We're getting married!!!

We will be adding a new story monthy starting in January

Once upon a time in a town far far away, there was a handsome prince and a beautiful princess.... ok lets be real. There was a boy, there was a girl, they met, the end. What not enough? Ok. Our story begins 13 years ago. Hannah was 3 months old and I had just started working again and reconnecting with friends. I had a bad day and had called a friend to get me out of the house. Racheal picked me up to go to Folsom Lake Bowl and just chill, I had no idea she would be bringing Daniel along. It was a fun night, we played pool. had some food, joked around, it was exactly what I needed. To be completely honest, I started getting feelings for Daniel that first night. I tried to flirt pulling out a $5 bill that was sticking out of his pocket, it was cuter in my head than reality. He has jokingly called me a clepto ever since.

At this point in time Hannah was 3 months old and I had started working at Hollywood video with Rachel. I had plenty of questions for her like was he single and did she have interest in him. He was single and she did not have interest, she ended up giving me his number and said I should text him. I hate that I sent the first text, but I'd seen him at least 2 times since we met and he hadn't asked for my number. We were 19 and there was a lot of texting. Mostly the game of questions back and forth. We had fun. We went out to lunch any from once to three times a week. Went to the movies a few times. But timing never seemed to work out for us, and within a year he had left for the army.

I had just finished my first class at Flc over the summer and was getting ready to start as a full time student for my accounting degree. Completely out of the blue Daniel says that he has signed up for the Army and will be leaving in a few months. I was Completely shocked, he had never mentioned wanting to serve, not to me at least. A few months turned into a few weeks and he was gone before our birthdays. We talked on Skype MSN, or yahoo most days. I hated when he'd be gone for training rotations and it would be 2-4 weeks of nothing. I continued pushing through my school while he continued serving our country. When he was home on leave he always made sure we had some time together. I was head over heals for him and could never get the courage to tell him. I thought it would have ruined our friendship if I did.

Daniel was finally coming home. We'd been talking about it for months and waiting for the official date. He wouldn't make it home for our birthdays, but he would be home for the wedding I was in, and he said he'd be my date. I was so excited, but it seemed too good to be true. When he got home I was one of the first to see him, but leaving his house that day I had an odd feeling. Days went by and he hadn't responded to whatever text I had sent I'm. I sent something else, still nothing. I wasn't going to chase him so I left it at that, he was busy looking for a new place.. But then November hit and I called him, he told me that he had moved to Rossville and had a girlfriend who lived with him, he was not going to the wedding with me. I was heart broken. I had thought it was finally our time to be together. I had dated but never getting serious all this time because Daniel was who I wanted to be with. I gave up on us at this point. We stopped talking completely,  and I allowed myself to finally start a more serious relationship. 

It had been 3 years since Daniel moved to Roseville and I tried to move on. We had spoken a few times over the years, even saw each other once or twice. But we were both in a relationship so I always tried to keep some distance. The last time Daniel reached out I didn't even respond. A few months went by, my relationship ended, and I finally responded to his text message. For the first time in a long time we were both single. That didn't last long, we started talking, and I finally said all of the things I had wanted to say to him for years. A week later we were officially a couple. After six months he moved in. I couldn't have been happier. We instantly started talking about the future we wanted together and the path needed to get there. He playfully proposed shortly after with a blue ring pop to symbolize our birthstone and the ring he would one day give me.

Yes the ring really has it own story.... It was no surprise we were planning a wedding for 2021, we have always wanted to picked out my engagement ring together. We finalally found the perfect ring.. I got sized and he later placed the order. I was sitting next to him when he got the call that it had come in, however, there was no rose gold on the ring so the store re-order had to re-order it. An entire month goes by before they finally have the correct ring. Daniel went to pick it up alone, I decided I didn't want to see it until he proposed.  When I asked if it was correct his response was "I think it looks pretty" later i asked again and he told me the stone was darker then he expected.  At that point I had to see it. Not only was it a dark royal blue but the ring was too big.. After thinking on it for the night and talking it over the next morning we decided it was not what was ordered and needed a new stone. We got it resized and requested a lighter stone.. another 2 weeks went by and the jeweler could not find what we wanted. In the end I found the perfect stone online and we finally competed the ring after 2 months of delays.

The ring was finaly complete and it was perfect. We planned a trip to the ocean for the next weekend, I could not have been more excited. It felt like such a long week waiting for our trip. Finally it was Saturday, we got up got ready and headed out to Bodega Bay. I was so convinced he was going to propose at the ocean, he did not.. He didn't even bring the ring with him. The Saturday before my birthday we decided to go to mimosa house for brunch. On the way there Daniel segested driving up to the El Dorado Hills sign, something I have always wanted to do. We drove right past mimosa house and went to the sign. And that is when he proposed. We ended up skipping brunch and going straight to both of our parents to announce the good news before posting the pictures. Now the wedding is less than 2 weeks away. And soon to be living happily ever after.