I only had a few days left in D.C. with Travis. I kept bringing up rings, thinking he needed a push or something. He kept saying he didn't have a ring yet and he was thinking about proposing around Thanksgiving time. Whaaaat? Come one, man!
I was trying not to be a crazy head, but I wanted a ring on my finger! (Sounds vain, I know. But diamonds are a girl's best friend.) We were already pretty much planning a wedding, so I was getting pretty impatient.
One of the last days in town, Travis said we should go on a picnic at Great Falls National Park. We picked up Chick-Fil-A for lunch and drove out to the park. The whole drive I was bugging Travis, listing all the reasons we can't wait until Thanksgiving to be officially engaged. I should have known he was messing with me. He's so good at messing with me- I know that now. He kept brushing me off, acting like it was no big deal. He wasn't even listening to me! I was getting MAD.
We paid for our parking and found a picnic table to eat at. I was pretty upset with Travis. He's so good at pushing my buttons. Lucky for him, this was my first experience with Chick-Fil-A, and I loved it! That brightened my mood a little. But I was still a little mad.
After we ate, we started walking around on the paths of the park. There was a cool overlook we went and looked out from. The view was amazing!
We left the {very crowded} overlook and walked along the path some more. There were only a few overlooks along the path. And they were all occupied with a bunch of people. Travis tried to convince me we should leave the path and go look at the falls. There were signs EVERYWHERE that said, "Do Not Leave Path". So I told him we had to stay on the path, the sign said so. I'm a rule follower. If a sign says, "Do Not Leave Path", then I will not leave the path. If the sign said, "Hey, go ahead and leave the path! Have fun!" I totally would have. Travis kept bugging me and bugging me to leave the path. But I kept saying no. We were both getting frustrated. I wish he would have just said, "I want to propose to you in a private place. Follow me". I would have left the path, willingly, for that.
Finally he said, "I'm leaving the path. You can either come with me, or stay here on the boring path". Grrrr. That rule breaker! So I followed, reluctantly. We found a nice, personal little overlook on some rocks. I forgave him a little when I saw how beautiful the view was.
I was taking my time, soaking in the view. When I turned around to Travis, he said he had a question for me. He looked so shaky and nervous. It was so sweet. He got down on one knee, gave some cute little speech, and asked me if I would marry him.
I was in shock. He had played me so well. I seriously had no clue this was going to happen so soon. So the first thing that popped out of my mouth was, "No.....way!". Poor Travis looked so confused. I was saying, "no way" because I just couldn't believe this was really happening. He was so nervous and now he was confused.
Then I said, "Well, put it on my finger!". So Travis slid it on my finger and asked, "Does that mean yes?". It was then that I realized I never actually said yes. haha. Oh man. So I replied, "Yes of course!". I could see the relief flood over Travis. He probably was pretty close to a heart attack when I said, "no". We hugged and kissed and celebrated. I wish I could say that I cried and cried because I was so incredibly happy. That would be cute. But I was so honestly shocked and in disbelief. It took a while to sink in. I pretty much floated around the rest of the day.
Here's the spot where it happened.
Even though I was numb, I was still sooooo happy.
If only Travis had told me to do my hair that day. haha. We left the park after walking around some more. It was like a dream. I was walking along the falls, holding my FIANCE'S hand! It felt good. We took a picture of the ring and sent it to all my family. He picked it out all by himself, and I LOVED it. Way to go Travis!
Travis told me later that he had to wear cargo shorts to hold the box and ring. He's usually not a cargo short kind of guy. The whole time he was thinking I was going to see the bulge in his pocket. But I never noticed! Now, looking back at the pictures, his pocket is totally bulging. So funny.
We finished up the last couple days in Virginia, then drove out to Rexburg together. Across the whole country! It was a loooooong trip. Travis and his dad had cosigned on a car while in Virginia, and it became our first (and so far only) car. We stopped at people's houses to stay the night along the way. We were grateful to those that opened their doors to us. One house didn't work out, so we had to stop at a hotel. We slept in separate beds, but I felt like such a rebel for sharing a room. On the way down the elevator in the morning, Travis looked at my hand and asked, "Where's the ring?!". I looked down, and lo and behold, it wasn't on my finger. Holy moly, holy moly, holy moly! I hadn't had it a week and I already lost it. We rushed back to the room and it was sitting on the night stand. Can you believe I almost left it there?!
So we drove back to Washington first, to show my family the ring. Then back to Rexburg to begin out last semester as single people.
Next up, our last semester before we were married. The story is almost complete! Craziness.
I was trying not to be a crazy head, but I wanted a ring on my finger! (Sounds vain, I know. But diamonds are a girl's best friend.) We were already pretty much planning a wedding, so I was getting pretty impatient.
One of the last days in town, Travis said we should go on a picnic at Great Falls National Park. We picked up Chick-Fil-A for lunch and drove out to the park. The whole drive I was bugging Travis, listing all the reasons we can't wait until Thanksgiving to be officially engaged. I should have known he was messing with me. He's so good at messing with me- I know that now. He kept brushing me off, acting like it was no big deal. He wasn't even listening to me! I was getting MAD.
We paid for our parking and found a picnic table to eat at. I was pretty upset with Travis. He's so good at pushing my buttons. Lucky for him, this was my first experience with Chick-Fil-A, and I loved it! That brightened my mood a little. But I was still a little mad.
Finally he said, "I'm leaving the path. You can either come with me, or stay here on the boring path". Grrrr. That rule breaker! So I followed, reluctantly. We found a nice, personal little overlook on some rocks. I forgave him a little when I saw how beautiful the view was.
I was in shock. He had played me so well. I seriously had no clue this was going to happen so soon. So the first thing that popped out of my mouth was, "No.....way!". Poor Travis looked so confused. I was saying, "no way" because I just couldn't believe this was really happening. He was so nervous and now he was confused.
Then I said, "Well, put it on my finger!". So Travis slid it on my finger and asked, "Does that mean yes?". It was then that I realized I never actually said yes. haha. Oh man. So I replied, "Yes of course!". I could see the relief flood over Travis. He probably was pretty close to a heart attack when I said, "no". We hugged and kissed and celebrated. I wish I could say that I cried and cried because I was so incredibly happy. That would be cute. But I was so honestly shocked and in disbelief. It took a while to sink in. I pretty much floated around the rest of the day.
Here's the spot where it happened.
Travis told me later that he had to wear cargo shorts to hold the box and ring. He's usually not a cargo short kind of guy. The whole time he was thinking I was going to see the bulge in his pocket. But I never noticed! Now, looking back at the pictures, his pocket is totally bulging. So funny.
So we drove back to Washington first, to show my family the ring. Then back to Rexburg to begin out last semester as single people.
Next up, our last semester before we were married. The story is almost complete! Craziness.
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