we're engaged! i couldn't be happier. below is a picture of me and christian right after it happened. we didn't have a camera, so we just used the good old phone camera. he proposed on valentine's day - which i really didn't suspect. especially after he had already given me the taylor swift album and official tour book as a valentine's gift that morning. (i'm embarrassed to admit it, but i like taylor swift...eek! - don't get mad kate! christian is the first person i admitted this too - so the gift was extra meaningful.) we stayed over in logan the night before, for my dad's birthday. we got ready for church at my parent's house and when we pulled out of my parent's subdivision, christian said, "let's go to the temple to see where they are going to take our pictures." at that point, i knew what was going on. christian is the kind of guy who could care less where we got pictures taken. (which, by the way, i love about him.) i just starting jabbing away like a little jabber box. it was all just a bunch of nervous talk and fluff. i think that subconsciously, i didn't want him to think i knew what was going on. we got to the temple and drove around it. i showed him where all the couples get wedding shots. then, he pulled up to the front in the drive. the gate was closed, so he just pulled up as far as he could. we looked at the temple for a minute and talked about how pretty it is. then he said, "how about we get out of the car." that was followed by a deep breath and ear-to-ear smile by me. we got out. he put his arm around me and we walked for a minute. he started saying really nice things. i'll spare you the details of all of that. then, he fished around in his jacket pocket, and pulled out the ring. he asked me to marry him, and i said yes!
it was such a bright, sunny day. the temperature was just right. i just felt at peace. what a great way to start it all out.
later that day, we got an officially "engagement day shot". we are both really excited. we are also both really grateful that we have so many wonderful people who love and support us in this new phase of our lives. there it is, our engagement story...
