Engagement Party

Next weekend, Mr. Butterfly and I are flying down to Houston for our “engagement party.” I don’t know about the rest of you, but when I called my parents to tell them that Mr. Butterfly and I had gotten engaged,personalized bobblehead, their first reaction was, “Without us??? How could you?”

My dad’s reaction was my favorite. He said “Without us? That’s not right….oh well,custom bobblehead, congratulations.” Then he called back 30 minutes later and asked “Well,., did you at least involve HIS parents?” Of course,customize bobblehead, we hadn’t. My father’s reaction… “There is something wrong with you.” Gee, thanks dad.

Don’t get me wrong – he is extremely happy for us. He just doesn’t understand the American culture or customs.

And I was not the only person who got the reaction that my parents gave me. My cousin, who got married over 10 years ago, had the same problem. She was so excited to be engaged,personalized bobblehead, and when she called her mother in Korea,personalized bobble heads, her mother was absolutely disappointed that she was not asked to be a part of such an important occasion. I believe most of my Korean friends who got engaged the “American way” received the same reaction from their parents as well.

You see in Korean culture, it is customary to announce the engagement to everyone,Getting Started With A Pay Per Minute Phone Line, including friends,custom bobbleheads,The New Style Of Flat Billed Baseball Caps, family,customized bobbleheads, acquaintances,You've Got Questions . We've Got Answers . The ABL Asset Based Lending Facility Is The Credit Revolv, etc. It is a public celebratory announcement made by both families to everyone else. A sort of party to say “Hey,personalized bobble heads, we approve and now our children are getting married!” An event in which the parents of both sides are an integral part – since it is their decision to let you two marry. This is the engagement party.

Unfortunately, since Mr. Butterfly and I are both Americanized, it didn’t happen that way. He wanted the proposal to be a surprise,personalized bobbleheads, and I wanted to be surprised. You can see why my parents were disappointed. So now we are going to Houston to celebrate with my family, my friends and my parents friends.

In order to make up for the party that my parents lost out on, we are going to Houston to celebrate with my family, my friends and my parent’s friends.

I’m looking forward to it –,custom bobblehead; of course. And I will have plenty of pictures when I return! But it made me think of all of the cultures and the traditions out there,custom bobblehead. I always find other traditions fascinating because there is always a story behind it – a reason for the tradition and the custom,personalized bobbleheads.

So tell me, what are your culture’s traditions regarding engagements,customized bobbleheads?

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