Oh, by the way...

Was briefly gchatting yesterday with Amira (just back from a long

weekend in Italy with Pierre), and at the very end, as we were about
to go our separate ways, she came out with this...

Amira:  oh btw pierre proposed to me!

hehe

(officially)

you can tell mom

 me:  Holy shhhhh********T!  SOO happy for you two!

 Amira:  proposal in front of saint peters basilica at night v. romantic

ok g2g!

 me:  BYE!!!!!

 Amira:  BYE!

xoxoxo

Artist's rendering of Pierre proposing to Amira. Except that the
 proposal took place in Rome. In front of St. Peter's Basilica. At night.
  But insofar as the artist is Gustave Caillebotte, I mean, seriously, what
 can you say to the guy?

Pierre, seen here in another artist's rendering by
 Gustave Caillebotte, weeks earlier in Paris rehearsing
 his lines. He ended up speaking them in Italian (of course).
 Note: Soon  after he'd uttered them, a Vatican security
 team booted the newly-betrothed couple out of the Square.
  Didn't they know that it was closed!?  And that Pope Benny
 was  trying to catch up on last season's dvr'd episodes
 of Glee for godsakes?!) 

PS  Yes.  He gave her a ring (he bought it earlier
 in the trip  in Naples). No.  It doesn't fit.  Yet.