IM GETTING MARRIED!!

Well, as most of your already know, I am ENGAGED!! Yes this has been a long time coming and I feel great about it! I love that we have dated for a long time and that I am sure about this next step!

So it is brag time about Jeffrey. Just so everyone else can know how wonderful he is. Hopefully he will not be embarrassed as I boast his accomplishments! First, he is such a hard worker. He never loved school, and most people told him that he was not good at it. (I wouldn't like school either under those circumstances) But he went to college and rocked it! He worked hard in his classes and got really good grades! He graduated with a business management degree CUM LAUDE! He worked hard and deserved that recognition! He is so smart at math and even tutored during college! He is an active learner. He wanted to start a garden, but was not sure how to go about it in the Las Vegas heat. He spent time researching about what would grow and when to plant. Next he is a handy-man. He can fix everything and he is always willing to help! He helped my Uncle Joe fix my grandma's disposal. He knows how to fix sprinkler systems and fixed my grandma's and showed my sister in law how to fix theirs. He won't call his landlord when the toilet breaks, he will head down to home depot, get the supplies and then fix it himself! My head light was out, and it was really tricky on how to get it off to replace the light bulb. With the help of my brother in law via the phone, Jeffrey was able to figure it out! Jeffrey is service oriented. He gives rides to several different people to church and to family home evening. Even when they do not live close to him and it is not that convenient. He is always happy to do the dishes and he is really good at them too. (I am so glad because I think dishes is one of my least favorite chores) During Christmas we had already picked out lots of presents for my parents, but Jeffrey wanted to get one more to make sure they knew how much we appreciated them. Lastly, he is a great breakfast maker! Jeffrey makes my favorite waffles from scratch! On Valentine's day he made pancakes for all his siblings (from scratch) and even added food coloring to make them pink! He makes good eggs, bacon, and sausage. He never forgets juice either! I love it when he makes breakfast!

Hopefully you have caught of glimpse of how wonderful and good Jeffrey is. I am really excited about spending the rest of my life (and eternity, yes we will be sealed in the Seattle temple) with him.

So here is the engagement story and a few pictures!

It was no surprise we were getting engaged because we had already picked the ring out together. But Jeffrey was waiting for the right time. He asked my Dad for permission (or something like that, permission, blessing, I don't know exactly what he said) over Christmas. Which was kind of funny because we were all just waiting for them to come out of the office! They went in when we were all hanging out in the family room so it was totally obvious what was going on. My brother in law Adam snapped a picture just as Jeffrey walked out of the door. It is priceless!

So Jeffrey asks me on a date for Friday night and says to be ready by 4:50. Of course I was ready on time...but 4:50 rolls around and there is not sight of Jeffrey!! He was trying to pick up his brother from baseball practice, but the practice was running long! Anyway...Jeffrey finally comes and picks me up and we are off. Long story short we get to this look out place in Las Vegas where you can see the temple and the strip. It is so pretty when everything is lit up. This is "our" little spot we like to go. So we pull up there and of course I know what is about to happen. Jeffrey turns on some music and then hike up the hill to get to our spot. The sun is setting and Jeffrey asks me to dance. We like to dance-we dance in the kitchen, at the park, wherever! So we are dancing and Jeffrey tells me that he loves me and wants to spend eternity with me...and a few other mushy things... He then proceeds to get down on one knee and ask me to marry him. (His brother in law Dustin was there to snap a few photos, but we just got a few because Jeffrey was so fast. He was down on one knee one second and standing the next!) Anyway, I say yes! and then Jeffrey answers back Thank You. I don't know what other guys say, but thank you was so funny to me! That is something funny I will always remember about the proposal. So then we take some pictures together and head off to dinner! We went to dinner at the Grand Luxe Cafe and we had a celebration! We got fun drinks and delicious food! Seriously, my food was SO SO SO good! It was just fun to be together and i kept looking at the beautiful ring on my finger! After dinner we headed to the New York New York hotel to go on the roller coaster! I LOVE rides, always have, and hopefully always will! As we were walking off the roller coaster we found some change and played my favorite arcade game ski-ball at "coney's island" at the hotel. And that was the night. We headed home after that and hung out with the family.

A few days later when I returned to Provo, he sent me flowers! The ring is gorgeous. It is a simple solitaire and I love it. It could not be more sparkly. Pictures don't even do it justice-it practically glows in the dark! And it just feels right to have something on my finger. I don't know if i can explain it, but my finger feels naked with out a ring on it. Like it just belongs there!

Dancing



Popped the question! I said YES!



So there you have it! We are getting married in the Seattle Temple on June 24th!