We’re getting married!!

I want to preface this story with the understanding that when Nathan and I first started dating I was adamant I would not be interested in getting married EVER.as our relationship progressed I became more open to the idea and then in casual discussions indicated I could potentially see marriage as a possibility. A few weeks before Easter , Nathan suggested that we should go to an Easter BBQ at his uncles house . I happily agreed because we have a lot of fun when we spend time with his family. Nathan asked me to dress up as we would be taking family photos while everyone was there. Again I agreed because I love family photos. As I was getting ready I received a FaceTime call from my best friend Alex. We spoke for a while and as we were hanging up she said “ what ever happens today I love you , you look beautiful “ and to be honest that scared the heck out of me because why is she talking like she’s dying?? When we got to his uncles nothing seemed different or out of place , there was no notable changes in how anyone was acting towards me . Business as usual. I did find it a little unusual that Jolene was very interested in my monopoly game on my phone but to be fair I also was very interested in my monopoly game . I didn’t realize at the time she was a diversion!!! In hindsight I should have noticed some of the family members paying extra attention to where I was at all times. As I was attempting to make my way into the house. Cody stopped me and said we need to do the family pictures first “ Nate and Jess you go first”. While his cousin was taking the pictures I noticed my family and friends come in to the backyard. Which is weird because our families had not had the chance to meet yet. while I thought they were staging an intervention I noticed Nathan attempting to get something from his pocket. It took longer than I should admit but it hit me (finally). When he stepped back and started to get on one knee , I was able to mumble through tears ( very happy tears) that he was an Ahole. I blurted it before I could stop myself . I couldn’t believe he surprised me in front of the people I love .Nathan had a very hard time getting the words out without crying , we both ugly cried. I was shaking like a leaf in monsoon season. When he finished asking , once again my lack of filter caused me to answer with “ you suck” . We hugged and cried and laughed. All while I still had not actually answered . Our families yelled out “ so is that a yes?”. It took close to two hours to stop shaking and the shock to wear off but here we are getting ready to tie the knot for good!