An Even Better Day!

Well, it's the day we've all been waiting for! Scott and I are officially engaged! We are getting married on May 5, 2009 (Cinco de Mayo!) Continue reading for the complete story...

Thursday night Scott kept suggesting we go to bed at 10, I was all for it since we both had been fighting a cold and I was thinking about sleeping in a few hours in the morning for work again. As we ate and talked a little, Scott finally told me that I wasn't going to work the next day and he had already told my co-worker Jim. He said we had to go to bed early because he was picking me up at 5:30am. I just knew that this was the day so of course I couldn't sleep! Scott said he couldn't sleep either and had only slept a few hours before arriving at my door at the aforementioned time. He told me to wear warm clothes and to bring a normal set to change into later.

First on the surprise agenda was a hike up Ensign peak in Salt Lake City. This hike is significant because only a few days after meeting (after a walk together and a double date with Jen and Lance), he went with me at 4am to drop Jen off at the airport on May 5, 2007 as she was going to Ecuador for nursing. That morning he had suggested we hike Ensign Peak (a very short .5 mile hike to an outlook over the Salt Lake Valley) and watch the sun rise. It was the first time he held my hand. Here's a picture of us THAT morning: May 5, 2007
I can't believe that was almost 2 years ago!

Anyway, continuing with the story, Scott drove us to Ensign peak and we hiked to the top. Just as before, we spread out blankets (although this time there was snow on the ground!) and cuddled underneath to watch the sun rise. We packed everything up and before walking back down, Scott said, "before we do anything else today..." and he knelt and proposed. It was perfect! I said I would marry him before he even pulled out the ring! We were freezing before, but couldn't feel the cold after!
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The rest of the day was just a celebration of the beginning of a new chapter! First stop on the agenda was a great breakfast at Denny's (after changing at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building... both are things we did that first time). Then off to Heber to ride the train! We saw lots of wildlife on the trip--A bald eagle sitting no more than a few feet from the train window, lots of flying hawks, deer, llama (okay, that one wasn't wild, but it was fun), and a fox!
After the fun train ride that took us past another "first date"--Deer Creek Reservoir where we went fishing with Katie and Wayne (This time though the lake was frozen as you can see in the picture)--we went to Park City to see the World Championship Bobsledding!! We got to stand about a foot from the track and watch the bobsledders race past us. We walked to the top of the track to see the teams from USA, Italy, and the Czech Republic push off! Check out our cool video! Be sure to turn your head... and you can stop it after the sled goes by... Scott was trying to turn it off :)



After bobsledding we each went to our homes to clean up before heading over to Greg and Aubrey's. They made us a great dinner and we had fun with them! Scott still wanted to surprise me, so he had blindfolded me and drove through all sorts of crazy side streets (including over speed bumps in a gas station) so I wouldn't know where we were going.

All in all the day was perfect. I couldn't have asked for anything better! Scott is such a thoughtful planner and makes me feel so special. I am so grateful for him and so excited to be able to stand by him forever. He means the world to me and I can't express the overwhelming joy I feel when I look at him. I love him so much and am so happy to know he will always be my valentine!

Oh, and here is the ring... I think it's beautiful, but even more it's the love it represents that makes it special. Now I can hold his hand even if he's not standing next to me :)