Hello all! Brandon and I thought it would be kinda cool to have a blog together for everyone to be able to see what we are up to and for us to be able to write and post pictures of fun things we are experiencing together! As most of you know, we have been together for over 3 years and are engaged and planning our wedding for August 1st, 2009. Brandon proposed August 13, 2008 while we were at his annual family camping trip and it was the most perfect moment and once we got back home he posted this for everyone to read:
Having a ring in my possession for over a month was probably the hardest thing to keep to myself.
I had this vision in my mind of waiting to propose to Angela at my family reunion camp out in Florence (August 13th). I thought, if this is something I look forward to each year and I want her to be a part of my family, why not ask her there? Plus, it is the perfect place in the world as far as I am concerned.
The day of the 12th, we headed down to Florence to meet the rest of the family down there. My mom packed the ring for me, so that I did not expose it to Angela prematurely. The whole family knew I had intentions of proposing on the 13th, so it came as no surprise to them.
The morning of the August 13th, my plan was to go for a walk/jog with Angela early in the morning to propose. She was training for a triathlon for the upcoming weekend as it was, so it turned out to be a perfect excuse to take a walk down to the lake.
We jogged for a bit, and Angela decided to take a seat on a bench right next to the lake. In my mind, I was like, "jackpot! She did the hard work for me" since I wanted to be sneaky and find a good location; she did it for me! The spot was as beautiful as could be. The hedges were cleared next to the lake, enough room for two bodies and a bench looking across the lake to a boat house and the sand dunes. Granted, the fog was covering the lake but the sun was starting to poke through enough to where the lake was gorgeous.
(This picture is essentially the view we had, although it is not the exact spot)
[not sure what happened to the picture]
We sat down on the bench and caught our breaths from the jogging/walking and made some small talk. That is about all I could do at that point since my heart was about to explode from nervousness.
But then it came time, where I had to just lay it out there and do it. I nervously asked her how much she loved me. Her response was simple, but the gesture told me everything. With her arms outstretched as if she was going to give me a bear hug, she explained that she loved me, "this much!"
Then she turned around and asked me the same question, as we stare each other square in the eyes, "how much do you love me?"
I pulled out the box with the ring inside slowly, and got to one knee next to the lake, and said, "I love you this much. WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
Both of us quickly had some tears as she said yes. We hugged and kissed quickly after; and that began the start of our lives together.
The day of the 12th, we headed down to Florence to meet the rest of the family down there. My mom packed the ring for me, so that I did not expose it to Angela prematurely. The whole family knew I had intentions of proposing on the 13th, so it came as no surprise to them.
The morning of the August 13th, my plan was to go for a walk/jog with Angela early in the morning to propose. She was training for a triathlon for the upcoming weekend as it was, so it turned out to be a perfect excuse to take a walk down to the lake.
We jogged for a bit, and Angela decided to take a seat on a bench right next to the lake. In my mind, I was like, "jackpot! She did the hard work for me" since I wanted to be sneaky and find a good location; she did it for me! The spot was as beautiful as could be. The hedges were cleared next to the lake, enough room for two bodies and a bench looking across the lake to a boat house and the sand dunes. Granted, the fog was covering the lake but the sun was starting to poke through enough to where the lake was gorgeous.
(This picture is essentially the view we had, although it is not the exact spot)
[not sure what happened to the picture]
We sat down on the bench and caught our breaths from the jogging/walking and made some small talk. That is about all I could do at that point since my heart was about to explode from nervousness.
But then it came time, where I had to just lay it out there and do it. I nervously asked her how much she loved me. Her response was simple, but the gesture told me everything. With her arms outstretched as if she was going to give me a bear hug, she explained that she loved me, "this much!"
Then she turned around and asked me the same question, as we stare each other square in the eyes, "how much do you love me?"
I pulled out the box with the ring inside slowly, and got to one knee next to the lake, and said, "I love you this much. WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
Both of us quickly had some tears as she said yes. We hugged and kissed quickly after; and that began the start of our lives together.
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