71108: Governor Crist Engaged

While only time will tell if Governor Charlie Crist will be chosen as Republican presidential hopeful John McCain’s running mate for the upcoming election, the Florida politician knows that he has already been picked as the soul mate to his love of the past nine months, Carole Rome. As the happy couple celebrated the nation’s birthday on the fourth of July, the sparkle of fireworks reflected on the large blue sapphire embraced by smaller diamonds on the bride-to-be’s engagement ring, which she had received the day before when the prospective groom proposed at his condominium in St. Petersburg, Fox News reported.

Although no official date for their walk down the aisle has been announced, the couple are currently contemplating a fall ceremony. In the following video clip, the governor talks to reports about his happy news: