The engagement

I had told Dave that I was ready to get married and apparently he already knew. We went ring shopping at the Shane co and he let me pick out a few rings! He asked me what I liked about the few I picked and then said, "OK."... What do you mean ok? He said I was done... DONE? Dave told me my job was done. Now all I had to do was wait... W..A..I..T..?? I am not what we call a patient person so I would bug him ALL of the time about when I was going to get a ring and what kind I was getting. He was very very sneeky and I had NO CLUE when it was coming or what it was! This began the first of MANY suprises from him! I know it sounds dumb but I did not see the ring even coming! He proposed on the 19th of July on a hot air balloon ride. The first thing I sputtered out of my mouth was, "DON'T DROP IT!!" I guess you can say that I loved the ring!

Exceeding Expectations

The title of this blog is an understatement to say the least. I knew that I loved Dave and I knew that I wanted to be with him forever and ever. However, something in the back of my head was keeping me from enjoying our engagement. We had our life plan mapped out and I was excited for it but something was TERRIFYING me about marriage. The whole time we were engaged I felt like I was in someone elses life. Like I would wake up and be able to tell my friends about this CRAZY dream I had that I got married at only age 21! Dave exceeded ALL of my expectations of how a husband should be. I remember going from sheer terror to wondering when he was going to become a real boy instead of my prince charming... Needless to say, it never happened. I lucked out with him! He is the most sweet, caring individual I have ever met! That is one of the many reasons why my white knight has and always will EXCEED MY EXPECTATIONS.