The Engagement

So Travis and I had started talking about marriage really early on. Not that we were going to get married, just in general about if thats something that we even wanted (its nice to figure out if you eventually want the same things early on in a relationship haha). It was something we both wanted in the future some day, just not anytime soon.

After Travis got his awesome job in August of 2010, we had been together about a year and a half and his mom was always up in our business. "When are you two going to make a commitment to eachother?" "When are you going to get married?' "I need to be a grandma again before I am too old to even hold my grandchildren!" (Yeah, she isn't even 50.) So we pretty much just ignored her for a while and then around Christmas started seriously considering if that was really what we wanted to do of if we just wanted his mom to leave us alone! We decided both would be nice :] ... So we set our expectations for 2013 and kind of left it at that.

One random weekend in March we decide to drive to Franklin, ID to get some scratch offs. We hadn't done anything just the two of us in a while so we took advantage the day. We took the long way through Logan and on our way back had lunch and as we were about to get back on the road we decide to go through the teeny-tiny, itsy-bitsy mall they have up there. As soon as we walk in the first store is a Schubach Jewelers (who happen to be my favorite) and Travis says "Hey, wanna look at rings?". Thinking that it was weird he actually wanted to look at expensive jewelry... I am usually the one dragging him to look, I naturally skip my way to their diamond case!

Basically, we just went in to look. Then I found one that I couldn't live without (well technically Travis found it first and knew I'd love it). Those Schubach girls were awesome. They worked every angle and my beautiful ring ended up being such a good deal that I feel almost guilty when I think about it!

Then, I had to wait. And wait. And wait. When was I going to get it? When was he going to ask? How was he going to ask? Should I tell my parents first or let them be surprised? WHEN WAS I GOING TO GET IT?

When we finally picked up my ring after having it resized, we were still over a month away from our 2 year anniversary. I flat out told him that if he made me wait that long I'd kill him! Ha!

A few weeks later (March 18th) Travis tells me to get ready cause we are going out and its a surprise. I have a hard time with surprises. I have to know whats going on. He doesn't tell me where we are going... We get in the car and he makes me close my eyes (of course I peeked). Then we pull into the Sandy Aquarium.

Yes the Aquarium. (The first time we went to the Aquarium we seriously had so much fun, its all we talked about for days!)

We start our rounds through the place and every minute I am wondering, "Now? How about now? Is he going to ask me now?" The suspense was killing me! After about an hour or so we had gone through everything and I was thinking "Hmm... ok not now? Maybe at dinner?" Then I turn around and he says the magical words! I was so anxious with waiting that I dont even remember saying yes! We just hugged (which he never lets me do in public) and laughed! People were probably looking at us weird... but I didn't care. To date it was the best day of my life!

My ring!