WE'RE ENGAGED!!
( now this blog doesn't seem as pathetic of me to make )
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| Photo by: Vina English |
I still cant believe this day is finally here!
I have been dreaming of this moment my whole life,
Been imagining the 'perfect man for me' for forever
and have been wishing for this boy since last August 2010
he has been waiting for the perfect moment, and the perfect ring for me
(im now finding out he's missed a months worth of class so he could go
check out every jewelry store from Provo to Salt Lake
trying to find the perfect ring!)
AND IT WAS MORE THAN PERFECT!
I look at it glimmer and sparkle every chance I get!
and I walk around with my left hand ALWAYS exposed
hellooo..! I am engaged to my dream boy and I want the world to know! :)
hellooo..! I am engaged to my dream boy and I want the world to know! :)
We are getting married JANUARY 17th
our one year anniversary!
(I have always told myself I would date a guy for a year before marrying him, so now I have, and Im not waiting a day longer!!
I love this boy with all of my heart!
We occasionally look at each other and say,
"wait, your Eric Espinel!?"
or
"Wait, Im dating Lyndsi Beckstrom!?"
we still cant believe how lucky we are to find each other
we are best friends
and we are in love
who could ask for a more amazing relationship, right?
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when the time comes, we can't wait to be sealed in the temple
to be with one another for eternity!
to be with one another for eternity!
that moment will be so special to Eric and I.
I cant imagine how good it will feel to know I am with him for
eternity and beyond...
working up to that moment is making us appreciate our love for each other
and our love for the gospel on a level I never have thought i could feel.
message to everyone reading this:
please don't take the gospel so casually and for granted.
Appreciate the amazing power of the atonement and, when the time comes, share with your loved one how important the gospel is to you.
Remember that God will never leave your side
and that sometimes your answers will come in their own time and as a shock,
but if you put full trust in the Lord, everything will turn out ok!
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now no more mushy stuff.. down the the dirty details!
the LIFE & the PROPOSAL
Last year. August 2010.
Our first kiss..
happened the night before I moved down to St. George for 5 months
(nice timing Eric..)
August 2010 - December 2010.
I had the biggest crush on Eric that entire semester.
Wishing for him every time the clock hit 11:11 turned into an inside joke with me and my friends, but I still did it every time without fail.
During this time I heard rumors that Eric "cared for me like a sister"
haha, but being as pathetic as I am, I didnt care and still wished for him.
a week before moving back home to Draper in December 2010 I got a random text from Eric saying,
"Hey lyndsi, I want you to know that I hope you dont
think that I consider you a sister, I really do care about
you alot and I cant wait till you move back home!"
Remember that God will never leave your side
and that sometimes your answers will come in their own time and as a shock,
but if you put full trust in the Lord, everything will turn out ok!
............................................
now no more mushy stuff.. down the the dirty details!
the LIFE & the PROPOSAL
Last year. August 2010.
Our first kiss..
happened the night before I moved down to St. George for 5 months
(nice timing Eric..)
August 2010 - December 2010.
I had the biggest crush on Eric that entire semester.
Wishing for him every time the clock hit 11:11 turned into an inside joke with me and my friends, but I still did it every time without fail.
During this time I heard rumors that Eric "cared for me like a sister"
haha, but being as pathetic as I am, I didnt care and still wished for him.
a week before moving back home to Draper in December 2010 I got a random text from Eric saying,
"Hey lyndsi, I want you to know that I hope you dont
think that I consider you a sister, I really do care about
you alot and I cant wait till you move back home!"
seems like Eric found out i heard those rumors.. look whose pathetic now, Eric! ;)
I casually texted him back some 3 word text acting like i didnt care.. but secretly i was jumping for joy all around my apartment!
The first day I moved into my orem apartment in December,
Eric came to visit me
Since then, we havent spent a day apart!
(besides Seattle, WA)
wah..wah..wahh...
We became "official" January 17, 2011
and in mid February we buried a time capsule with a bunch of random trinkets and notes to "future us."
right before we buried it Eric told me he forgot to put a letter in it, so he ran out to his car, grabbed the letter and stuck it in the time capsule,
locking it up right after.
I didnt think anything of it
(and almost forgot about that till we got engaged)
we buried it in my backyard 3 feet deep
and it was not to be opened for 3 years!!
November 2011.
on 11.11 (november 11th) I came home from work and my dad had told me he was fixing a sprinkler and accidentally dug up our time capsule!
I was so bummed and ran outside with eric to rebury it.
Eric asked if we can just take a peek inside.
After stubbornly saying "not for 3 more years!" eric finally convinced me to take a quick peek at what we had put in there.
He conveniently had the key to the time capsule in his pocket, haha.
when i opened it there was the note he had locked in there in February when we first buried it
it said 'READ ME.' so eric told me it was ok to read it..
after 2 pages of mushy stuff, it said:
"im sure your wondering why we opened this time capsule before our 3 year mark.. and its because i want to ask you.. will you marry me?"
long story short, eric wrote this letter in February, and knew he wanted to marry me when we very first met, and this note has just been sitting there buried in my freakin back yard this entire time!!!!!
These pictures are from FEBRUARY
when we first buried the time capsule:
stupid note was in there this whole time
just hanging out buried in my backyard
The Proposal
November 11, 2011
My bling-bling
I casually texted him back some 3 word text acting like i didnt care.. but secretly i was jumping for joy all around my apartment!
The first day I moved into my orem apartment in December,
Eric came to visit me
Since then, we havent spent a day apart!
(besides Seattle, WA)
wah..wah..wahh...
We became "official" January 17, 2011
and in mid February we buried a time capsule with a bunch of random trinkets and notes to "future us."
right before we buried it Eric told me he forgot to put a letter in it, so he ran out to his car, grabbed the letter and stuck it in the time capsule,
locking it up right after.
I didnt think anything of it
(and almost forgot about that till we got engaged)
we buried it in my backyard 3 feet deep
and it was not to be opened for 3 years!!
November 2011.
on 11.11 (november 11th) I came home from work and my dad had told me he was fixing a sprinkler and accidentally dug up our time capsule!
I was so bummed and ran outside with eric to rebury it.
Eric asked if we can just take a peek inside.
After stubbornly saying "not for 3 more years!" eric finally convinced me to take a quick peek at what we had put in there.
He conveniently had the key to the time capsule in his pocket, haha.
when i opened it there was the note he had locked in there in February when we first buried it
it said 'READ ME.' so eric told me it was ok to read it..
after 2 pages of mushy stuff, it said:
"im sure your wondering why we opened this time capsule before our 3 year mark.. and its because i want to ask you.. will you marry me?"
long story short, eric wrote this letter in February, and knew he wanted to marry me when we very first met, and this note has just been sitting there buried in my freakin back yard this entire time!!!!!
These pictures are from FEBRUARY
when we first buried the time capsule:
just hanging out buried in my backyard
The Proposal
November 11, 2011
My bling-bling
Oh my goodness - cutest story ever! You've got a keeper there, Lyndsi. :) I'm so happy for you.
ReplyDeleteAh! Lyndsi!
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo cute!
Congrats to you both! so excited for you!!