I'm engaged.
It all started with bluebonnets on the way to family reunion. He just kept talking about them and after going back and forth between whether or not we needed to be "those people" who park on the side of the highway to get a picture in the bluebonnets and it took us about 20 miles to decide to stop. When we got out of the car I went on and on about the best spot for a picture with him trailing behind until he finally stopped me and had me turn around and when I did I had a shiny promise of forever in tiny box in his hand... and he was on one knee... and I felt so amazing in that second.
My amazing love story I've waited my whole life for was kneeling in front of me in the bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes.
Today my mom gave me a picture from last week, a few hours after he proposed when I was showing the ring to my grandmother and I was happy, and my grandmother was happy, and Gavin was smiling biggest of all. I love that it mattered to him how much I loved the ring, how much I enjoyed the proposal. I love that it makes him proud to make me happy.
I can't wait to spend the rest of my life loving and growing with him and I hope to never forget the way I felt last Saturday or right now when I'm talking about it. Thank you God!
And with that...let the wedding planning begin...
