On April 10,2009 the man of my dreams and love of my life asked me to marry him. So here is the story. Rory and I have been dating on and off for about a year and a half now. We had recently gotten back together when we planned a camping trip to Capitol Reef National Park. I had never been there before and the whole trip down he kept talking about how magical it was and how it would be a life changing experience for me. At this point I had no idea what he was talking about so I just thought "wow this place must be pretty spectacular!" So Rory, me, and our friends Kenzie and Sean set up camp. Once we got settled Rory said he wanted to take me on a hike. We invited Kenzie and Sean and headed off up the trail. Kenzie was snapping pictures the whole way up.
while Rory was saying things like "I call this the stairway to heaven because it is strenuous but pure bliss at the top" (more references to what was about to happen and I was still oblivious!) Well we reached the top, took some pictures and headed back down the trail a ways to a place that we wanted to take more pictures. Rory asked Kenzie to take a picture of the two of us and had her push record on the camera instead of actually taking pictures. Rory pulled the ring out of his pocket and hugged me so that he could get the ring out with out me seeing it. I asked him what he was doing with his hands since it wasn't a normal hug. He said nothing, but then I heard the box snap shut. My face at this point must have been priceless as I figured out what was happening. He pulled the ring between the two of us and got down on one knee. He told me that he loved me and asked me to marry him. As I said yes he went to put the ring on, but got the wrong hand (he was totally nervous. it was adorable!) We got a few more pictures and then took "interviews" from everyone. Kenzie and Sean told how they helped plan it all and how they helped keep the secret. It was perfect. I always dreamed that I would be proposed to on top of a mountain and my dream came true. Rory proposed with a promise ring. The promise was that i would get to choose my own engagement ring. 
As soon as we got back to Cedar City from camping we went straight to the jewelers and chose my ring. I couldn't be happier. 
I love Rory so much. He is my best friend and I am so excited to spend the rest of eternity with him! We are getting married on August 8,2009 in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple. I will try and post more pictures later when I get access to them. (they are on Rory's camera)
