The Proposal Story…

I’M ENGAGED! Ok, now that I got that out of the way… Last week, while Gus and I were in Santa Fe, NM visiting his family and meeting our adorable new nephew (photos in the next post), we got engaged.

Gus took me to this beautiful little outlook from which you can view a large portion of the valley below. I’ve coveted a picture of Gus that hangs on our bathroom wall of himself looking out at the valley, and this is the same spot he took me too! There was a huge ponderosa pine tree with a tree swing dangling from its branches. Gus lifted me up there and we chatted for quite a few minutes while he pushed me gently. He then stopped the swing, stood in front of me, told me I was his best friend and that he wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. He then kneeled down and pulled out a ring!

According to Gus, he heard crickets after asking me “do you want to spend your life with me?” and decided to try “Will you marry me?” However, from my perspective – i.e. total shock – I said “yes, of course” in a timely manner.

I couldn’t be more happy at the prospect of spending my life with my best friend and the best partner a girl could ask for. We’ve known each other for four and a half years, and have had some amazing adventures together in that time (Morocco, Olympics, Hawaii, camping on Vancouver Island, buying a house… I could go on and on).

Gus has been there for me through many ups and downs, both personally and professionally, and I know we have the skills to continue to build on this life we’ve made.

We are tentatively aiming for a February 2012 wedding in Seattle, and I’ll be creating a sweet little website with all the details for you out-of-town folks once the date/venue are finalized. We’re really looking forward to throwing the party of the year, and celebrating with everyone we love!

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