The Proposal!

So everyone knows I'm officially engaged now, but not everyone knows the story. I have to give him props for creativity. Earlier in the week I ruined his first attempt at proposing, so when he asked me if I had plans for Friday because he was taking half a day off work, I have to admit I knew it was coming. Besides the fact that it just so happened that Friday was EXACTLY four months from our first date. But he did a pretty good job of keeping the plans a secret. (Keep in mind he is the WORST secret keeper ever. Think of a 4 year old's ability to keep a secret and then divide it by two. That's Nathan.) I wasn't trying to figure out his plans, but I was trying to figure out what the heck to wear. Jeans, a dress, snow pants, etc. ALL he told me was "Don't wear a dress." Okay... so I wore jeans that were a size too big for me because the ones that fit were dirty. What he should've said was to dress warm. We get in the car and I said, "What are we doing?" He said, "We're going on a hike." Greaaaat. Remember how well those plans turned out on Monday? Please don't let it be a repeat. "It's only a mile long but the increase in elevation is 3,000 feet." I gave him a funny look. We got on the freeway toward Salt Lake and then got off at the 90th South exit and headed toward the mountains. I thought to myself, he better have just been joking about the hike. Luckily he was...Kind of. It turns out it was a mile hike with a ginormous elevation increase, just not by foot. By the Snowbird Tram! It was such a pretty ride up to the top, but a little scary. Once the ride ended we walked around for a bit up there then went over to this balcony where the tram ends and he said, "The past four months have been some of the happiest of my life. I can't wait to spend countless more with you, but there's a question I have to ask you first." Then he got down on one knee and said, "Will you marry me?" Oh my goodness I think I had the biggest smile on my face!! I think I was speechless because all I could do was nod my head. Then he said, "You make me so happy. I want to spend every day for the rest of forever trying to make you as happy as you make me." Then he put the ring on my finger. I was the happiest girl in the whole entire world at that moment when he asked me to marry him.

Nathan Frederick Nye, I LOVE YOU!