He is Good, So Good!!

I am not quite sure where to start with this post.  

I am so blessed.  I am so lucky.  I can't even begin to express how happy I am.  I didn't know that life could ever be this good.  My heart is bursting with excitement.  I cannot wipe the smile off my face.

I truly am so blessed!

Just a few months ago, I was dragging my feet as I moved back to the hot valley summer while leaving behind the beautiful Flagstaff and the sense of home that I finally had found there! I did NOT want to move back yet.  I wasn't quite ready to embrace being a college graduate... for the 2nd time, or moving back home (although I absolutely adore my family, there is something difficult from going to living on your own to having parents and siblings again), or (gasp) dating again!  

I didn't think I was ready.  My coping plan: take it slow, visit Flagstaff often, adjust to living at home, and aim to move out come Jan. 2013. 

However, Heavenly Father had a different plan.

Not even 2 weeks into living down here, I was talked into going on a blind date.  My very first date back in the valley.  I was slightly kinda very extremely apprehensive about going.

But I did.

And I can honestly say,

THE REST IS HISTORY!

Jared and I started off slow.  We saw each other every few days.  We kept things casual and really didn't have any reason to let it be anything else: he was leaving again for BYU for summer session.  Slight change of plans:  I fell in love with him and FAST!  The more time we spent together, the more he referred to his summer plans at BYU as, "optional" instead of "set-in-stone".  All I heard was the word, "optional" and I pulled out my "20 seconds of insane courage" (see the movie, We Bought a Zoo, if you don't know what I'm talking about) and told him I liked the idea of him staying here for summer better.  Much to my excitement, he decided to stay.  After that, things didn't move so slowly any longer.  It didn't take long before we were seeing each other every day and spending lots of time together.  Then, hardly a day would go by without seeing each other.  Next, I didn't want to imagine a day going by without him... ever again!

August 3rd, 2012, we got engaged!!

A bit about him...

He is so good to me.  He is kind.  He is a worthy priesthood holder.  He loves kids.  He dislikes dogs.  He plays basketball with my brothers.  He loves the gym as much as I do.  He is a gentleman.  He treats me like a Queen.  He is one of the hardest workers I know.  He values and appreciates education.  He is patient.  He listens.  He makes me laugh.  He is so much fun.

He is PERFECT for me!!

I love him so much!!  I am so grateful for him!!  I cannot wait to spend the rest of eternity with him!!

So my initial summer plan didn't work out so well: I didn't take life very slowly this summer.  I didn't get to visit Flagstaff very often.  I hardly spent enough time at home to even fully move in.  And I won't be moving out in January, I'll be moving out...

tomorrow.

I am moving to Utah tomorrow.

And on October 19th, 2012, I'm getting married

and becoming the luckiest girl alive!

This summer involved the 

BEST.PLAN.EVER!

If you want to hear the rest of the story, I'll be in Utah... with Jared! :)