The Proposal

So everyone's been asking how he proposed and all that great stuff so I decided to make a blog so that everyone can stay updated because well....I'm really busy as you can imagine. LOL! Between my new job, planning a wedding, being a chem major, church callings, and everything else you can imagine as much as I would love to tell this story over and over again I just simple don't have the time. So here it is so everyone knows :)

So for those of you who don't know Ryan went home with me for the week of Christmas. It was so great!!! My family loved him, he loved them, and it was just absolutely wonderful for me to be with my family and Ryan and have no school!!! haha. Anyways, so while we were home Ryan asked my dad for permission to marry me and....my dad said YES!!! So then Ryan went back to Provo for a week to work while I was at home until the next week when school started. Well when the Saturday I got back to Provo he told me that his mom had just sent the ring (for those of you who don't know my engagement ring is Ryan's grandmother's special ring she gave to him when she passed away...I feel so special and privileged to wear it!). Then, Sunday, January 3 Ryan asked me, "Can we go somewhere after church?"
Alisa: "Sure....where are we going?"
Ryan: "It's a surprise!"
Alisa: (suspiciously) "Okay..." *smiles*
So after church he proceeded to take me to the Provo temple, all the missionaries were walking around the temple grounds so it was kinda awkward cuz they were all watching us walk around hand in hand... I think Ryan secretly enjoyed it though since he's been in their shoes hahaha *eye roll*
So then we went to the first place we kissed, this park in Provo......and......NOTHING HAPPENED!!!!!! I was confused and my feet were cold from walking in the snowy park. Hmmmm.....hahaha. Later that night Ryan was teasing me and asked me if I had thought he was going to do it earlier. I said yes. And he teased me and said he was going to do stuff to throw me off all week so that I didn't know when it was going to happen. I think I rolled my eyes a couple times when he told me that. lol.
The next day, Ryan said he was taking so long to come over because his laundry of towels and jeans was taking longer to dry (PS he had no towels in his laundry....little fibber!!! lol). He asked me if I would go run some errands with him and I said okay. When we went to go run errands we started to go in the opposite direction of where we were supposed to be heading. I was like, "Where are we going?" Ryan: "It's a surprise" In my mind: This is going to get old really fast haha
He then took me to the Provo temple. All the gates but one were closed and it was just us and one temple worker on the grounds. We walked around and talked and sat on the fountain in front of the doors. I can't lie at this point I thought this was all a game...that it was going to go on like this for the week... But then Ryan gave me a big hug and all of the sudden his heart started RACING!!!! My heart leapt!!! Is this it?! Then Ryan whispered in my ear, "I love you baby! I wanta be with you forever."
Alisa: "I want that too sweetheart"
Ryan: "Are you sure?"
Alisa: "Yes"
Ryan: "Are you positive?"
Alisa: "Yes"
Ryan: "Are you 110% sure?"
Alisa: "YES"
Ryan: *takes my hands in his and gets down on one knee* "Alisa Jane Smith, Will you be my wife for eternity?"
Alisa: *emotionally* "YES!"
We embraced and kissed of course and then he made me close my eyes and then put the ring on my finger. When I opened my eyes I beheld for the very first time the most beautiful and special ring anyone could put on my finger! When we went to the car after a few minutes when I went around the car to get in the passenger seat Ryan opened up the trunk and pulled out twelve GORGEOUS red roses!!!
He's absolutely wonderful!! I love him!! In case you didn't already know :D
And then we called our parents and everything.


Well that's how it happened and now we are starting all our planning! There will be more updates to come. We love all of you!!! And hopefully we'll see most of you in May!!!
OH!! We will be married May 1st in the Denver Temple. We will have a reception in Highlands Ranch and then we will have an open house that next week in North Carolina
Love y'all!!!