Gorgeous Day at Work

What do you do when it's gorgeous outside but you have to stay inside and work?

I will tell you that I am ridiculously unproductive.  I find everything but work to do.  I do get some work done but I get distracted very easily.

It doesn't help that today is also dip day.  Dip Day is a great day!  But it makes for not a very productive Becky.

Anyway, on this very unproductive day we learned that Amanda could not fit through the crack between the cubicles and the wall due to too much Dip!  Here is a picture for proof:

You also get a cute picture of my nephew Harrison!

Jersey's Humans Are Getting Hitched

So what if I haven't posted in over three months?  So what if I'm three months late posting this? 

I've been busy!  Busy...just plain busy!

The first quarter of this year just seems to have flown by.  I'm not sure where it has gone or what we have done.

And I've been trying to plan MY WEDDING!

But, anyway, this post is really supposed to be about how Aaron proposed.  Not me whining about being busy with work and wedding!

Aaron and I went ring shopping in early December.  We had decided it was time.  We spent about an hour at Meierotto's looking at different settings to get an idea of what we liked.  Then we headed to Helzberg.  We found our ring within 15 minutes of being there.  We called my parents who came so we could put it on Mom's Helzberg card so it would be interest free for 18 months.  While Aaron and Mom were taking care of the paying for it part.  My amazing Dad decided to make me cry.  While I guess it wasn't intentional but still the big guy made me cry right there in the middle of Helzberg. 

How did he do this? 

By giving me a hug and saying "Are you sure you want to do this?  It'll be the hardest shit you'll ever go through." 

Tears INSTANTLY.  Yep, that's what happens when my dad has a heart-to-heart with me.

Anyway, we sent the ring off to be sized and went on about our lives.  We picked the ring up a week later on our way to the shop so Aaron could pick up something.  While there I tried to snoop.  But Aaron is a sneaky guy and had switched out the ring box with an empty box and had hidden the real ring box.

Then for the next week I kept wondering when he was going to propose.  Hoping it would be before we went to Minnesota. 

Then it was December 22nd...the day we were to leave for Minnesota.  I, again, tried to snoop because I knew the box was in the drawer next to Aaron's bed so while he was busy packing stuff for the trip I decided to take a little gander at my pretty ring that would someday live on my finger.  I opened the box and IT WAS GONE.  Guh....deflated I finished packing and didn't say a word to that Sneaky Aaron.  So we packed up our stuff and headed to my parents' house to pick up the presents they were sending up and to pick up the always important KT.  And we were off!

Aaron and I had planned to stop at a couple of wineries on the way up.  We were going to stop at Penoach and Train Wreck.  So, I kinda thought he would propose at Train Wreck because that was the winery I was most excited about.  And it was our second stop.  But, I decided not to think about it because all of the opportunities he had in the week before hadn't panned out so whatever.

We stopped at Penoach Winery.  Did a sampling.  We bought a couple of bottles and KT bought a bottle.  And then we were off.  As we were walking out Aaron told KT to give me her bottle and go ahead and get in truck and we would put the wine in the back.  So I was carrying all three bottles in my arms in a way that did not allow for me to do anything but carry these bottles of wine.  I get to the back of the truck and just sort of stand there waiting for Aaron to open the back door because obviously I am awkwardly holding these bottles of wine.  To which Aaron says "Why don't you open the door?"

"Well, Aaron my arms are a little full.  Think you could help me out?"

"Well I guess I could."  as he grudgingly opens the back door.  I still just stood there waiting for him to put the bottles in the wine box.

"What are you waiting for Becky?  Can't you put the bottles in the box?"

"No, Aaron, I can't.  My arms are full.  Could you please just put them in the box?"

"Well I guess I just have to do everything."  This comment alone got my blood boiling.

"Aaron, it's going to be a very LONG 5 days if you keep acting like this.  We are only 2 hours into this trip."

What was Aaron's response?  Aaron's response was "How was your last fight as boyfriend and girlfriend?"

My response?  "You aren't proposing?"

"Aren't I?"  As he pulls out the ring box that he sneakily had put in his backpack.

"No, you aren't down on one knee."

"Well, geez, I'm getting there."  And then he was down on one knee.  "Will you marry me?"

I froze.  Yes, I froze.  I was so happy that I froze.

"Well are you going to answer me?"

"Oh, yes, yes I will marry you."  As the tears started coming down my cheeks.

He put the ring on my finger and again I froze just staring at it.

"Are you going to kiss me yet?"

I laughed and kissed him and hugged him.  We got back in the truck and started on down the road.  Making calls to everyone we could think of.

It was one of the absolute happiest moments of my life.  And now I don't hate Iowa nearly as much as I used to!

I guess since I've created all this drama in your mind about my ring I should probably show you a picture of it!  Well here it is folks....