Cara and the Cricut made the sign. Aly & Spencer took the photos.
He & I pretty much just stood there and looked pretty.
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Being "that girl"
I never thought I'd be "that girl": the one who misses someone like crazy, wakes up excited to see them then realizes they're in a different state, wants to go home after a long day at work and just be with them, feels like a piece of her is missing when they're gone. I'm pretty good at being independent. It's gotten me pretty far in life. But I'm finally willing to admit that independence is overrated. I'm trading it in for something much better.
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| At Bridalveil Falls on Labor Day |
Friday, August 17, 2012
A story about rocks, or our engagement story
Last weekend my cousin Taylor got married. I invited Nathan to come to the wedding, since he hadn't met any of my relatives beyond my immediate family and what better chance than a wedding? He arrived later than planned so we didn't get much time at the reception, but I got to introduce him to most of my mom's relatives, plus my dad's sister and her family.
The next morning we drove to downtown LA to visit Eli, our family friend who also happens to be a jewelry designer, and design my ring. I'm a little in love with it - Nathan got it in the mail today and just showed me over Skype, and I seriously wish I had it now. Anyway. The point of telling you this is, I knew when we bought the ring Saturday morning that Nathan wouldn't get it until about a week later. Therefore, Nathan wouldn't be able to propose until we saw each other again, which won't happen until Labor Day weekend.
Later that day Cara, Nathan and I drove down to Newport Beach to meet up with his cousin Craig. In my mind we were just going to hang out at the beach and get dinner at some point, which is why I got confused and a little annoyed that Craig kept saying the beach was too crowded. I was thinking, dude, it's a Saturday night in the summer. It's gonna be crowded! Why do you need it to be all private and secluded anyway? Little did I know...
We finally stopped at The Montage in South Laguna. This hotel is beyond gorgeous, and the best part is its beachfront property was downright abandoned compared to the other beaches we'd passed. Cara and Craig said they wanted to walk back up the cliffs so Nathan and I started walking along the water by ourselves. We wandered over to the rocky tide pool area, where the tide was starting to come in over the rocks. At this point I was struggling to keep up with him, because in case you've never tried it, walking over rocky tide pools seriously hurts your feet! Somehow a dad and his little daughter got in between us, putting me even further behind. I was getting a little annoyed that he'd just plowed ahead without waiting for me, plus, my feet hurt. So I was just happy to finally catch up to him.
We stood on the rock watching the waves, just chatting and kissing, and I was wondering why he wouldn't hold my hand. I suggested we sit down because maybe our feet wouldn't hurt so badly that way, so he sat and said I should keep standing. Now he decided it was ok to hold my hand - finally!
He asked me, "How much do you love me?"
I said, "Enough to follow you over these stupid sharp rocks that hurt my feet." Because, they did. Hurt, that is.
He said, "Ouch. That's pretty weak. Is that the best you can do?"
Realizing he was serious, I said, "Enough to follow you to Arizona (where he is a dental student), then to wherever you do your residency, and wherever you decide to open a practice."
He asked, "Do you love me enough to marry me?"
I said, "Absolutely!" Because I'm thinking, we just bought a ring, and that's kind of the point.
Then he asked, "Will you?"
At this point he started sliding a ring on my finger, and I was taken completely off guard (someone please tell me how I did not see this coming!)
I asked, "Seriously? This is really happening?"
He said, "Yes."
I said, "But that's not my ring!"
At this point I'm both laughing and crying, and he was laughing too as he said, "I know. That's not really the point right now, is it?"
And I decided he was right, and let him put the Walmart ring on my finger, and kissed my new fiance. Because that's what you do in these situations.
A few minutes later we got a text from Cara asking if we were done yet. Apparently she and Craig were taking pictures of us from the cliffs! They met us down at the beach and we took some more pictures before going to In-N-Out for dinner (in case you think we're being cheap with the dinner choice, In-N-Out was were we went on our "second first date" back at the beginning of February. So, it was actually really romantic and sweet. Plus, I love their shakes. And we were all too hungry to wait for "real food".)
