Philip Fibiger

It’s been a crazy month, which I guess partially explains why I haven’t updated this site lately. In order of importance, pretty clearly the #1 item of the last month is that Emily and I got engaged a few weeks ago. I was given my grandmother’s engagement ring, and decided to have it re-set in Albany, since finding a jeweler in Los Angeles seemed like a daunting task. With the jeweler being on vacation, needing to order the particular band, and then the shipping to the west coast, it seemed like it took forever. When I finally had the ring, I took Em to dinner at Wolfgang Puck’s Chinois on Main. We had a spectacular meal (the mongolian lamb chops with cilantro sauce was one of the best dishes i’ve ever had), and then walked down to the beach. I was a little worried that the beach would be full of loitering hoodlums looking to hijack the engagement ring I had in my pocket. That wasn’t the case, and the beach was gorgeous in the moonlight. It feels much smaller at night, what is normally a giant expanse of water becomes a wall of darkness and the sound of the surf envelops you. After a short walk to a secluded part of the beach, I popped the question, and she said yes. So, we’re working out details now, but it’s looking like we’ll get married next summer back in Ithaca.