He Did it How?

As you may have imagined, Pam's birthday came and went without a ring, as did her next one. Sadly, I have no Brazilian movie/Tyson fight mileposts to tell me the exact date. Eventually though, the word came though; Paul had popped the question. And the people rejoiced; there was much rejoicing. I however, as a male and a fringe character in this whole drama, did not immediately find out. Rather I overheard things, caught lone halves of phone conversations. "We're so excited...well she was very close to her...no I think it's romantic..." "Oh God no, I would be so pissed...creepy...I KNOOOOW!!!!" Naturally, I was intrigued, but my naturally apathy took hold and I opted not to pursue the issue. Not to worry though; this was not the sort of thing that could stay hidden long.

Yes, it was inevitable that I would hear the news, and when I did it was quite an eye-opener. It seems that Pam was very close with a family member who had passed away. Paul, knowing this, wanted t0 make sure that this family member was involved in what would be one of the most memorable days of their respective lines. So.......he proposed at the cemetery. On the person's grave. Seriously, I'm not kidding about this. I was told second- or third-hand that it was because he knew Pam would want this relative's approval, and this was his way of trying to make that happen.

-Okay, I gotta take a step back here. It's not that I'm judging. Well no, that's a lie. I think it's really weird. But that's not a moral judgement; everyone's gotta do their own thing, y'know? I don't know the specific circumstances, so I guess this could've been the perfect way for this to go down. Definitely not for everyone though. Sorry, didn't mean to get sappy; just didn't want to seem like that big of an asshole.-

So Pam and Paula were finally engaged, and it happened in a cemetery. Let's see Reese Witherspoon and random-handsome-white-actor make that look cute.