So that's the story! I love that we got to pick out my ring together but he was still able to surprise me, and I'm so glad Cara got pictures of the actual proposal as well as some up-close shots right after. Also, I love that we ended up at The Montage and I'm pretty sure that engagement pictures are going to happen there at some point. And it's my new favorite beach.
The next morning we drove to downtown LA to visit Eli, our family friend who also happens to be a jewelry designer, and design my ring. I'm a little in love with it - Nathan got it in the mail today and just showed me over Skype, and I seriously wish I had it now. Anyway. The point of telling you this is, I knew when we bought the ring Saturday morning that Nathan wouldn't get it until about a week later. Therefore, Nathan wouldn't be able to propose until we saw each other again, which won't happen until Labor Day weekend.
Later that day Cara, Nathan and I drove down to Newport Beach to meet up with his cousin Craig. In my mind we were just going to hang out at the beach and get dinner at some point, which is why I got confused and a little annoyed that Craig kept saying the beach was too crowded. I was thinking, dude, it's a Saturday night in the summer. It's gonna be crowded! Why do you need it to be all private and secluded anyway? Little did I know...
We finally stopped at The Montage in South Laguna. This hotel is beyond gorgeous, and the best part is its beachfront property was downright abandoned compared to the other beaches we'd passed. Cara and Craig said they wanted to walk back up the cliffs so Nathan and I started walking along the water by ourselves. We wandered over to the rocky tide pool area, where the tide was starting to come in over the rocks. At this point I was struggling to keep up with him, because in case you've never tried it, walking over rocky tide pools seriously hurts your feet! Somehow a dad and his little daughter got in between us, putting me even further behind. I was getting a little annoyed that he'd just plowed ahead without waiting for me, plus, my feet hurt. So I was just happy to finally catch up to him.
We stood on the rock watching the waves, just chatting and kissing, and I was wondering why he wouldn't hold my hand. I suggested we sit down because maybe our feet wouldn't hurt so badly that way, so he sat and said I should keep standing. Now he decided it was ok to hold my hand - finally!
He asked me, "How much do you love me?"
I said, "Enough to follow you over these stupid sharp rocks that hurt my feet." Because, they did. Hurt, that is.
He said, "Ouch. That's pretty weak. Is that the best you can do?"
Realizing he was serious, I said, "Enough to follow you to Arizona (where he is a dental student), then to wherever you do your residency, and wherever you decide to open a practice."
He asked, "Do you love me enough to marry me?"
I said, "Absolutely!" Because I'm thinking, we just bought a ring, and that's kind of the point.
Then he asked, "Will you?"
At this point he started sliding a ring on my finger, and I was taken completely off guard (someone please tell me how I did not see this coming!)
I asked, "Seriously? This is really happening?"
He said, "Yes."
I said, "But that's not my ring!"
At this point I'm both laughing and crying, and he was laughing too as he said, "I know. That's not really the point right now, is it?"
And I decided he was right, and let him put the Walmart ring on my finger, and kissed my new fiance. Because that's what you do in these situations.
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| Cuffed up jeans because the tide was coming in |
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A few minutes later we got a text from Cara asking if we were done yet. Apparently she and Craig were taking pictures of us from the cliffs! They met us down at the beach and we took some more pictures before going to In-N-Out for dinner (in case you think we're being cheap with the dinner choice, In-N-Out was were we went on our "second first date" back at the beginning of February. So, it was actually really romantic and sweet. Plus, I love their shakes. And we were all too hungry to wait for "real food".)
So that's the story! I love that we got to pick out my ring together but he was still able to surprise me, and I'm so glad Cara got pictures of the actual proposal as well as some up-close shots right after. Also, I love that we ended up at The Montage and I'm pretty sure that engagement pictures are going to happen there at some point. And it's my new favorite beach.
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