridget Jones' flat in Borough Market, but more of this soon when I get all the pictures from the trip organised.

After this we headed north to Stoke-on-Trent to see Mr & Mrs Lazylaces Senior, where we stayed in a superb hotel, The Upper House at Barlaston, a fine ex-country house on the Wedgwood estate. And it is here, in their finely manicured gardens, that my main news occurred, the reason for this post. Did you spot it in the picture of Jennifer (above)? She normally sparkles for me, but she is looking even sparklier than before now....

Yes that's right, in those scenic gardens, I got down on one knee and asked if Jennifer would do me the honour of marrying me. Fortunately for me she said yes, and I slipped the sparkly ring on her finger. We were, and are, both so happy it's insane. I can't say much more than that without sounding incredibly smug, because it is, quite frankly, the best thing that has ever happened to me. Plans are already afoot for the wedding next year and soon (but not soon enough) we'll be together forever.

So that's our news for now. Obviously there is more of the trip to talk about, and I have some pictures (actually quite a few pictures) to post which I'll do soon, but we wanted to share our main news with the lazylaces community without waiting for me to get those organised. Right. I need to go smile some more right now...

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Congratulations to the both of you from Iceland
Love truly does conquers all ;)

Congratulations from Brazil

Boa sorte e felicidade para vocês !
(Good luck and happiness to you both!)

Congratulations (OR LLONGYFARCHIADAU FROM WALES) to you both - I just knew this was going to happen and so happy for you both - although I've never met you - like many Lazylaces fan's I'm sure - wish you every happiness. Hope th cake is big enough to send us each a piece!!!!?????!!!!!

This is one of my favorite sites, and I couldn't be happier for you & your fiancee! :) Congrats!

Congratulations Graeme!!
I hope that you have many happy years together, and all the best to you and your happy young lady.

It gives hope to all us American Girls that maybe one day we can fall in love with a man from London and have all our dreams come true.

Glad to see you have finally found all your keys and can now leave the room of bachelorhood forever.

Congrats to you both and my family wishes you nothing but the best for the rest your lives together. :-)

I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!!!!! Oh, and congratulations! ;-) I'm so happy for you two! Thanks for sharing your happiness with us. I live in the USA but studied abroad in Nottingham, England. Visiting your website brings back memories just knowing that the guy running things on this site is a happy Brit...and a happy engaged Brit at that! CONGRATS!!!!

Oh well done Greame!!
Congratulations guys.
All the best
Illy
xXx

I'm so happy for you guys!

Congrats to you both!

All the best to both of you!
A big Cheeres from Lima - Peru
Congrats!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I pray you two have a lifetime together of happiness and joy....

awwwww congratulations!!!!
Any chance ul be gettin wed as Mr & Mrs Lazylaces??!
Good luck to u both!!

*goes off to sulk at boyf that everyone else is gettin married except me!!*

wishing you so many congratulations from across the pond!

Graeme and Jennifer, what fantastic news! Congratulations to you both, I wish you many happy years together.

It's been riveting reading about your whirlwind romance, and I'm a sucker for a love story, so thank you both for allowing us to take a peek into your lives, it almost feels like you're part of the family ;o)

Congratulations again, it's so nice to have a happy ending. Hugs n kisses to you both, (and to Tafkam too :P)

OMG!!! I am so behind the times....CONGRATS!!!! :)smiles:)

ohhhh how sweet!!!!!!!! Congratulations to you both...!!

Congratulations to one of the most charming folk on the internet...many years of happiness to the both of you, Graeme!

Aaaahhh! I've never posted before, but I've lurked around here for ages. Though, I just HAD to say something here! How wonderful is all this! I'm so very happy for you both!!! *KISSES*

Congratz Graeme!!

Good luck!

Yay!!! Congratulations to you both Graeme and Jennifer. I couldn't be happier for you. All the best.

I wish you all the stars in the sky for a lifetime of happiness ^_~
Congratulations!!
~God bless~

To add onto your huge list of congratulations, here's wishing you two many more happy days together. :)

Congratulations,and all the best to you both.

Congrats~!!! That is so adorable =) what a cute couple you two are~

Wow, that was fast. Stories like yours are so romantic, I'm so delighted for you and I wish you all the best. Congratulations!! And may you be happy together for the rest of your lives. =)

Congrats Jennifer ("Kaya") and Graeme! Happy for you and wish you all the best! (Where will you live? Who has to move?) ;) Wonderful news, and thanks for sharing with us!

Congrats

Awwwwww. I'm just one of the many many many random people who dig your site for games and other assorted crap...but this is not crap. It's freaking adorably sweet. I wish you the best of luck and love.

Congratulations!

aww.. congrats graeme!!!! that was really sweet!

As an occaisonal(sp) commenter and daily lurker I just want to echo what everyone else has said. Congratulations and all the best for the future.

Congrats tae th' baith ay ye, an' main ye hae mony canty days afair ye. It's a match gart in heaven an' aam expectin' a beauty ay a weddin'.


Frost~

Congratulations Graeme and Jennifer! (GIANT HUGS) :^)

Yeah Congrats!!! strange to find love so far away.

All the Best!

Congratulations to you both Graeme!

Congratulations to you both, may you have many, many happy years together. Look forward to the picures and also the wedding photos as and when. With our best wishes.

Terri and Jennifer.

Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness.

you immediately need to get the help of the lazy laces community, and make a point and click game to find jennifer's lost engagement ring on the day of the wedding.

would be an amazing pre-wedding gift (i'm totally serious here)

Wonderful news. Congratulations to you both:)

Congratulations, I wish you all the best of luck and happiness...

I can't believe it! Just yesterday I was wondering what happened with your affair and I was searching in the diary section for an update! And today this! I am so happy for you both! I wish you all the best. Thank you for sharing these news with us :) She looks very pretty and HAPPY!!!!

Awww well done from Minimoocher in Dublin Ireland, Mr and Mrs Laces tying the Knot lol!!!!

Congratulations to you both!
Wonderful news ((hugs))

Heléna

Congratulations!

Congratulations Graeme and Jennifer! Best of wishes for your future together!!!

Many congratulations to you both.

Starting reading all the comments, but decided it was taking too long, so excuse me if I'm repeating questions already asked. Firstly, are you planning to reside in the UK or US... or maybe somewhere else entirely? (Barbados sounds appealing). And secondly, how is this going to affect Lazylaces? I mean, will you still keep it going? Throwing in marriage (sorry, no insult intended, just a figure of speech) into the mix of work and keeping this website CONSTANTLY updated will play havoc with the amount of hours required in any one day. Hope you find a way without burdening the other two, especially the marriage.

PS I hope this doesn't mean that we're going to see pink and flowers all over the site; you must draw a line somewhere Graeme! :-)

Bless you both.Race you for a lazy laces baby.Actually ours is due in January.

Congratulation, just had to say it, this is amazing news :-)

i've been wondering, playing and laughing in lazylaces for so long. i've watched lazylaces contest, problems with server (so sad when it happens)and all.
Yet it's the first time i ever comment. And that is because i find it exciting that you share your life with your on-line friends. My boyfriend and me wish you the best from Greece. ;-) she is sooooo sweet. just like you. Congratulations!!!

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