Catch Yourself Up

I’ve decided to get hip with the now and start a blog. Aren’t you so excited?! Since being married is full of stories I figure it is my job to expose our seemingly perfect little fairytale for what it really is: 

HULLARIOUS!!!!

But before I get into the last 3 weeks of wedded bliss, I figure you should have the back story. Here’s the short version. Catch yourself up. 

 

One day, a long time ago, (mostly long for him), Joshua and Rachel both got jobs at Family Christian Stores. The second day, (that they recall for the purpose of this story), they were standing outside after church service talking to a mutual friend. As they gazed (all confused like) into each other’s eyes they were hit with a most amazing revelation: "I know this person from somewhere". Then, Joshua, looking stunning in his black beanie, mentioned his new job was going well at Family.

"Wait, that's where I know you from?!" (Rachel)

"Yeah, I thought you looked familiar." (Joshua)

"Oh, my gosh, like, this is totally hilarious!" (You can figure it out)

And thus, a friendship began...

Travel with us over the next FOUR years...

Joshua knew Rachel was the girl for him. Rachel needed some time with Jesus.

Skip forward to the present day. Rachel still loves Jesus. Joshua still loves Rachel. (Joshua also loves Jesus). And now, after waiting ever so patiently, Joshua has become the one whom Rachel loves with all of her heart. So much so that she wiggles her toes with excitement, has a perma grin, and often giggles none stop. She blames this on the fact that she has so much love for her Joshua that it has to get out somehow because she is a very tiny little girl and all the love spilleth over quite easily. Joshua thinks she is the most amazing chick ever, also has a perma grin (she can even make him smile in pictures) AND he has even put her above his love of baseball. They are quite happy.

The Proposal:

Let's set the stage:

The Characters: 

Sneaky (Very, very sneaky) Joshua

Clueless Rachel

The Trying Not to Spill The Beans Friends

The Set:

Hunnington Beach

The Scene:

Joshua and Rachel spent an amazing day hanging out with friends at the beach. But alas it came time to leave. One of the friends faithfully reminds Rachel to fulfill her life long dream of writing names in the sand inside a heart. Rachel can’t believe she almost forgot and skips over to complete her mission. Then Joshua and Rachel kneel down next to the Heart with the Names to take pictures. Rachel stands up after taking the picture.

Josh does not.

Rachel wonders if this could be it. Her eyes start to tear up before she interrupts her moment with a loud voice in her head that says “Wait, what if he just can’t get up?” Tear fest averted.

Nope. Joshua was in fact proposing.

After speaking some words (romantic, gushy ones surely) which neither of them can recall, Rachel said yes.
Then there was some hugging, and giggling and their first kiss, and excitement from friends. And then some very high pitched, squealy, gibberish that Rachel calls conversations between the various family members carrying the grand news that Joshua and Rachel had in fact gotten engaged. YAY!