it's official!

i've been on cloud nine for about 48 hours now.

on saturday around 4pm the love of my life asked me to marry him. of course i said yes. and of course i freaked out [he says i hyperventilated!]. and of course i can't wait to spend my life with him.

so here's how it went down...

last weekend j. asked if i wanted to go to delaware to hang out with his friends kyle & lydia. he suggested playing frisbee golf at a park near their house. i thought that sounded like a great idea. we planned that i would come over between 2 and 3 on saturday, then we'd drive 45 minutes to delaware. j. called me twice on saturday before i arrived. [clue #1 i should have noticed. he doesn't ever bug me by calling repeatedly] he told me that he was going to bring his backpack b/c kyle & lydia wanted to have a picnic at the park and sit on a blanket and drink wine.

on the drive to delaware we discussed the fact that state parks usually prohibit alcohol but i didn't worry about it. we picked up our friends and got the frisbees. j. wore his backpack the whole time we played the first three holes [clue # 2. that's sorta weird, huh?]. i was wearing flip flops not at all conducive to competitive play.

on the third hole j. threw the frisbee down a hill and it landed in the middle of some weeds. j. immediately went to get it. i thought he was just protecting my bare feet, but he said later that he wanted to throw it again so it would land in an opportune spot! we ran down the hill and j. was standing near this cutie little stream. he said "kell, come over here" i went over and put my feet in the water and then turned around to talk to him. he was ruffling through his backpack.

my stomach dropped & i knew.

he goes, "i've got something for you" and i said, "oh, you do?!"

all of a sudden he was on his knee, holding out a jewelry box with an awesome ring, asking me to marry him.

i squealed and jumped and laughed and smiled. i said YES [duh!]. and kissed him like a crazy woman.

it was so precious and exciting and breathtaking and perfect. the proposal, the ring, and the man are way beyond what i ever hoped for. i'm so so grateful~

[next post: after the proposal. ring close-ups. the announcements. the conversations. my sentiments.]