As of Late...

I could say well not much has happened in my life lately but that would be a LIE! Life has been very eventful the last bit! So in June I went to Six Flags for my birthday with some friends and one of those friends was GRANT! I had soo much fun with him on our California trip. I was able to see all the reasons why I loved him so much. It was so nice. We were driving home from Six Flags and he said so when are we going to go to Ra Sushi, this place where we had made a bet about going to right when I got home from Jerusalem. I laughed a little and said well we can go Wednesday, my birthday. He said ok, we will make a date of it! My heart got fluttery and I was so happy for proof that Grant was feeling the same way I was feeling about him. So then I said I have two free movie tickets for this week, which movies are good? He told me some movies then said how about we go tomorrow night? So we went the next night. It was such a fun date and I knew good things were to come. Grant and I continued dating for the next few weeks and then it was time for me to go to Hawaii with my family. The Sunday before I left he told me he loved me for the first time again and that evening asked if he thought we would ever get married. I was so happy but hesitant. It was hard being away from him for the week I was in Hawaii. We flew in on Monday morning after a red eye flight and after a quick nap at home I went to Grants work for lunch so I could see him, I had missed him so much! We started talking about marriage seriously and I decided to stay here for the semester so we could be together and give everything a shot. We started shopping for rings and in the middle of August we went to Haney Family Jewelers and were looking at a catalog of ring there when Grant turned a page and said I love these two rings. I said I did too and the next week Grant went and ordered my ring. The next week, the week of September 5-11 I asked Grant everyday if Mr. Haney (our jeweler, had called). He would always so no and by the end of the week he was telling me that the ring wouldn't get in until Monday of the next week. But he still wanted to go to Sedona with me on Saturday. I was getting two different stories and I didn't know which one was the right one! We drove to Sedona on Saturday, September 10th around noon. We arrived in Sedona at Oak Creek Canyon at about 2 in the afternoon. We ate a picnic by the parking lot and started down the beautiful hiking path that runs along Oak Creek. Grant would stop and take cute pictures of me and we would chat and mostly just hike in silence. I loved that, I tend to get quiet when I hike because I just think about my surroundings and I go in my own little world. I like that Grant and I could both do that at the same time but still enjoy being in each others company. At one point in our hike we stopped and we ate a snack. I thought hhmmm maybe he will propose here.... but he didn't haha so we kept walking and he asked do you want to turn back now, I said maybe a bit further and we agreed. We came to a spot that had a big rock, right next to a really shallow part of the creek. It was a beautiful spot and we ate another snack here ( I wasn't hungry and I figured I would give Grant the chance to pull my ring out so I went over to the stream and stared at the minnows) haha. Well I turned around and... grant was just sitting on the rock eating his snack. So i sat down next to him and he turned his hand over and I jumped a little haha even though there was nothing in his hand. After chatting for a bit he said ok Danielle lets go. So I hopped up and started walking when he said wait, do you want to remember this place forever? Then he proposed :) It was so fun and I loved it!! I jumped up and down and said oH my gosh like a hundred times. I didn't even look at the ring for like 3o seconds i just looked at grant and was so excited that it was actually happening. SO then he put it on my finger and then some people walked by so we asked them to take a picture of us, newly engaged. Then we took a video of teh spot we got engaged at and then we hiked back. it was fun to hike back and just reminisce about our relationship. I loved it. When we got back to the car we drove into Sedona and walked down main street to find some where to eat. We ended up eating at this darling Thai restaurant where we sat outside in the garden by the water feature, it was so wonderful. After dinner we got ice cream and strolled main street a bit and then drove home. It was the perfect day. I loved being able to go on a day trip with Grant. We hadn't spent a whole day together like that in so long, it was such a treat. I am so thankful for his thoughtfulness in planning such a nice day for us. I love him so much. We had out first engaged couple visit with our bishop yesterday and that was so wonderful. I am sooo looking forward to our weekly meetings with him. I know they will help us grow together as a couple and grow closer to the Lord as a couple. I am so happy and I know this path is the correct one.