Will You Marry Me?

I remember the day we got engaged as if it were just yesterday. It was the first nice day after a much-too-long winter, which was a blessing in and of itself because Bryce was taking me on a picnic! It was March 31st (yeah, the first nice day was at the end of March! What a dreadfully long winter that was!) and I wore a dress to school to celebrate the splendid weather.

Bryce picked me up from school that day. He had food waiting in the back of the car, which drove me crazy on the drive that seemed to go on forever! I had never before experienced Panda Express, but it was one of  Bryce's favorites so that, in addition to some sparkling cider, filled our picnic basket. From the BYU campus we drove to Mt. Timpanogos Park which was beautiful and green and sparsely populated with picnic tables. We found a spot that we liked then we began to eat our meal. After washing it down with some carbonated goodness I reached for my fortune cookie (my absolute FAVORITE part about eating Asian). My fortune cookie said,

"A tempting proposal will soon present itself to you."

Now, by this time I had been teasing Bryce for a while about when he would pop the question, so when I read my fortune I laughed aloud and told Bryce what it said as I poked and winked at him. I playfully suggested, "Eh Bryce, come on!" Then I asked him what his fortune cookie said. He slipped me his little piece of paper and I read...

"Will you marry me?"

He then knelt down next to the bench and popped out the ring. I smiled so big, hid my blushing face, and then exclaimed "OF COURSE!" And then we smooched... a lot. 

So, apparently fortune cookies become pliable if you microwave them. He certainly did pick out the perfect fortunes! Later, when we returned to the car he gave me the actual fortune cookie that came with my meal. I opened that one and it said...

"You will soon witness a miracle"

Hahahahahhahahhahahaaaa! And a miracle it was. It was the most perfect day. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera there at the park, but here are a few of  our engagement pictures for your viewing pleasure. 

I took this picture when I got home that day. 

Oh, and did I mention that this beautiful day happened the day before April Fools? So yeah, when I announced my engagement on Facebook no one believed me, at least not for a few days, haha!