I am a fiancee

I'm engaged.

How did this happen? Well, let me share with you.

It all happened on a very unassuming Tuesday. Tuesdays do not usually contain the joy that I felt this last tuesday. My experience with that day has been quite unsatisfactory the last few months.

I worked from 9 to 4 at the dreadful establishment called Target. The day was not so bad. About an hour before I was to go home, I took a fifteen minute break. Right as I went on break, I saw my mom pull up to my car so I went out to see her. I walked up and she said that I had left the lights on in my car all day. We tried to start it but, as she guessed, it was dead. So my break was spent jump starting the car and then she left.

I went back into work where I waited for the minute of my departure to arrive. I clocked out and hurriedly walked to my car so that I could meet Shawn at his house as he got home from work. Everyday, I just count down the minutes till I get to see Shawn again. I wish we worked together. I can't seem to get enough of him.

So I opened the door to my car and I saw a little notebook with post-its on it that said to read every page of the notebook. So I sat down and opened the first page that had the first picture me and Shawn took together. (it's one where I stuffed something into my shirt so I looked pregnant and he stuffed so it looked like he had boobs.... yah, i know, how sweet)

The pages had pictures on some and then words on others. He wrote down how much he loves me and what he loves about me. I was smiling ear to ear. The last page said that I should put the book down, get out of my car, and look around. I did that and then shawn walks out from behind a few cars. We hug and kiss and then he pulls something out of his pocket as he gets down on one knee. "Brittany, will you marry me?" (he was shaking like a leaf)

Of course, I said yes! We got home and talked about how his day was. I thought he was at work all day but he had taken off to do the finishing touches on the book which he had made for me out of recycled paper a couple months ago. He told me he had my mom come and switch cars so that she could put the book in my car. He told me how he had taken my parents out to dinner the night before and asked for their blessing while I was at work. He told me how he hadn't slept in 2 nights and how he felt like he had to throw up all day. He told me how he got the ring just a few days before and how he couldn't wait any longer.

We went inside my house. My family was all sitting around the kitchen table acting like they were busy. Come on though, when are they all reading the newspaper at 4:30 in the afternoon? They all looked up with smiles way to big for just reading the
Charlotte Observer. I said "I'm engaged" and they all cheered and looked at the ring. I had tears in my eyes. After an hour, our faces hurt so bad from smiling. We celebrated with the family the rest of the night.

So that is our story. I am happy. We are thinking february or march for a wedding.