Ok... So it has been
more than a few days. My bad... But now that I am done with school for a couple weeks, I have the time to post the story of
how Brad proposed to me. It's not a very long story, but I still want to tell it.
So,
on Thanksgiving day, we spent the morning at my mom's, the afternoon at his family's, and for the evening we went to my dad's side of the family's Thanksgiving dinner at my grandparents. It was
just a normal Thanksgiving day... Lots of yummy food and playing games with the family and just relaxing and having fun.
We had
brought Brad's favorite pie to take to my grandparents, but when we got there, he insisted we leave it in the truck. I thought, well, whatever, so we did and went inside and pretty soon I forgot about it. Then, a while later, everyone started clamoring for pie, so Brad suggested we go get the pie in the truck. Still, I did
not think anything of it.
We put our coats on and walked outside, only instead of heading in the direction of the truck,
Brad pulled me towards the backyard, saying he wanted me to show him. Even though he's seen it before.
STILL, I did not think anything weird was going on. I took him out to the backyard and he stood behind me with his arms wrapped around me and we looked out at the snow covered trees lit up by some pretty bright stars. It
was really a gorgeous night, so we just stood there for a minute.
Then, he asks me how much I love him. Still not out of the usual. So I tell him, more than anything, of course. That's when he turns me around, kneels down with something extremely glittery in his hand, and says,"
Then will you marry me?"
I think I was in shock for a minute, cause I'm pretty sure that all that came out of my mouth was
oh my goodness, oh my goodness. Then I said yes of course and he put that beautiful ring on my finger.
And
one of the best parts? On the drive back to his house, he tells me that it was not planned at all, he simply woke up that morning and figured
that would be a good day to do it. :) I love the simplicity of his plan, because it honestly made everything perfect.
ntine's Day? 
2) I want to improve my health. I want to drink more water, eat healthier, and exercise more. And by 'exercise more' I mean my form of exercise, which excludes running and push-ups, but includes yoga, walking, and possibly some pilates.
3) I want my life to be more peaceful. And no, I don't mean more boring. I still want excitement and crazy activities and surprises, but I want my inner self to be more at peace with my life. I am really starting to believe that the more optimistic you keep your thoughts and mind, the happier you can let yourself be.
4) I want to stop neglecting my journal. The poor thing has been sitting in my backpack for quite a while now with no new entries, and I am starting to feel bad. I definitely need to write in it more.
5) I want to stop wasting my time. And yes, this sounds weird, but I have realized that I have a habit of filling my time with stuff I don't need to be doing! For example, flipping through channels on TV when nothing is on when I could be reading a good book, or drawing, or blogging. I need to seriously improve my time management skills.
So there are some of my 'guidelines' for this year. I am sincerely hoping that by following them, I can see a difference in my life. And so far, it's been going good. We'll see if I can keep it up!
I am so excited, and in the next few days, I'll have up a post of exactly how Brad asked me to marry him! :) Until then, see ya!
See how he's not looking at the camera?? 
I love the way he smiles. :) This one is actually pretty darn good. 
This is what I usually get!! 
