The Proposal

Though this movie was pretty dang funny, that is not the proposal I am talking about. I wanted to get Michael's version and put it on here, but that hasn't happened yet so I figure something is better than nothing.

It was August 14th and we were going to have one of our weekly Friday dates. Being as it was Michael's turn to plan it, I didn't really know what we were going to be doing, I just had a feeling that I should try to look somewhat extra cute for him. I even gave myself a manicure in case my fingers needed to look nice for a certain something something that is GORGEOUS and I absolutely LOVE and he picked it out ALL BY HIMSELF. I guess I should probably post a picture of it but that will have to wait...

Michael picks me up and tells me we are going to go to California Pizza Kitchen. I had this pasta thing and he had like a steak pizza or something. I only point that out because it plays a role later in the evening. Anyone who knows me knows that I have a sweet tooth and we were in desperate need of some sugar after dinner so we went and got some yummy fudge. Then Michael informed me that we were going to go drive up the canyon, which for those of you who do not know what the canyon is, it is Provo Canyon that leads to Sundance which is seriously one of my favorite places in the world. It is so pretty and peaceful up there.

So the drive up the canyon begins. We started at Sundance and proceeded to go through Aspen Grove, which is why I love that place so much. At one point of the drive, you come to a fork in the road. We didn't know which one to take so we went right, which got us lost. It was rainy and cloudy and all you could see for miles were the mountains and clouds. Michael kept looking for a spot to pull over and we eventually did. It was a short lived stop where we managed to take a picture before lightning started coming down and it caused my hair to stand up which freaked Michael out. We got back in the car to drive back to the fork in the road and continue on the Alpine Loop.

This is when my dinner comes into play from earlier. The drive up the Alpine Loop is a lot of switch backs and tiny roads. The contents of my not so yummy pasta dinner were ready to come out and not in a good way. I kept telling Michael to pull over and as soon as he found a suitable spot he did. I proceed to get out of the car and burp and barf and make really nasty noises to help me throw up. Now if this had been a first date, I would have been mortified. But, when you love someone, you know they will love you even if you throw up and make gross noises in the process. Michael even held my hair for me like a gentleman.

After I threw up, I wanted to take a picture because we were in the middle of the woods in a really pretty spot. Michael never lets me take pictures of him so when he agreed to let me take one of us after my little up chuck episode I was ecstatic. I went to the car to get my camera but it was locked. I went to turn around to ask him to unlock the car but low and behold, he was right there holding a little box with the biggest grin on his face. I was in shock and started laughing and crying and saying, "BABE! I JUST THREW UP!" He said that he didn't care and tried to give me the ring without actually asking to marry me. I wouldn't take it because he didn't really ask. He then asked me to be his wife and I said yes of course.

And that is our proposal story.

YAY!

100 days people!

Let the Holidays Begin!!

The holidays are getting into full swing and I am so excited to now have Michael there with me. I think by having a fiance, I finally get to ditch the kid table. Yeah YEAH. Our first party was the Matheson Pre-Thanksgiving dinner where we get together with my mom's side of the family. Grandma Jeanie and Grandpa Vernile were at the head of this shin dig and this was the second year we did it. It was of course a blast with yummy food and even yummier people.




I am trying to think of anything else interesting to write about....finals are close which means this semester is almost over, which also means that Michael can officially break up with his other girlfriend calculus. YAY! We are getting ready for upcoming holiday festivities and the wedding. At the end of this month, it will be 108 days until we get married, not that I counting at all.

The wedding plans are getting more fun as we are actually able to do stuff for it. I have one or two more dress fittings until my dress is done. We picked up Michael's ring today and lets just say that it is hawt. Now we just have to find a place to live. Lucky us.



And don't let the picture fool you. We are totally excited about the upcoming stress of finals, holidays, house hunting, wedding planning. Stress Schmress.

The pictures say it all

We are in love.

So. Uh. Ya.

The way Micahel Scott asked me to be his girlfriend went a little something like this.

