A Collection of Happy Days: Engaged!!! :)

I am officially engaged and I am so excited. It's still a bit unreal. But there's a ring on my finger, he finally did it. I couldn't be happier to be with him and I can't wait to spend forever with him. I want to post about the engagement not only to remember but of course to share ;) So in order to fully give you an idea I have to start back before this past summer.

This is going to sound totally weird but the moment we both knew was after watching Men in Black 3 back in May. Yes I know it's crazy but that's just how it happened. We both wanted to get married and we had already been talking about it for a while by then. And it's something I can't really explain but as we were walking back to the car we both at the same time kind of stopped and looked at each other and just knew that it was supposed to be. Crazy and unexplainable but that's just how it was.

I took these picture because I wanted some physical memory of that night and the feeling.

I was and I am completely in love with Jacob McConnell :)

So we officially started looking at rings back in June. It was on our minds a lot. One night he even drew one on my hand for me. Haha.

I think I have the sweetest fiancé ever. Not to mention the cutest :)

So we started looking at rings in June. And originally we were hoping to be engaged by August and married by December. But things don't always go as planned and it obviously didn't happen that way. But have I mentioned how happy I am!? Even though I feel like I've been waiting so long for this to happen. It's all working out perfectly even if the time frame isn't quite as fast as I had wanted ;) In the beginning of August we went to San Antonio to spend the weekend with my family. And at the end of the trip that's when Jacob asked my Dad for permission to marry me. (Btw I had told him when we first starting looking at rings that there were only 2 things I required... 1. was asking my dad and 2. was a secret photographer to capture it)

We've always made jokes about getting engaged. And I'm the kind of person who plans up an idea in my head and when it doesn't go exactly as I'd hoped... well I'll be honest I get upset. So when August came around and I knew it wasn't happening I wasn't the happiest camper. And I must admit I'm so grateful that he has put up with me. He is so good to me especially when I don't deserve it.

One night at the beginning of this month he informed me that I was not allowed to look at his phone until the end of the year. And then a few days later he said it's gonna happen sooner than you think. SERIOUSLY!?!! That has been THE most nerve racking thing this whole month. The fact that I could be getting engaged any day or any week was driving me crazy!! And we were getting on each others nerves we it came to the subject.

On Saturday December 15th Jacob had to work until 3. While he was working he gave me his card so I could go get my nails done, something he'd been promising to do for me that he had finally gotten around to. When he got off work he met me at my apartment dressed up and ready to go to the drive-in movie theater. Let me elaborate on that term 'dressed up'. If you know absolutely anything about Jacob, it's that he doesn't dress up, let alone match for that matter! So when he showed up in jeans and a nice polo he stuck out like a sore thumb. And then right before we left he said something even crazier. "Do you want me to shave?" Part of me knew it and was trying to keep cool about the situation. So I said no. I mean Sunday was the next day I might as well let him have his scruff for one more day. And then we were off. He took me to Jamba Juice to get a treat.

And he was acting weird, but I was being nice about it. He was the one that kept saying things like "you're so cuddly" "you're in such a good mood". We were going to see the Hobbit and since it was still opening weekend we were worried it would be packed. So we got the at 5 right when the gates opened. We started with setting up the car for the perfect movie arrangement. Including most of the blankets in my apartment. Haha.

Getting comfy :)

Our view!

Oh and later that night after he proposed he told me the ring was in his pocket THE WHOLE TIME. Yes in all of these pictures it was right there.......

And another funny thing we thought about afterwards was a part in the movie with Bilbo Baggins and Smeagol where they were doing riddles and then Baggins say "what's in my pocket?". It was the ring. Yeah I don't if you'll think it was funny but we did. And even his brother made the reference without even knowing that that is what we watched. Haha.

So anyways we watched the movie and had a great time and then headed back to town. That's when he started acting weird again. Especially when we got close to home. Here's briefly how it went.

Jacob: Are you hungry?

Me: I guess.

Getting to town and realizing neither of us were that hungry.

Jacob: You want hot chocolate?

Me: Sure! Um, but I think Starbucks is closed already. We can just make it at my place.

He misses the first opportunity to turn into my place and then as we're coming up to the next one he says "let's go dance". So yes we went to a nearby park and danced in the empty parking lot to Jason Mraz's I won't give up. And then he finally took me to my apartment. And now for the next big hint. I mean he's already been weird all night and I was honestly thinking he was gonna ask me after we danced. I'm kind of a neat freak and I don't like leaving things in my car, so as we were getting out of the car I said grab my pillow. And very adamantly might I add he said no I'll get it later. So we walked up to my porch and as I went to unlock the door he stopped me. And there it was. I knew he was finally doing it. He told me how much he loved me and that he wanted to spend forever with me. He said he knew I'd been waiting and pulled out the ring then he proceeded to get down on his knee and propose. Of course I said yes!! And as we were hugging and kissing he said "and I even had a photographer". I had completely forgotten and I'm so glad he didn't. Our friends Taylor and Emma had been hiding in his Dad's truck parked in front of my apartment taking pictures. It was absolutely perfect!!

We invited them in for hot chocolate and I was still shaking and I couldn't think straight. But I was so happy. And my cheeks seriously hurt the rest of the night because I couldn't stop smiling.