Our.Engagement.Story

I wanted to take a few minutes to document our engagement story...not that I would ever forget it! Sometimes though, I have a tendency to think about things so often that the details begin to blur. So here is my side of the story. [I say "my side" as if Walker will eventually add "his side" of the story, but lets be honest, this isn't quite his thing. However, he did just start his own blog! Check it out here.]

The weekend of our engagement had been months in the making, and I had no idea! I had planned to travel to Mars Hill for the weekend, and upon my arrival Walker and I headed off to downtown Asheville [where I have been begging to go!] to eat dinner at Wasabi, a great Japanese restaurant. Dinner was wonderful, and it had been almost 3 weeks since our last visit, so just being in eachothers company was more than enough for me! Little did I know what coming next...

During our meal, Walker kept implying that he was ready to go, regardless of the fact that my plate was still half-filled with food! I could sense something was up, but couldn't quite put my finger on it. So when he mentioned "Part 2" of our date, my thoughts began to wander...there was no telling where we were headed.

We drove back from Asheville and into Mars Hill, and straight to the chapel on campus. [A bit of our history as a couple: the Mars Hill Chapel is a really neat part of our relationship. When we first became friends on InVision in the Summer of 2008, we spent countless hours talking in the chapel, and it is where our friendship really rooted itself. It has been our place ever since!] At this point it was about 9:45pm and I was sure it would be locked. Of course it wasn't, and Walker took me by the hand as we walked down the center aisle of the chapel. At this point, my head began to s p i n. He went on to say so many wonderful & romantic things that I dont think either one of us remember...but it was all so lovely! With my left hand still in his, he dropped down to one knee and pulled the ring out of his pocket. He asked me to marry him and I immediately said Y E S...about 60 times! I kept asking "Is this real? Is all of this real?" I couldn't believe it! It still feels like a dream, and even just typing this, overwhelms me with joy.

A really neat component to our story; Walker proposed on the evening of his parents wedding anniversary! We love that, and we are so lucky to have Tony & Vonda's marriage as an example for our own!

We sat together in the chapel for a little while, talking and sharing in all the excitment, when suddenly these two Mars Hill students open the door to the chapel. Walker nor I had no clue who these girls were, but I screamed out "We just got engaged!!" And we all 4 shared a sweet hug! Those were the first two people we "officially" told, and they will forever be a part of our story. :)

Once we left the chapel we went back to Walkers apartment. His roommates, along with some other amazing Mars Hill friends *who had known all along!* had prepared a celebration for us complete with sparkling grape juice, a cookie cake, & bridal magazines! It was adorable, and the perfect end to a p e r f e c t evening!

E N G A G E D !

The RING! It is absolutely PERFECT!