the ring

today marks the 2nd year anniversary of that fateful day when brett proposed. i remember the night before the proposal i was a bit pouty about something (it was probably about homework) and brett told me, "don't worry, i'll make it up to you tomorrow night." for all i know we were just going on a date. i was so excited about going on a date with brett that cold and icy friday night. he took me to the fabulous city, idaho falls and we went to dinner at the italian restaurant, johnny carino's. after dinner brett said we were going to the mall to get me a belt, he hates the fact that i didn't wear belts very often or that i didn't have a good one either. but the direction he was driving towards was the complete opposite of the mall. uh oh, is he gonna take me to a deserted wooded area and kill me? i kept asking where we are going and he kept saying, "ehhh well actually, my roommate told me of a good place to take a walk." and i was like, "are you kidding me? its freaking cold!" this is in the beginning of march where most of idaho is still covered in snow and ice and its a good 10-20 degrees out. he also said that this place has a lot of birds that you can get close to. and i said, "seriously? we can come back in the summertime and look at all the freaking birds you want!" but i went along with it and convinced myself that it would be romantic to take a walk...we ended up driving to the temple, well, across the river thats by the temple.

we got out of the car and walked around a little. then when it got to be really icy and watery on the sidewalk brett decided it was time to turn around and head back to the car. i actually wanted to run back to the car it was so cold. but he wanted to just take a moment and go to this ledge that overlooks the falls in front of the temple. brett was beside me and i looked over into the frozen falls where parts of the water bursted through. i was entranced. then all of a sudden i felt a tap on my back and brett was on one knee holding an opened ring box with a beautiful diamond ring. my mouth gaped open while he said, "will you marry me?" and for a long while my mouth still hung open. i was in shock, i couldn't believe this was happening and so fast too. then brett patiently asked, "well, is it yes or no?" i immediately said yes and then the water works turned on. he slipped the ring on my finger and i couldn't stop huggin and kissin him. i was crying and sobbing so hard i couldn't breathe. when we decided it was actually time to head back to the car i realized that i definitely wasn't cold anymore. i kept crying the whole ride home. seriously it shocked me that i was going to be married cuz seriously i never thought i would be...especially to such a cute boy.

this was taken the night of the sweet proposal.

my heart gets so warm thinking about these once in a lifetime moments. when i think about them i realize how even more in love i am with my man. especially when i look over at brett while writing this and i can't believe he chose me and how much i absolutely LOVE my life.