I'd say yes again!

February is one of my favorite months. Four years ago, this man shocked the socks off of me by asking me to marry him. Bryan had told me he loved me, we always talked about our future together, but he had never once said he was going to marry me. And when I would ask him if we were ever to get married, he'd simply say, we'll see. I remember the night before he proposed, I called my mom, in tears, that I seriously wondered if he would ever ask me to marry him. The funny thing about that phone call, is how well my mom counseled me to have patience and just to enjoy the phase our relationship was in. Funny, because unbeknownst to me...Bryan had called my Dad weeks before this and had asked him if he could marry me. Back in the day before pre-engagements (which make me want to vomit and if my son ever becomes pre engaged to a girl I will shot him because that's not what real men do) it wasn't uncommon for a man to surprise the woman he wanted to marry with an actual proposal of marriage. After an incredible evening, my love got down on one knee and with only the light of the moon (seriously just like in a love movie) told me he loved me and asked me if I would marry him. My exact reply..."SHUT UP!!!!!" Shocked doesn't seem to truly capture my emotion. He told me he had asked my father for my hand in marriage, again a thing a man should do before he ever thinks of talking it over with the girl, and he had a ring (this I don't feel is necessary. You don't need it in the temple so I figure you don't need it in real life. With that said, I do love my ring and I love that he picked it out and I had no clue what it looked like!) We both laughed about the phone call I had with my mom the previous evening and laughed when he told me she knew his plan for weeks and how impressed we both were that she hadn't said anything about it.

I love that this man is perfect for me. And I love that he chooses to love me...every day...even on my less than deserving days of being loved. He has an insane amount of patience for my craziness (because anyone that knows me at all knows I have extreme crazy moments) and he thinks I'm beautiful. He is a great husband. And he is a great father. He has a strong desire to do what is right and to be obedient. And he has a great work ethic and ability to succeed. He wants me to stay home and raise our children (which is exactly what I want to do!!!) He spoils me and above all things is my best friend. We think similar things are funny. We see most of life the same way. And we want to go the same direction in life. He lets me be me...and loves me for being me. I'm not the same girl I was when he asked me to marry him...and I'm not the same girl he married..and not even the same girl he was married to last year! But every day he chooses me and I choose him. I'd say yes again...I just hope he'd still ask...knowing what he knows now. :)