June 23, 2015
Around this time last year we were on our annual vacation to Utah.
The Boy was there working
trying to earn money for the next school year.
Presh was getting ready to enter the MTC, and
The Rooster was just having a good time!
The Boy would spend most days with us...at least the
days that he wasn't working.
It was a really great time for our family. Anyway, during this time
The Boy met a really
beautiful and kind girl. He called one afternoon and asked if we didn't
mind if he
brought her over so we could meet her. Of course we thought that would be fine
and
then we waited for them to arrive. Our rented house was filled with
visiting cousins from AZ.
Certainly the little cousins were excited to meet The Boy's "friend."
I wondered if this girl
he was bringing over would be completely overwhelmed
with the energy that filled our house. I thought
that might scare her away pretty quickly.
It really was quite a crowd! The time finally came and
they arrived together.
The cousins were peeking out the window, hoping to catch a glimpse of her
before
they reached the door step. I heard things like..."they are here!!!"..."oh wow...she's
so pretty!"
and then they rushed to the door waiting for The Boy to open it. It was a fun scene
to watch.
The door opened and there they were...and yes...she was beautiful!
But even better
than that...she was sweet, kind and patient with all of those sweet
cousins who wanted to talk to
her and hug her. Immediately she jumped right in and
helped serve cake and ice cream...chatting
with everyone around her.
And then I thought..."she is fitting right in...interesting!"
We spent the rest of our summer days in Utah getting to know The Boy's "Girl"
more and more. The more
we got to know her, the more we like her.
Some were even heard to suggest that we keep her, in exchange for The Boy!
Our vacation was finally done and we headed back home.
PreSh entered her mission, The Rooster began his Senior year and The Boy
returned to USU for another semester of
college and
The Boy..and his Girl continued to date and fall in love.
Nearly a year passed and it was becoming quite clear that The Boy was smitten.
Finally, he came home for Spring Break. During this time he confided in The Farmer that
he was in love. He would say things like..."I love that she is always happy!"...
"I love that she is always so kind"...and he began to think about marriage.
At the end of the Spring semester he left for Texas to work. One afternoon I got a text from
The Boy...it said..."I kind of bought a wedding ring" to which I responded...
"you either did or you didn't...there is no "kind of"....to which he replied...
"I did." We were thrilled!!! So happy with his decision and who he had chosen.
He planned the week to come home...that's where he wanted to be when he proposed to her
...and began to come up with the perfect proposal. The plan was put in place.
His Girl would fly to Mesa where Grandma S. would pick her up and drive her to Mexico.
A great excuse to have the Grandma there too! Once there Uncle Dave would take
her on a plane ride along with PreSh and The Rooster. They would circle the Colonia Juarez
temple and then they would fly over a special message that was written out for her on
Grandpa Max's old runway. They would then fly back to Uncle Ron's runway where
they would land, and The Boy would be waiting surrounded by family.
So off they went....