While stuffing his face with a hamburger while we were sitting in his car in some random parking lot, Michael asks, "So, uh, do you want to make this official?"

I reply asking, "What do you mean?"

M:"Will you be my girlfriend?"

C:"I am a fan of that."

Cute huh? This is just another step in our relationship that happened to take place in a parking lot. We became an official couple in the Circut City parking lot in Orem. We had our first kiss in the Y parking lot. He asked my Padre for my hand in marriage in a SconeCutters parking lot. Thank goodness we are not getting married in some totally random parking lot.

The day after we became officially engaged, my mother and sisters threw a little bridal-shower/not-a-bridal-shower/we're-excited-you-are-finally-engaged-and-threw-you-a-surprise-party-shin-dig. There was yummy food and a bunch of other stuff, but the most memorable was the parking lot cake Callie made. Isn't it AWESOME?

This is......

The man I get to marry. He is also the man who has been in Germany all week playing with his brother. He comes home to me on Monday. I can't wait.

This is a picture we took at his birthday picnic before he left. Isn't he adorable?

The more to come part.....

So, Michael and I basically knew that we were getting married shortly after we started dating. The whole becoming official part came a lot later. In July my Padre happened to be in town for a quick trip and so was Uncle Bluce. Michael decided this was the trip that we would ask Padre for my hand in marriage. Everyone else in the family knew what was going on but Dad was totally oblivious and ended up taking longer than he was suppose to to come down to Chrissie's house, so we ended up having to meet them somewhere along the way. It so happened to be that Padre had us pull over to a Scone Cutter's parking lot. How romantic.

We get out of the car and there are these two huge bald men that I love. I can only think of what was running through Michael Scott's head as these massive men walked towards us. We did the proper introductions and chit chatted a bit. It became silent and Padre was like, "Well thanks for making the effort to stop by." There was a pause and then Michael said nervously, "Actually there is something I wanted to ask you." as he pulls my father to the side. I proceed to pull Uncle Bruce to the opposite side and he caught on to what was going on and gave me a hug. Michael asked. Dad said yes. Hand shakes were exchanged. They came back over and a group hug was shared. Precious.

This picture was taken that night after the sisters found out what happened. We were a wee bit excited.

Once upon a time.......

Pretty sure Michael and I knew of each other a long time before we started dating. The first time we actually saw each other was back in the day of early morning swim practice my senior year, but he doesn't remember this at all. We didn't actually speak to each other until a couple of months after he got home from his two year mission in Peru. All I knew was that I wanted a Mike Vineyard date because most of my friends had had one and I am not one who likes to be left out. After our first conversation however, we both left thinking the other person was the biggest jerk on the planet.

That impression was soon changed as we started to hang out more. This was in October. I would invite Michael and his friends over to have Mickey Mouse waffles because the fastest way to a guys heart is through his stomach. I thought my tactic had worked but by the time December had rolled around, this dude still had not asked me out. What's up with that? A girl can only drop so many hints before looking too desperate. I had had enough of this waiting. I was going to make this boy take me on a date.

The perfect opportunity came one night as we were hanging out in front of Nicki's parents house. Michael was showing off his air soft gun that he had in his car in case he ever needed protection. He wanted to shoot something of substance to show off his skills, so I offered to be the prey on the condition that he would take me out on a date. It sounded a little something like this,"I will let you shoot me wherever you want if you take me out on a date." Afterwords there was the LONGEST pause known to mankind before he shrugged his shoulders and replied, "Okay." and then proceeded to shoot me close range in the leg. How romantic. The date was set for a week later and went fairly well. After that we were basically inseparable. More to come.....

This is it yo

Yes, it is official. Michael Scott and I are getting married March 18th, 2010 in the Draper Temple. We thought, well I thought and Michael agreed, that it would be fun to start our blog now to keep track of the wedding planning and falling in love mushy stuff while it is still fresh in our minds. I just want to say that I love this man and cannot wait to start my life with him. More to come......