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| We are SO HAPPY! |
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| How BEAUTIFUL and PERFECT is this ring?! RJ picked it out all by himself :) It is everything I always dreamed of!! |
As
all of you probably know by now, WE ARE ENGAGED! RJ proposed early
Saturday (March 24) morning. He had planned out a whole weekend for the two of us
and our best friends that are another couple, Morgan and Brittney to go
to Galveston to Moody Gardens and do a private penguin encounter. I
immediately started watching videos on YouTube of what exactly would go
on and I fell in love with a penguin named Marley. Her personality was
just so adorable!!!!
So
Saturday morning we woke up and headed to Galveston from Houston. We
arrived at the penguin exhibit and met with the biologist that was going
to do our penguin tour. First she told us about the different species
of penguin in the world and showed us pictures and a map of where they
are found. Then she took us to the kitchen where she told us about their
diet and the fish they eat. At Moody Gardens they go through 250 lbs of
fish each day!! Jeesh. After the kitchen she took us to a little
viewing nook in the penguin exhibit. They were just on the other side of
a chain link fence gate!!! So cool! Then she took us to a little room
where the penguins do artwork (step on paint pads then walk across
canvas). I was looking forward to this most!! The four of us were
sitting in the room when the biologist came in with Marley!!!! That's
when I should have known something was up :) But I didn't pay any
attention to that! Granted I would have been happy if it was any penguin
since they are my favorite animal. Anyway, the biologist told us about
Marley and made her share her beautiful singing voice with us. I'm
pretty sure RJ didn't find the screeching too enjoyable though ;) Time
for painting came and she let us pick out the colors we wanted (another
clue I didn't realize) so we went with pink (my favorite color) and blue
(RJ's favorite color). Marley got ready to paint and she hopped on the
paper just like I wanted!!! So adorable. After the painting was over
Marley came around for all of us to pet her... Scratch pet a penguin off
the bucket list!!! After that the biologist handed me a canvas and
while she turned around to get others she said "I'm not even sure I
wrote the right date on there..." so I turned it over to look. On the
back was a little note. As soon as I saw it I was shocked and
speechless. I looked at RJ and he was starting to get one
knee!!!!!!!!!!!! My heart was racing and I was just speechless and so
surprised!!! He pulled the box out of his boot (super clever because I
had already checked his pockets that morning just in case ;) ) Anyway he
started to give his little speech and before he could finish opening up
the box I already said yes!!! Then I finally looked at the ring and it
was the most beautiful ring I have EVER seen!!!!! I couldn't have picked
out anything that was more perfect for me. I love everything about
it!!!! Especially the fact that it came from RJ :) :) :)
The
rest of the day we walked around the aquarium and then went to the
rainforest recreation. It was an awesome day!!! Then we dressed up and
went to dinner at Tortuga Mexican restaurant. After dinner we went to
the beach to take pictures in the sand :)
The
weekend was absolutely perfect!!!!! Morgan was the one who introduced
us so it was really special that he was with us when we got engaged, and
will be with us when we say "I do!" We had the best time with Morgan
and Brittney and I'm so glad they shared the weekend with us :)
What
made it even better was thinking about how much trouble RJ went through
to plan everything. Not only did he plan for us to do the penguin
thing, but he got them to use my favorite penguin!!! He went through so
much trouble and work and I appreciate him so much!!!!!! The weekend was
perfect and I am oh so very blessed to have him as my fiancé :)
We
are planning on getting married summer 2014 so he has time to finish
school. It will be a long engagement which will leave me plenty of time
to plan a party that will be 8 years in the making!
God has blessed each of us with the kind of love I have always dreamed of and I couldn't ask for anything more :)
I hope you enjoy the pictures!!!!
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| Waiting on Marley to come in! |
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| Morgan and Brittney! |
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| The beautiful Marley!! |
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| First some pink paint... |
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| Scratch that off the bucket list!! GREAT moment! But not as good as the next :) |
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| Reading the note on the back. |
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| "You're the first woman I've loved, and you're going to be the last woman I will ever love..." |
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| My FAVORITE picture!!!! |
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| Obviously I said YES! Like a hundred times just to be sure he knew ;) |
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| SO in love! |
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| Marley's painting for me! |
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| How cute is this?! |
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| The 4 of us! Trying to show my new bling! |
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| Me and my FIANCE! |
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| Morgan and Brittney |
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| Always having fun :) |
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| Perfect picture. |
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| Hot and humid in the rainforest pyramid! |
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| This was actually before we went into the aquarium first thing in the morning. |
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| Going out to eat at Tortuga in Galveston! |
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| Fiance fiance fiance! |
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| Moonlit walk on the beach :) |
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| Me and Brittney! |
I hope you enjoyed the pictures!! It was such a perfect fairytale weekend!!! I am the luckiest girl in the entire world. Love you Arge!!
Toodles!
Kait
