How We Got Engaged

Caleb isn’t very good at keeping things from me, which I guess is a good thing. So I knew that he was going to ask me to marry him on Wednesday. I also knew that he was going to take me on a treasure hunt to ask me. How did I know this? Well, as we were driving back to Rexburg from St. George I read him my bucket list. On my list is to go on a treasure hunt. He asked if I’d ever done that I and I replied in the negative. So when I figured out he was proposing I put two and two together.

Wednesday I made sure to look good…I knew that pictures would be taken. I wouldn’t let him kiss me or touch me all day because he would ruin my hair and makeup. I told him that after he proposed he could kiss me. We were hanging out at his house, waiting for his sister, and it started to rain really hard. He asked me to say a prayer that the rain would let up. We both bowed our heads and prayed for a calming of the skies. Within a few minutes the rain had stopped. After his sister came he handed me the first little yellow bag. Inside was a piece of the treasure map he drew with some candies. 

As we went on our adventure to each designated destination we found a yellow bag with a piece of the map and a goodie. In one bag was an ‘H’ ornament; our first Christmas tree ornament. Inside another was a pair of neon stripped socks. 

 

When I got the last puzzle piece it had a big ‘X’ on it, so I figured that’s where he would propose. We get to this last piece and there is a picture he drew for me with a letter from him. As I read the letter my heart swells with the desire to marry him. When I finished I expected to turn around and find him on one knee; instead he hugged and kissed me and asked what I wanted on my pizza for dinner. 

 I was so confused! I just looked at him dumbfounded. As we walked away I stopped him and said, “Really? You’re  really not proposing?” He responded saying that he never said he was, he only said he wanted to give me something nice. I accused him of tricking me. He laughed…I didn’t think it was funny. As we were walking pass the Greek part of the garden he led me over to it. He said this was his favorite spot and wanted to walk around a bit before we went back to his place. I did not want to walk around, I was so sad that he hadn’t proposed, all I wanted to do was go home, but I humored him. He took his coat off and led me around a little bend. As we walked around the bend a man quickly walked away. At the time I didn’t think anything of it, turns out it was his brother-in-law. Bryce and Danielle were hiding taking pictures of us. We stood there for about a minute and then he got cold so we went to get his coat. I turned to look at something and he grabbed me, turned me around, gave me a hug and kiss got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife.