The first thing I had in mind was to celebrate it in a special way just with my friends. My mom was also concerned about my birthday. Well, I never had a big one and I didn't expect this one will be. Maybe I just remembered one of my kiddie birthday parties...

I will be celebrating my last Birthday as a Bachelor on August 21, 2004, Saturday, at 7:00PM. It will be held at the Valle Verde 5 Social Hall A. I hope to see you all there. Invitations will be sent via e-mail..

Ours was not a usual proposal. With all of Mike's flair and creativity, one would expect an out-of-this-world manner of proposing. I have to admit, I did too...