So, as of Friday, July 23rd, 2010.... I am officially engaged to the love of my life! That is right,
Brandon Garside and Lindsea Billings are getting married!! I am so beyond excited (which is definitely a good thing, cause if I wasn't excited I think there would be definite cause for worry) and could not be happier to spend the rest of my life with Brandon.
Because of this knew development I have decided to kind of change the direction of this blog. I will more than likely still put random stuff up here and there, but the main subject of this blog is now going to be the development of mine and Brandon's life together. I'm pretty stoked about this change and I hope that I will remember to stick with it!
First up, I should probably write about the proposal, which was PERFECT if you must know. The week of the 23rd we were in Nauvoo with Brandon's mother, sisters, and Jace and
Tanya, visiting their grandparents (Grandpa and Grandma Packer, who are the nicest people ever) who are serving a mission there. It was the most amazing trip that I have ever been on. My testimony grew so much and I loved being able to spend every second with my sweetheart. Anyway, back to the story. Thursday night we had gone to see the Nauvoo Pageant, which was amazing, and at the end of the pageant they light up the temple and it is gorgeous! So Friday night Brandon and I decided to go on a walk to have some time for just us. We walked down to the temple and watched it light up, then we went down into a little circle where they have statues of Joseph and Hyrum Smith going to Carthage. We sat down by the statues and I said that we should take our kids to Nauvoo someday (we had been talking about marriage for a while so it wasn't weird) and he said "Well we have to get married first." That hit me as strange because he has never said anything like that before. He kissed me and told me he loved me and then before I knew it he was pulling something out of his pocket and getting on one knee. My heart stopped and I couldn't breathe. He then opened a little box that held the most beautiful ring I have ever seen and asked me to marry him. I of course said yes, through tears and a huge smile. We kissed and laughed and cried together. It was amazing. PERFECT in every way. I have often thought about it over the past week. It gives me butterflies still!
There are other things that have been developing over the past week as well. Wedding planning and preparations are well underway (more on that later) as well as securing a place to live. Things are going well, and we are so happy. I love Brandon more than anything or anyone in the entire world. And the best part is, I know that he feels the same way about me! We know that marriage is no cake walk, but we know that there is no one else that we want to go throughout all the thicks and thins of life with.
I LOVE YOU BRANDON GARSIDE!
I'm in love, I'm in love! And I don't care who knows it!
