at the duck pond

Sometimes, when our schedules allow, Danny comes and hangs out with me and my nephew, Mark, on Thursdays and Fridays. One of these Thursdays we decided to take Mark on a walk to the duck pond. He loved it! 

We also taught Mark how to crunch leaves -- a must during Autumn.

the ring

I went into the whole engagement ring process knowing next to nothing about rings. Seriously. I didn't even know my ring size. So I started doing a little research. After a bit of browsing, I fell in love with the oval cut. It seemed very ... me.

Then it came time to search for the perfect band. Not more than five minutes into our appointment with the jeweler, I'd found it. Of course I tried on a bunch of bands [how often do you get to try on a bunch of fancy rings?!], but I kept coming back to this one. I was totally set. So we paired the two together and voila! -- my perfect ring!

I absolutely adore how it turned out! I think it has sort of a vintage-y feel and I love that.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Danny!

i'm engaged!

As you may have noticed, there's this boy that I talk about all the time on this blog. His name is Danny. And on Friday night we got engaged! :)

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About a month ago I planned for Danny and I to go on a double date with Leah (one of my closest friends and former roommate of two years) and her husband, Kyle. The Orchestra at Temple Square was putting on "An Autumn Concert" and I thought it would be so fun for us to go to it. #cultured

Fast forward a month later: We're up in SLC on our much anticipated double-date. [I couldn't wait to hang out with Leah and Kyle. They're hilarious. And hip.] We hit up Pei Wei's in Sandy for dinner and then head into the city. The concert is amazing. I find a new classical piece to obsess over [thank you, Gustav Mahler.] 

orchestra at temple square

We head outside and Danny asks if we can just walk around for a few minutes. It's a pretty night and we [Kyle and Danny] want to take some pictures.

As we're strolling around the square, Danny begins to pull me away from the crowd of people. Do I catch on? No, of course not. 

But then, he begins saying all those things that every girl wants to hear when a boy preposes to her. It hits me. My eyes start welling up. He gets down on one knee and pulls out a little velvet box. He asks me to marry him. And I answer with that little word I had imagined saying [at such an occasion] my entire life ... "yes!" Naturally, lots of hugs, kisses follow. :)

It was truly one of the happiest and most surreal moments of my entire life. And it was perfect. Absolutely perfect. [Not to mention, we had Kyle and Leah there snapping pictures for us! Thanks, you two!]

I love how candid the photos are. :)

So there you have it, folks! Danny and I will wed in early March! I can hardly wait to start our life together. :) 

Get ready for all-things-wedding-related posts! :)