I said YES...eventually

A couple of days ago John told me he had something to show me. I asked and begged him to show me but since we were not at his apartment where the "object" was I could not see it. I kind of forgot about it until we were at dinner tonight and I asked if I could see the previously mentioned object. He told me I could but not at his apartment b/c he didn't want his roommates to make fun of him. (or he wanted to surprise me .... )

Anyways, we leave dinner and we're driving back towards Provo and he says we'll go to the park that we went to all the time before the ground froze over and this white stuff stuck to it. We pull up and he has the box in the back. I'm thinking 'is he serious? it's so cold out right now! Oh well' I'm always curious and like to know what's going on so I put my coat on and step out of the car with my interest on high alert.

We walk over to the light and he's holding this shoe box (from a pair of shoes I got him from Christmas) and we sit on this bench. (marble bench + snow all over = freezing cold!) Anyways, he finally hands me the box. I open up and look inside and kind of just stare at him. It's has a bunch of things inside that he has saved from previous dates, or concerts, trips, events, games, etc, and things we have done together. I take each item out and my smile keeps getting bigger. I think there is no way he has all this stuff and remembers this (and put it in a shoebox he saved that I gave him. nice touch)!! I'm so excited and tell him thank you again and again.

So we begin walking back to the car and I'm pretty cold by this point and we're walking back to the car. I feel like I'm tugging him along by this point and then he has something in his shoe. I say "Ok, hurry" and keep walking. After walking maybe 10 paces I turn around and his shoe is off and he's emptying it out. I walk back to him and I'm like "Come on. It's cold!"

Then he takes the menu from where we had dinner at out of his back pocket and hands it to me. (I asked him at dinner if I should put one in my purse b/c we like to take the to go menus of places we like) He told me not to take the menu. So when he pulls it out of his pocket I say, "Seriously? Why'd you take that? You told me not to." And then he says, "So you can put it in your little box and remember it from the night I proposed to you." I'm all "WHAT!?" And then he's on his knee with a ring in his hand.

So of course I'm all excited (and I dont remember being cold after that) and I give him a big hug and tell him I love him and put the ring on (and it fits perfectly!) and hug him again and I'm just elated. As we walk back to the car John says, "So...does that mean yes?" I looked at him and he said "you didn't say it earlier...but I assume..." And I kind of cut him off and laugh and say, "of course! yes."

And then we get in the car and go back to his apartment and I make the phone calls to my folks and family members...and texts...and everyone seems to be happy for us. It's a good day.