I am one of those blessed women who married a man
that makes her knees weak just by looking at him.
I am so lucky to have found and loved a man like him.
9 years ago today we got engaged.
And just because I want to I am going to tell you the story.
We had planned for a couple weeks to go see the lights
At Temple Square in Salt Lake.
I got off work a little late so I wasn’t quite ready when he picked me up.
As I was running around like a chicken he showed the ring to my sister Amy.
So after that my family knew what was happening.
He seemed really quiet in the car.
But true to myself I chattered away in the car, oblivious to his nervousness.
We walked along pink avenue first by the Assembly Hall.
He slipped the ring into his coat sleeve while I was looking away,
Because he was worried that I would feel it in his coat pocket.
We wandered for awhile holding hands, kissing, talking and looking at the lights.
We walked up along the side of the temple and at the end of the lane
There is a big pine tree that most years they cover with red lights.
I exclaimed “Oh, I love the Red tree”
So he thinks “Perfect place, right by the temple and her favorite tree”
So he stops and says he needs to tie his shoe
So he kneels down in front of me to tie his shoe
And I think how nice I will be and go behind him to rub his shoulders
He stands up and says ”Oh I need to tie my other shoe.”
He kneels down and pulls out a burgundy velvet box
He looks at me and I instantly start crying
He says “ Laurie, Will you marry me?’
He stands up and hugs me
And I just continue to cry
He whispers
“Well, will you”
I jump up and down and say “yes, yes, yes”
He slips the ring on my finger.
And it is perfect
Kersten picked it out all by himself
I gave him a couple ideas of what I liked
I am still proud of his choice
It is a classic round solitaire
Where the gold band twists around the diamond
I love it still.
I had left handitis the rest of the night
We were engaged for 5 months
I am so happy that I married this man
He makes me laugh every day
He loves me inspite of myself
And throught the struggles of life stands by me
And we get through them together
I love you my housband
(Random Picture from his birthday this year)
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