guess what....

I'M ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Yes, it's true.  A little over two weeks ago C asked me to do this thing forever.  AND I SAID YES.  So how do I feel?

Initially, very emotional.  We've been together for four years and he is probably the most amazing person I've ever met.  I've prayed for him.  Even before I knew who God would put in my life.  I prayed for it to be someone amazing..and it was definitely given to me.  Ten fold.  I could never ask for someone to love me more than he does. 

I cried.  A lot.  The first week after it happened I was an emotional basketcase.  Poor guy.  I don't know why?  It was just a strange feeling.  I never thought I would react that way.  But, it took me some time to get use to it.  And finally i'm starting to realize.  I'M ABOUT TO START PLANNING A WEDDING.  I'm going to get MARRIED.  I'm going to live with a BOY for the first time.  I'm happy.

So how did he do it?  Apparently he has been trying for the last few months.  But...I've been difficult to say the least.  After a few failed attempts..me ruining surprises(oops) he finally succeeded.  I love love love hiking and we are always trying to find new places to go and see.  A few weeks ago he asked me to go with him to hike Pinnacle Mtn.  which is in Little Rock.  I, of course, was excited to do that because I have had many friends tell me what a challenge it is and how beautiful it is from the top.  Anyways, we packed a backpack with blankets and a picnic and headed out.  We climbed for a while and talked and were having a great time. I started getting really hungry at one point and slightly annoyed because I couldn't figure out why he was making such a big deal about getting to a certain point at Pinnacle.  He would not drop it.  I was like "dude, can we just eat already" and he was very diligent about making it to a certain spot.  Anyways, once we reached the spot he laid out a blanket for us to sit on to eat the picnic, then handed me another to lay out for us to put our food on.  When he handed me the second blanket something very thick was in it.  I opened it up and there was a book.  It was an entire book of our love story that he had been working on.  He had saved everything over the last four years and included them in the book.  Movie tickets, razorback game stubs, little notes, cards, EVERYTHING.  On the last page of the book there was a note I had written him back in 2007. Back then he would ALWAYS ask me to be his girlfriend, but I just was not having it.  I liked dating boys and I did not want a serious boyfriend.  I was just enjoying college. But one day it hit me...I didn't want to date any other boys.  I wanted to date this boy.  But by that time...he was kinda givin' up on asking.  So I took matters into my own hands and wrote him a little note and attached it to a box of his favorite homemade cookies and officially asked him to be my boyfriend.  I never realized he kept that note though.  But there it was...in the book of our love story.  On that page it said "I am so glad I said yes all those years ago and now it's your turn.  That baffled me, so I turned around to be like "WHHHATT!" and there he was...on one knee...ring in hand...asking me.to.marry.him.  *squeal*  And then....I said YESSSSSSS. 

My beautiful engagement ring.  I absolutely love it.

First picture after.  I had been bawling. Puffy face.  Happy smiles.  Wouldn't have it any other way.

Crying/Laughing all at the same time.