i love this man.

 oh. my. did i mention that i love love LOVE this man? he is everything to me. he really and truly completes me. he is patient, loving, caring, romantic, affectionate, handsome, endearing and everything else. I am seriously THE luckiest girl in the entire world. I could not be happier right now, life is AMAZING. I cannot put into words how excited I am to spend the rest of my life, and eternity, with this wonderful man. 

 Matthew proposed to me June 17, 2011 while i was visiting him in California. I was not expecting to come home with a ring on my finger at ALL. it was a COMPLETE surprise!!(one of the best, might i add). We drove up about 3ish hours north to Pismo Beach. a BEAUTIFUL drive might i add. We parked, and started walking on the beach. We both needed to use the bathroom, and in the process we discovered a festival/car show that was going on right down the street. We walked around, gawking at the crazy expensive cars. There wasn't one there that matthew didn't want to take home! After walking around there for a bit, we decided to grab our beach chairs and cooler and sweaters. A little while later, it was time for our picnic dinner matthew had packed for us. Still, i had NO idea what was going on.our dinner was LOVELY: turkey roll-ups, fruit, sparkling cider, and REESES. he knows the way to my heart ;)

 It was the most perfect day ever. After we were finished eating, we cuddled a little, then the sun started to set. SO romantic. Then matthew tells me he has a surprise for me, and to close my eyes. So i try my hardest not to peak... he puts this in my lap

A SCRAPBOOK! a beautiful AMAZING gorgeous scrapbook! for ME! :) if you couldn't tell, I LOVE SCRAPBOOKS! this one is the first i've been given, i'm usually the one doing the giving of them. I was SO excited. it was the best scrap book EVER:) throughout the book, he put the lyrics to "Two is Better Than One" by Boys Like Girls (one of our favorites). halfway through the book there was a beautiful poem, which after reading, i knew what was about to happen and started bawling! I knew this was the day i would remember forever. On the last page was this:

Pictures of the Dallas Temple and stickers of a bride and groom! SO adorable. and on the opposite side it had a bunch of different ways of him asking me to spend the rest of my life with him. Little to my knowledge he had already called my mom AND my dad!! i had NO idea. Then, he got on one knee and asked me to marry him!!! and gave me the most beautiful ring in the WORLD. no joke.

Everyday my love for him grows! it's crazy. i never have felt this way about anyone in my life. i truly believe he is my soul mate, he makes me SO happy.

I am head over heels for this boy. he is the world to me. Matthew,  I cannot wait to spend eternity with you. to have a family together, and to take on the world together. I love you oh so much.