today, jason and i shared our very first Christmas memories together... they could not be more perfectly wonderful.
i am sitting on the couch right now doing a little bit of wedding planning before we attempt to shop for a few last minute things we want to grab before our crazy family festivities that start tomorrow. while i'm sitting here, i decided to go look at some old journal entries looking for a specific date and ran across my first journal entry about jason and thought you might enjoy it as much as i did.
March 6th, 2009
...this is the beginning. I am falling in love with Jason.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
my surprise was... forever
Jason tells me everyday that he has a surprise for me (he knows how much I LOVE surprises)... and I do mean everyday! Some days it's simply a kiss on my nose. Others is my favorite vitamin water or one of my favorite snacks. From home decor to clothes and trips to my favorite store or restaurants... it's always a surprise (sometimes he refers to them as "treats").
This particular evening (the 20th) we were celebrating Kaitlyn's birthday party and he leaned over and sweetly told me he had a surprise for me. I played along as always and asked the usual questions "How big is it?" and his response was "smaller than a bread basket and bigger than a flea". I was a little thrown off by this response, but then we began talking about allergy meds that I needed help remembering to bring with me on my trip to Dallas the next day. We continued joking around about him buying me a box of Alavert. I naturally assumed that he would be giving me a box of Alavert as my sweet surprise.
Early the next morning (the 21st) before my departure to Dallas for work, I was surprised with a little white ring box and it was definitely not the Alavert I was expecting... to say that I was surprised is an understatement!
In his sweet, boyish way, he asked me to spend forever with him for which I smiled bigger than my face had ever known and said "yes... forever."
It was a very sacred and sentimental moment for both of us that I'm sure we will never forget. Now every single time he tells me he has a surprise for me (which hasn't stopped by the way), I relive that precious moment in time. He gave me forever as my surprise.
We desired to have both our parents' blessing over our marriage and life together. We called my parents that morning and met his parents for breakfast before I left town (which I don't recommend for a newly engaged couple - going out of town that quickly was very difficult, but made coming home that much sweeter). We received all of their blessing and congratulations and then set out to call our siblings and extended families. We waited just a bit to tell the rest of the world in order to make sure our families were all "in the know".
Needless to say we celebrated a lot that weekend and I'm still in the "happiest girl alive" mode.
THE RING: Jason and I spoke about marriage several months before this and on October 5th confirmed during a very special and memorable conversation about our future, that we would take the next step soon, but I was sure he was waiting til Christmas. We went and looked at rings and talked about dates. And of course, like every little girl my heart's mind knew what style of ring I wished for - white gold, square setting, vintage style, round diamond(s)... AND THAT is exactly what he gave to me. The ring is more than beautiful and expresses me (and him) in such a special way. He took such great care to get me exactly what my heart desired. It's perfectly exquisite.
We are so excited to start our forever on May 22, 2010...
This is our new blog spot and where we will keep you posted on our new, wonderful journey of life together.
~Courtney (and Jason too)
Here are a few pictures of our special engagement day and the gorgeous ring:
This particular evening (the 20th) we were celebrating Kaitlyn's birthday party and he leaned over and sweetly told me he had a surprise for me. I played along as always and asked the usual questions "How big is it?" and his response was "smaller than a bread basket and bigger than a flea". I was a little thrown off by this response, but then we began talking about allergy meds that I needed help remembering to bring with me on my trip to Dallas the next day. We continued joking around about him buying me a box of Alavert. I naturally assumed that he would be giving me a box of Alavert as my sweet surprise.
Early the next morning (the 21st) before my departure to Dallas for work, I was surprised with a little white ring box and it was definitely not the Alavert I was expecting... to say that I was surprised is an understatement!
In his sweet, boyish way, he asked me to spend forever with him for which I smiled bigger than my face had ever known and said "yes... forever."
It was a very sacred and sentimental moment for both of us that I'm sure we will never forget. Now every single time he tells me he has a surprise for me (which hasn't stopped by the way), I relive that precious moment in time. He gave me forever as my surprise.
We desired to have both our parents' blessing over our marriage and life together. We called my parents that morning and met his parents for breakfast before I left town (which I don't recommend for a newly engaged couple - going out of town that quickly was very difficult, but made coming home that much sweeter). We received all of their blessing and congratulations and then set out to call our siblings and extended families. We waited just a bit to tell the rest of the world in order to make sure our families were all "in the know".
Needless to say we celebrated a lot that weekend and I'm still in the "happiest girl alive" mode.
THE RING: Jason and I spoke about marriage several months before this and on October 5th confirmed during a very special and memorable conversation about our future, that we would take the next step soon, but I was sure he was waiting til Christmas. We went and looked at rings and talked about dates. And of course, like every little girl my heart's mind knew what style of ring I wished for - white gold, square setting, vintage style, round diamond(s)... AND THAT is exactly what he gave to me. The ring is more than beautiful and expresses me (and him) in such a special way. He took such great care to get me exactly what my heart desired. It's perfectly exquisite.
We are so excited to start our forever on May 22, 2010...
This is our new blog spot and where we will keep you posted on our new, wonderful journey of life together.
~Courtney (and Jason too)
Here are a few pictures of our special engagement day and the gorgeous ring:
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