So I have some news I want to shout to the world and while I know only a few people read this blog and those people already know the news, I am still writing it in my blog for other reasons (mainly keepsake reasons). Two weeks ago my boyfriend of 4 months, Jake, proposed to me. It was a cute, funny and completely unplanned way to ask. Mainly it was my fault as to why it was not planned.
Well the story starts that we had been talking about marriage often and knew we probably would. Then the night before my first trip of three trips to Manila we were talking and he asked what would I say if he asked me to marry him. Of course I would say yes and then decided to show him this cheap ring that I had gotten because it was my perfect wedding ring. I told him my ring size and all that fun stuff.
While in Manila we would talk on Skype with cameras and all that fun stuff. Well one day he mentions that he had gone ring shopping already and found one that is my perfect wedding ring and one that was a little different and wasn’t sure which one I would like better. I told him to pick the one he liked better because it was his gift to me. Well then about a week later while we were talking he said he had gotten me a ring and that I would love it. I got all excited and he could tell. Then he told me the ring was actually a joke ring, thought it was funny and thought I would too. Then he told me he had been thinking about us and how he did want to marry, but still wanted to take our time. Not rush things. He then apologized for getting my hopes up about the ring and just figured I would understand that it was joke. I must admit I was a little dismayed by it, but then quickly brushed past the feelings. After all I did understand where he was coming from. He had been married before and he (and I) didn’t want to make the same mistake.
When I got home he picked me up from the airport and somewhere in the conversation mentioned that while I was home we should go ring shopping. Once again the dismay hit me because I thought he already found what he wanted to give me. However, I again quickly brushed past the feeling and thought of how fun it would be to go ring shopping because you only get to do it once. Well I continued to think about ring shopping and the next day told him we needed to go ring shopping. He was a little hesitant which I thought was strange since he brought it up in the first place, but finally agreed to go. So we went into Salt Lake and stopped at the Shane Co. to look at rings. We went through the whole process I picked out bands then she brought out the diamond to show the total affect of the ring. I actually found one that I really like and once again got excited about having an engagement ring. As we were leaving the store I kept talking about the ring and how much I liked it. Well as it turns out, he had already bought me a ring and all the stuff he’d said about not being ready and the idea to go ring shopping were all a ploy to throw me off the track of him proposing to me. It worked, just a little to well. So he told me he had already bought me a ring and hoped that I wouldn’t be disappointed in it.
Curiosity got the better of me and so I pretty much begged him to show it to me. So he did and I LOVED IT! it was better then the one we saw in the store. I was so excited. Well since he hadn’t talked to my dad yet he said I couldn’t wear it so I gave it back and went through the rest of the day as if I was on a cloud. Later that night when my dad got home from work at 1 in the morning he talked to my dad. Although I hadn’t realized he had because they were both outside when they did. Then as we were going to bed and saying Goodnight. Jake asked me if I loved him and I told him that he knew I did. He responded saying that he will always love me and then said will you marry me. I didn’t expect it to happen that moment and so I was a little bit surprised. He got down on one knee and pulled out the ring. I said yes and then kissed him.
I know it’s a long story, but the whole story just makes it all the better.
I have been trying to get a good picture of the ring, but so far have not succeeded. Here are my best tries though. I’m sure it would help if I had a camera that could take better close up shots. And it doesn’t help that my hands are really not pretty.
