I'm Engaged!!!

Ok yes I'm awful at updating and it's been forever and a day, but honestly not a whole lot has happened. I started school at LDS Business College. The transition back to school was harder than I expected it to be. I love my religion classes more than my other classes. I'm in Gospel and the Productive Life and Preparation for Eternal Marriage. My teacher for both of them is Judd King. He's such an incredible man I love him to death. I feel like I can tell him anything and he wants us to talk to him. He used to be a bishop so he still acts like it, but yeah he's amazing. Other than that nothing has really happened. Well other than the fact Loren proposed!!! I was so surprised. We've been talking about it, but he made a comment this weekend about how he didn't have money for a ring and was waiting on another check. I know his next check is for rent so I was like ok it'll be another month. So yesterday we go on a Valentines date. He met me in Salt Lake once my classes were done. When he got me he didn't have anything and I even looked in his car and didn't see anything so I figured my date was my gift. First we went to Liberty Park which is this HUGE gorgeous park in Salt Lake and we walked and talked and just enjoyed the nice day. Then he took me to Cheesecake Factory because I've been begging to go ever since I knew there was one so close to us (well not really to Provo but it's in Murray so not far from Salt Lake). Then we went down to Temple Square. As we got out of the car he told me to close my eyes and out of nowhere he pulls out this bag that's full of all my favorite candies and a yellow rose (because I'm the yellow rose of Texas hehe). So I thought again oh this must be my present ok. So we sat down in front of the temple by the big water fountain. I had told Loren I didn't get him anything because I was poor but I made him a card. On it was a picture of a dinosaur and it said "Rawr: is dinosaur for I love you". I felt like it was very me :) He laughed and then read the massive note I wrote him about how wonderful he is then it said P.S. you're right I couldn't allow myself to not get you anything. Earlier in the day I walked down to Deseret Book (it's so nice to be so close to it) and I bought him the Joesph Smith Papers Vol 1. So I told him to close his eyes and put it in his hands and he opened and was so excited. He's been wanting it for a while it's actually so interesting. They took Joseph Smith's journals and all his revelations and put them into a book so you can see what he was thinking when it happened. Then Loren told me to look through my bag so as I'm looking through he says oh let me take a picture of you. He stands in front of me and starts digging for his camera and pulls out the ring instead. Then he got on his knee and said Maggie will you marry me? I said yes then immediately said wait do my parents know? Do your parents know? He then told me that on Sunday when he told me he was home teaching he was actually calling his parents to let them know, then called my dad to ask for permission. So he was a sneaky one, but definitely made it unforgettable. Also I tell the story much better than he does, don't ask him to tell it he'll cut it into 1/4 of what I said. BUT I'm so excited, we're both excited. I haven't stopped smiling since and I keep staring at my finger. I love my ring, it's exactly what I wanted. I've never wanted a big ring so I've always said I only wanted a 1/2 carat total weight and that's exactly what I got lol. I think it's perfect for me and it sparkles like crazy :) And since everyone asks when the big day is, it's not completely official because we haven't scheduled it with the temple but July 30th is looking like the day. So keep your day open to make sure you can attend our reception!!

The Ring!

Closer up  picture

Funny story these are the only pictures we have because I was so surprised and shocked that he had just proposed that we didn't take any pictures at the temple. We're planning on going back and getting some pictures at the end of the week :)