Andrew and I are ENGAGED!

   Last Saturday evening, my incredible boyfriend Andrew got down on one knee and popped the question in the most amazing way possible!  It has a pretty complex/awesome backstory, but basically - 

We went to the restaurant where we had our first date (Dave's) and talked about dreams we have for our future together...

We wrote our dreams on an epic chalk wall that our church (RISE) created...

 ...and then he proposed to me to make all those dreams come true!  I felt so blessed as I was able to immediately cross off the first dream we listed: "Get engaged." As if that wasn't enough, we went back to my house and I was WAY surprised to find a huge party waiting for me!  Over 30 of my closest friends and family were waiting for us to arrive, and we were able to celebrate Andrew & my engagement all together.  Andrew put a ton of thought and effort into all of it, and I feel so loved.  All-in-all, I had no idea what was in store for me that evening, and it was PERFECT.

To see more of my personal photos leading up to the event as well as read more of the proposal story, check out my Facebook album "I'm happy knowing that you are MINE!" 

Way more important than my photos, however, are the photos that my dear friend Anna Grace Abell (of Anna Grace Photography & Design) took of the PROPOSAL!  She was one of my small group leaders (aka, my Mama Bear) in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and it was SO special to have her and Andrew surprise me by documenting the proposal.  PLEASE make yourself smile by visiting her photography blog and checking out the proposal pictures! 

The fun doesn't stop there, though... Anna Grace decided to get even awesomer (somehow) and offered to have an engagement photoshoot the very next day!  Keep up with her photography blog, because our engagement photos will be up during this next upcoming week! 

Now, go tell someone you love them and give them a hug. :)

God bless,

Kelly