10.21.88 - Matt's Birthday
02.11.91 - My Birthday
02.06.10 - The Day We Met
02.16.10 - The Day He Asked Me to "Be His Girl"
12.10.13 - The Day He Asked Me to Marry Him
I cannot believe that I am engaged! After nearly four years of dating, Matt has asked me to be his. It is more than a dream come true and I am just so
I was up in Blacksburg to help finish the packing before we move to Alexandria and, also, to see Swan Lake, which I had always wanted to see. As we were getting ready to go to the ballet, I noticed that Matt was wearing his brand new suit jacket (an early Christmas present from my mom) and his brand new tie. I figured he just wanted to dress a little fancier than normal as this was the first ballet he had been to. And, my goodness, did he look sharp!
We went to the ballet and were fortunate enough to have one of my very best friends sit next to us. The ballet was fantastic and then Matt, knowing that I wanted to walk around our campus one more time, led me out to the Drillfield. We ended up in the ampitheatre at the Ag. Quad, where we had always sat and talked when we first started dating. As we were walking around, he stopped under our favorite tree and knelt down on one knee. He took out the most beautiful ring from his pocket and asked me to marry him. Before he could even finish asking, I was nodding and saying yes.
I quickly called my mom, who thought that something terrible had happened, because at this point, I was a mess of tears (happy tears, of course). I told her the news and then she started crying. I told my dad and he had already known about it (sneaky sneaky)!
Over the past few days, I have received an overwhelming amount of love, congratulations, and hugs. I am so thankful for everyone's support and just feel so blessed for this moment and what the future holds. I cannot wait...
