Here is the post we have all been waiting for!! We're engaged! And here's the story...
Last night, James and I went up to This is the Place Monument to the wedding reception of one of my friends. Afterward, we planned to go to a nice restaurant downtown. James and I had gone to look at rings a few weeks before and I had picked the one I wanted, but I had no idea when it was coming. James had made a couple of comments to make me think that it wasn't happening that night. We went to the reception and then went outside to sit and talk. James asked me if I wanted to go for a walk around the park (he had a nice place in mind in the park to propose), and I responded, "Heavens no! Not in these heels! My feel will be killing me!" Plan A destroyed by yours truly! So we got in the car and drove up by the visitors center and James asked if I wanted to go walk around and explore a little, and I said, "Nah, I'm ok." On to plan C...
We headed downtown to go to the Copper Onion for dinner. James had been to this restaurant a few times, and I was very excited to try it. We were seated out on the patio between two groups of loud and obnoxious people. The food was delicious (I got poutine that was to die for!), but our neighboring tables were less than ideal. There was lots of cussing and lots of inappropriate conversations. When our waitress brought us our check, she said that the table on one side of us felt really bad about how loud and rude they were so they picked up our tab for dinner. What?! Yes, they were loud and rude, but who is ever that nice?! Thank you rude people!
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| This is how happy James is about our pork belly appetizer! Ring still in his pocket! |
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| No idea he's going to propose! |
After dinner, James started heading toward Temple Square with hopes of proposing there, and it started pouring rain. Abort plan C! So we headed toward mi casa. James asked if I thought Tricia and Preston would be at my house and I thought that they probably would be (plan D dead). As we drove into my neighborhood, I suggested that we stop at the park by my house and sit under the pavilion since it was still raining a little. We sat under the pavilion and just talked for a while. The conversation didn't seem directed or anything but we were talking about how lucky we both are and all the things that we love about each other. One thing I remember James saying is that he can't wait for me to be a mom and that I will be an awesome mom. He's so sweet! I asked him if he remembered the first time he thought that I was the girl that he should marry. He said he couldn't remember the first time but when we went to Boise the first time (Memorial Day weekend) he felt really strongly that marrying me was the right thing to do. I was like...that wasn't that long ago! Slow and steady for JT! And he quickly replied...I said it wasn't the FIRST time I thought that, just a really strong time. He asked me when I first thought I wanted to marry him, and I told him about an experience when we were at his parent's house with most of his family there. I remember thinking that James is so amazing and his family is spectacular. Anyone who comes from this family is someone that I want to marry! That was back in January that I knew I wanted to marry him. After I recounted this little experience, he said, "well, with that all being said..." And he reached in his pocket and pulled out the ring box. I squealed with delight, "YOU HAVE IT?!?!" And he asked me to marry him and I said YES! YES! YES!
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| Newly engaged! |
We enjoyed the rest of the evening just talking and celebrating together. Eventually we called my parents to tell them the news and I texted all my siblings and closest friends. It was a great night!
That was the story! I'm soooooo happy, humbled, excited, honored, and elated to be engaged to my best friend and the most caring and kind man I've ever known! I truly don't know what I did to deserve him, but I will love him forever and ever and do everything I can to make him as happy as he makes me every single day.
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| Can't even stop staring at it! |
