June 18, 2008 Engagement Pictures

Say cheese! Since we decided to get married on August 15 (2 month engagement), we had to get right on wedding plans. I was just so excited to be marrying Colby that I wasn't really into all of the TONS of wedding planning details. (Mom was wonderful and took care of most of that!) However, I did pick the two frills that were most important to me--the dress and the pictures.

We had to hurry with engagement pictures because we needed to start on announcements, and I was trying to schedule a time to get my wisdom teeth out (and not have chipmunk cheek pictures). It was a great day full of hot sun, big smiles, and kissing pictures. We were pros by the end of the day. Smile--Look--Kiss!

June 7, 2008 Colby's Birthday Surprise

So June 7th is my birthday and I was really excited for it. I was planning on taking Nicole four-wheeling in the mountains that morning and proposing (we had looked at rings a little bit in the previous weeks). I woke up that morning and it was pouring rain! I had to think fast so I called her dad and had him pick up the ring. Her mom then wrapped it and put it inside of her gift for me. I took Nicole to lunch and kept her just long enough that she called home to have her mom wrap her gift (which she had already done). Her family came over to my house for dinner and then I started opening gifts. I got some pretty cool stuff and some really nice cards. I opened Nicole's gift last and pulled out the shirt she had gotten for me. Then I pulled out a little wrapped box and the look on her face was priceless! She was so confused about where it had come from. I told her maybe her mom wrapped it up by accident and it wasn't really for me. I handed it to her, she opened it and then her face lit up. I knelt down, shaking quite a bit, and popped the question. It was such a great and memorable moment with both of our families there. And I will always remember what day we were engaged on, my birthday! (It's kind of hard to forget that date!)