Life is hard folks! We've all got our own trials and struggles. College is definitely mine right now. Boy is it hard! But, I can do it. Somehow, I will find a way to do great. I am so incredibly blessed with so many people who are here to help me along the way. And I hope I am a help to all of them as well.
My fiance is the sweetest man to have ever existed. No joke. The things he does for me on a daily basis are literally astounding. The more serious we get, the better he treats me. I love him. When I am upset and feeling like my to do list is just too overwhelming, he is there to comfort me and help me think clearly about everything. When I don't feel well, he takes care of me and is willing to do anything for me. When I am a complete grouch, he puts up with me until I am happy again. He loves me so much, and has so much faith in me. With him by my side, I will be able to accomplish anything in this life. I hope to be the strength to him, that he is to me. He continually is helping me be a better person. When we disagree, and I just want to get angry, he has a way of calming me down and makes me talk it out. I know that neither one of us is perfect, and that our relationship isn't perfect. But, we both try. Ultimately, I think that is what it comes down to. You've got to love each other so much that nothing else matters. You've got to support one another, and do anything for them. I don't pretend to know everything, especially about relationships and marriage. But, I want to write this down now. So that later I can look back and remember how great this stage in our life together is. Being engaged is hard, yet great. I wouldn't trade this time for anything.
I also have the best roommates ever. I have had fantastic roommates in the best. I've definitely always lucked out. But right now, we all get along. All 4 of us. Which is a rarity, when it comes to 4 girls living together. We have a good time every time we are all together. It makes life so much fun. We all just help each other out whenever it's needed, and just talk all the time. I love it. This being my last semester living with roommates (besides my husband, when we get married), I think I definitely was blessed to enjoy it.
Friends, oh boy. I have the best of these too. And too many to mention. So many supportive people in life. Holy cow.
Family has always been and always will be a rock in my life. They are seriously the best people in life. I love them. So lucky to have them for forever.
Laughter really is the best medicine for stress. Stressed? Find something to laugh at. It truly works wonders :)
This song is one of N'Sync's best songs. It still is actually great. One of my friends posted an old school (90's) music video of N'Sync to facebook. So, I went through and rediscovered some of my favorites. I don't feel as if you can go wrong with some of the old stuff. Still great.
I wonder what kind of music will be out when my future children are growing up. They will probably think of the music I listened to as a kid as awful, just like I do about the music my parents listened to.
Spotify is one of the greatest inventions ever. I am always rediscovering old favorites, and somehow still finding so many new goods. This song's title is the best. Also, I love this tune.
"Some things, you just can't put on paper." Isn't that the truth. My kind of perfect has me absolutely in love. He sure is the one and only.
Side note: 83 days until my forever begins with my sweet man.
So. We are engaged. Isaac DeMar Wood and I. Best feeling ever. I was completely shocked, because my best friend told me it wasn't happening until next week. I'll post a video here as soon as she sends it to me. But I will tell the story of the engagement, and post a few pictures.
We went ring shopping last Friday, the first of February. We weren't planning on buying a ring that day, but I found THE PERFECT one. Which is odd, because it is not at all what I thought I wanted. But, it's gorgeous, and I am excited to wear it for the rest of forever.
Originally the plan was to wait a few months before we got engaged, but, when it's right it's right. Why wait? :)
So I knew an engagement was coming, and thought it would happen a few times, but he kept me guessing. I kept getting little clues here and there from conversations I overheard, or texts I accidentally saw when we were together. AND, they were ALL misleading. He changed his mind a couple times about what he was going to do. I was talking to my best friend Breanna earlier on Friday, and she told me to not be upset if it didn't happen this weekend. She told me that he was planning something for next week, because he wanted it to be perfect. So I expected NOTHING! I didn't want to be bummed.
Now that the back story. Isaac had involved both of our mothers and also Breanna. He called my mom and told her that she needed to get me to Idaho Falls right after class on Friday, so to make up an appointment or something. She called me Thursday night and told me that the appointment we had with the cake lady had been changed to the next day at 1:00, and that I needed to come down right after I got out of class. Isaac supposedly had to work from 5:30 to about 11, in Pocatello. So I drove to Idaho Falls, and waited for my mom. She was running late, (because Breanna and Isaac were running late). When she got into town, we started to head over to the cake ladies house. Or so I thought.
She stopped by Hillcrest (our high school), and said that she needed to drop something off to someone. She went inside, and was gone for like ten minutes. Then she walked back out, and had Breanna with her. Breanna was carrying an envelope and a blindfold. I was shocked. Because the first thing I thought was, "You've got to be kidding me!" Excitement and disbelief all at the same time. For some reason, I believed them all when they said it wouldn't be until next week. Breanna came around to my door, and told me to get out. I got out, and my mom told me that that was what she was dropping off. She then left. I asked Breanna what was going on, and she said that she just wanted to drive up and hang out with me and go shopping or something. I was so confused. But anyways, we walked over to the front doors and she handed me the envelope to read. It was about how we have so many memories there, and such.
We got into her car, and she made me put the blindfold on. We drove around. I could not see a darn thing, and I was just as confused as ever. I asked about a billion questions, and said that I hated everyone because I didn't know what was going on. But, I really love them all. It was just a joking comment of course. We arrived somewhere, and she helped me out of the car. I couldn't take off my blindfold yet, so she helped me walk to where we were going. I climbed through a bunch of snow, and made it to a pavilion. Peterson park holds a lot of memories between Isaac and I. I opened another letter here, and wanted to cry. This next letter talked about how we always came to that park to talk, and how our first kiss happened just down the road :) A flashback of memories came to mind, and I remembered so many happy things.
We went back to the car, and she made me put the blindfold on again. We drove again, and Breanna claimed to be lost. A few minutes later, we arrived at our location, and I was instructed to keep my blindfold on. Breanna helped me out of the car, and helped me trudge up over a mountain of snow. It seemed like I was walking through snow for forever. I just wanted to get to that next envelope. She instructed me to step up, and I put my hands in front of me to help guide me. I felt a grated playground like material. I had no idea where we could possibly be. I still couldn't take off my blindfold, and I touched something with my left hand that I shouldn't have. She quickly moved my hand away so that I couldn't figure out what it was.
I was then able to take off the blindfold at the same time music started playing on Isaac's laptop that was sitting in front of me. He had made a slideshow of pictures and music. Where we first met, and a few other memories in between. I cried. A lot. Also, next to the laptop was sitting my favorite flowers, white lilies (which his mother had gone through a lot of trouble to get). At the end of the slideshow, there was a slide that said something about having one question for me. I stared at the screen, expecting it to change. Still thinking that Isaac had had to work that night in Pocatello. And he comes out from the side, pulls me up and takes me down from the playground set. He gets down on one knee, and yeah, I'm really crying. He then asks me to marry him, and I just nod my head. I couldn't even say yes. I was so happy. He put my gorgeous ring on, and then proceeded to hug and kiss me.
I love him. I knew a proposal was coming, and he still managed to propose without me having figured anything out. It was a complete surprise, which was everything that I wanted. He had my best friend involved. He had her take pictures, and video record the entire thing. Our families knew. Everything was perfect. He made me cry, which was his goal. Because then he knew that he had done a good job. I am so excited to marry my absolute best friend and future eternal companion on May 10, 2013 in the Idaho Falls Temple. <3
MigRAINe, migRAINe, go away, come again some other day. (or never again. That would be fine too).
You'd think after pretty much an entire week, that it would get sick of being here. Nope. It continues on. Just like the pioneers.
FAKE proposal. Haha.. It wasn't very funny at the time, but it has gotten funnier.
Awkward bum shot :) This is me holding the box with the earrings and necklace he gave me for my birthday
Although, it still isn't the funniest thing :) I sure do love this boy though. He is the sweetest. Hopefully sometime this week or next week, I'll have great news! ;)
