Priceless

Oh my stars! I am now officially engaged to my wonderful fiance Matthew Ryan Henry. I have to tell all the details from beginning to end...it was amazing!

First, my boober told me to be ready at 11:00 am on Saturday because he had a surprise for me and I had to be dressed nice like we were going to church. I had no idea what he had up his sleeve. He looked so handsome when he came to pick me up. It was funny because we were about to leave my house and i showed him a watch i was wearing that my grandma gave me. I told him I only wore it on special occasions and i winked at him. I had a hunch that maybe this was the day but wasn't quite sure.

Anyways, so we left there and Matt told me we were going to Fort Worth for a surprise but it did not start until 2:00 so we had to find somewhere out there to eat. On the way there I was guessing different things he could be taking me to do. I guessed it, The Nutcracker Ballet!!!! But since we got out there so early we went across the street and got some wings at Chilis (we love wings!). At lunch I just had to ask him (since he has had my ring for like 7 weeks now) if he was still ok with getting married to me and making sure he wasn't having second thoughts. He was like "No babe, just don't want to rush things." But the whole time he was probably laughing inside. I did not think tonight was going to be the night at all after talking to him about it at lunch.

After eating we went across the street to the ballet. The costumes were amazing and the ballerinas were beautiful. And at the end of the first act, they had bubbles falling from the ceiling that looked just like real snow and that was my favorite part. It was amazing! After the ballet he kept asking me what I wanted to do and I would shoot him back ideas but he wouldn't do any of them. He finally just took me to a Starbucks and we sat and drank hot chocolate together and talked.

Once it got dark we got back in the car and he just started driving and didn't tell me where we were going. Finally we pulled up to this nice neighborhood in Highland Park. The houses were unreal. He took me to see the Christmas lights down there. I have never seen anything like it! So beautiful. We drove up and down the streets for atleast 30 minutes and we came up on this gazebo that had thousands of Christmas lights all over it with a gorgeous fountain in front of it. He parked and said "Lets go take a walk." By that time I should of thought it was about to happen.....but I didn't at all. We walked up to the gazebo and sat on a bench. We sat there for a few minutes just looking at eachother and kissing. Then "I had to find the perfect spot to tell you how much I love you..." he said to me (at this point he was shaking so bad sitting next to me...I knew what was coming). He told me how much I meant to him and then got down on one knee and asked "Will you marry me?"--It was perfect! I said "Yes!!!" and he picked me up and squeezed me. We both shed some tears....oh my stars it was such a sweet moment. I was so excited that i wanted to text my friends and call my family but Matt told me the night was not over yet and took me to eat dinner at a cute italian restaurant.

When we got there, I saw my parents and friend's cars in the parking lot and was freaking out. We walked inside to a back room where I saw my parents, my two younger sisters, David and DeLana, Landon and Sarah, Kylah and Michael, and our friends sitting there waiting to congratulate us. It was unbelievable!!! I can't even put into words how great Matt made that day. I felt like a princess that had finally found her prince charming. I have found my prince charming, my knight in shining armor, Matthew Ryan Henry. You are the most amazing man I have ever met. Thank you Lord for giving me a man that wants to take care of me, that wants to provide for me, and wants to do things for me just because he wants to see that smile on my face, (he tells me that all the time), and for all the wonderful times that we have had together and the many more to come. We are about to embark on an everlasting journey together and I feel so blessed to get to do it with you, my Matthew. I will never forget that feeling I had on the drive home that night...priceless.