First Tag Attempt

So I have been tagged and am going to actually do it. Thanks to Jen, she inspired me to write.
Top ten things I hope to do before I die:
1. Multiple and Replenish the Earth- Yes, you all know what that means, have some Shanny's and Joshy's of our own.
2. Visit Africa and do service for the people there.
3. Serve a mission with my babe.
4. Complete a number of paintings that I am proud to frame.
5. Master photography.
6. Run a marathon.
7. Travel the world
8. Learn how to sew quilts, blankets, shower cutains, pillow cases, curtains, etc.
9. Visit 50 different LDS temples
10.Live a BEAUTIFUL life and grow old with my husband.

Our Excitng Engagement Story

I've also been asked to write about our engagement. Well, if you have already read the section "About Us", you will know of our crazy, yet fun way that we got set up and began seeing eachother. Our story is quite entertaining and we always imagined that we would have to date our future companion for almost a year before thinking about marriage..

Yet, with us it is a different story. Josh and I only dated for about 3 months. Josh was the first one to say he loved me and I didn't even say it back. I told him that I wasn't ready to say it quite then and that when I did say it, he would totally know I ment it without a doubt. I finally said I loved him about 1 week later, which was on his birthday, May. 20th of 2006. About a month later we were planning our marriage. Josh proposed to me exactly 2 months before we were married. In July Josh and I traveled to Canada for my bridal shower. It was the only time that we could go for so long, yet I wasn't even proposed to yet. All my friends and relatives thought it was a little wierd preparing to go to a bridal shower before I was proposed to, yet it was happening anyway. As we spent a whole week in Canada at my parents house we boated almost everyday and just hung out with everyone. I really didn't even think that Josh would propose to me while we were in Canada. All I thought he was going to do was ask dad if he could marry me. Well, it was Monday morning and I was sleeping and secretly heard a little of Dad and Josh's conversation. Dad and Josh were in tears, talking about me. I knew he was asking for my hand in marriage. What an incredible experience to hear the 2 men that I love the most talk about you without them knowing.

Saturday morning all the boys told me that they had spent the last few hours playing ball, yet later I found out they had been getting all the props and supplies for which later I found out was for the proposal. I went boating with all the boys that afternoon and had no idea what was to take place in a few minutes. As a bunch of them took off, they came back and Josh was no longer on the boat. I questioned it and they just said he had to go to the bathroom. So I got on the tube with Mike(my brother) and Dad took us for a big spin around the lake. Mike fell off then all of a sudden dad started saying "Get of the tube, your weighing it down." I couldn't believe what I was hearing, dad never talks to anyone that way. Finally I just let go, cause he kept on me. So there I was left in the middle of the lake. I started swimming to shore. As I got to land I saw a bunch of rose peddles. I couldn't beleive it, I knew what was going on now. As I followed the rose peddles I say Josh and started screaming. I was so excited, I couldn't hold it in. My husband had been planning this for the last month. He had a new cloths for me to change into, a dozen roses, candles around a blanket, an amazing dinner and it was all under a grove of trees. He read an amazing poem he had wrote himself about how we had waited so long for eachother and how happy God is that we have finally found eachother. He continued with words that expressed how happy our children are as they are finally glad that they can come down and join mom and dad. Then he got down on his knee and proposed. I was so happy and knew that I wanted him as my husband without a doubt. I couldn't wipe the smile from my face, yet I had little tears of happiness rolling down my cheeks. As we ate and talked and enjoyed the moment together. I suddenly realized how much I really loved Josh. Josh is everything I ever dreamed of and we knew God aggreed with us too. When you know- You just Know!! As we cleaned everthing up, we went down to the lake and there was dad and the boat. He took us on a tube ride or about a half an hour. It was an amazing proposal. My hunny took my breath away, and even to this day, he still does.



Once we got back home, I had my bridal shower. It worked out perfect cause I was proposed to and had the ring to prove it. Thanks babe, for making our proposal so original, creative, memorable and perfect.



I DO...... Always and Forever

Now I will tag Robyn, Laura and my sister Amber. Have fun ladies. We want the details.