once upon a time...

before you start freaking out, let me get a few things straight.

1. yes, i'm engaged.

2. yes, he's my FAVORITE.

3. yes, he treats me SUPERRRR good.

4. yes, i love his guts.

all the crazy rumors are true! i'm gettin' hitched, and i couldn't be happier! i figure everyone is going to want to hear the story at SOME point, so i'm documenting the past 72 hours (ish) of my life. (also for future reference)

enjoy!

well…it was time for another fantastic 4th of july. i LOVE this holiday! not only do i get to blow stuff up (usually), but i am SO grateful for this country. definitely a win-win. besides, the weather is usually GORGEOUS, which makes for an absolutely amazing day! it literally started out like none other. the fam was together (kind of), and we were getting ready for the festivities all morning. we were headed to the menan parade & then we were having a little get together at grandma's afterwards.

 the plan was as follows: dad, mom, me, kels, and nathan were going to meet at the house and go to menan together. the end. simple right? well…nathan decides he needs to do homework aaaallll morning, so he couldn't meet us in IF. so i was trying to give directions to get him to where we were going to be sitting… and mom's description of the spot was NOT cutting it. everyone was just about driving me nuts.

i decided to make resses chocolate peanut butter rice krispie treats (soooo gooood!) for the occasion, so i spent the majority of my morning preparing and making those. i was about half way done when my mom gets off the phone with dad.

"i don't know WHAT his problem is, but he is waiting in rigby at grandma's house for us to show up! he said we talked about it, but that was NEVER part of the plan. kayla, are you almost done?"

**my thoughts: k..really…? do these rice krisipies look done? no. dad is going to have to practice a LITTLE patience, because no one can READ HIS MIND!**

so in a whirlwind, we get ready to meet dad at grandmas. supposedly he had been helping grandpa cut down a tree and blah, blah, blah. i didn't really care because i was partially irritated. mom was being scatterbrained all morning, kelsey was asking a BILLION questions about her OUTFIT, and i was plum tired of babysitting everyone. (okay, that's how i felt. take it for what it's worth.) i had NO clue how i was going to find nathan at the stupid parade. (yes, it's little menan…but still…) well one o'clock rolls around and i get a text along the lines of "shoot, i just realized what time it is. i still have to shower and get everything ready for lunch. i'm probably going to be late. can you tell me where you're sitting?" okay, thanks nathan. you're ALWAYS dependable, and the one day i NEED you to show up on time, you lose track of time? way to go! the parade started at 2, and i knew he'd be lucky to find us in time to watch any of it.

so the parade starts at a little after 2. you have the usual cop cars, fire trucks (and i got sprayed THREE times. yeah, thanks for that.), grand marshall, cheerleaders, etc. 

STILL. NO. NATHAN.

no text. no call. no sightings anywhere. the kid is MIA…and obviously his phone was broken.

so i was a little peeved.

all the sudden i look up, and he pulls up on this tractor. my instant thought? "nathan, what are you DOING?" so i yelled at him, and he just shrugged his shoulders. i'm sitting there thinking why the heck is he in the parade? how did he get roped into that? was menan REALLY that low on people that could drive a tractor down main street? why didn't he just TELL me he had prior commitments? I'M SO CONFUSED!

and then i saw it.

all that could come out of my mouth was "oh my gosh! oh my gosh! oh my gosh!" as i turned my head back to look at the handsome tractor driver, i see nate jump off and walk over to me. i go to stand up, and he gets down on one knee right in front of me. and guess what he said?

"hey, i'm hungry."

HAHAHAHA, psyyyyyych! just making sure you're paying attention!

he said, "WILL YOU MARRY ME?!" 

i said "yyyyeeessss!" jumped up, and gave him a big, ol' hug, and i didn't want to let go. i was too in shock to cry, but i'm pretty sure i just about passed out. i was super surprised. i kept hugging him and wouldn't let go. however, nathan politely reminded me that we were holding up the parade and we had to get our crap together. so while everyone was cheering and all the ladies were either screaming or getting emotional, i put on the ring, and he handed me a can of spray paint. i got to mark of the hay bale YES! we then jumped on the tractor and rode the rest of the parade route. everyone was cheering, oooing, aawwing, and i was oober, oober red. partially because i was sunburnt already, but because i was SOOO HAPPY! and embarrassed. he knows i get embarrassed easily...but i still love him.

:)

so everything that happened that i didn't know…until now?

he told dad he wanted to propose on the 4th, but didn't quite know how. him and my dad concocted this little plan, and my dad got him a spot in the parade on monday 7/2. the next day (tuesday), he drove down from rexburg and cleaned the tractor while i was at work. and i thought he was super busy doing "homework." sneaky devil.

my dad was NOT helping grandpa cut down trees that morning. he was getting nathan ready to rock and roll, and the transported the tractor and trailer up that morning. sneaky devils.

nathan was NOT late. nathan was NOT taking a shower. nathan was NOT doing homework. the dang kid had been in menan since 11 or so. sneaky devil.

as for the ring? he kept telling me he didn't have one. yes, i picked it out. it's a funny story, actually. juju, pickle, and i had a lunch date a few weeks back. because we had to follow our tradition, we stopped into jensen jewelers as well to browse a bit. well, turns out they were having a rock show. i showed the kind gentleman what i wanted for an engagement ring, and he said they used to have a ring like that, but the vendor went out of business so they didn't carry it anymore. i didn't think anything of it. within 5 minutes he says, "hey, what about this one?" and THAT WAS THE ONE! the bad part? they only had it there for the day because of the rock show….and i started sweating bullets because i KNEW nathan would have to do something about it THAT DAY if he wanted to do it. "CALL HIM, KAYLA! CALL HIM! it's so prrreeeeetty! you'll regret this! CALL HIM! if you don't, I WILL! oooooo! shinyyyyy!" pickle & juju just wouldn't let it be. well…he got called…and he came to jensen jewlers. he was playing mr. tough guy, and led me to believe he had ZERO RING! well, he ended up buying it that day. sneaky devil.

so that's my story, and i'm sticking to it! i couldn't be happier, and i'm OOBER excited to spend eternity with my best friend. he fits in with the family, he makes me laugh, he balances me out PERFECTLY, he's not afraid to get dirty (i'm not into wimps), he likes fire…just like me, he's 100% boy, and he's the most amazing person i have ever met. i've liked the kid for 10 months or so, and one of the things that impressed me first was his testimony of the gospel & how faithful of a home teacher he was. (yeah, he was my home teacher. it. was. awesome.) i remember having a melt down one night, calling nathan at some time close to midnight, but he didn't hesitate to come over & give me a blessing. what a guy! and to think i get to spend my life with someone THAT dedicated.

 am i lucky?

 #$@* yes i am!

stay tuned for another catastrophic post…

xoxo,

kay

assuming he'll probably read this….

hey nathan! i love you! :)