You heard it right! :)

So for those of you that have already heard yes I'm engaged, and for those who haven't heard, I'M ENGAGED!! I'm engaged to the most amazing person in this whole entire world. I couldn't have asked for a better future husband. So how did we meet you ask? Well it all started with Kim and Kyle (my sister and her husband) wanting to set us up when I was still in high school and Tyson simply said "no way she's still in high school!" Typical! ;) Just kidding. But they kept bringing up that we should go out. I finally graduated and he agreed to go out with me once I moved up to BYU-I. So he called me my first week of being up here. Our plans were to go to the demolition derby at the fair but ended up that Kim was just about ready to pop and wouldn't be able to go. So the night before our official date there was a bonfire and he asked if I would want to go out there. I had felt like I was coming down with something earlier that day and didn't know if I felt up to going out there or not (especially where I had never met the guy what if it would have totally been awkward!?) So I told him that I wasn't sure if I would be able to make it out there or not because I hadn't been feeling well. Chelsea Rigby a girl that I work with called me and told me that I needed to go out to the bonfire with her and so I quickly told her that I would. So I met Tyson Burtenshaw. My first thoughts, he's 24, I'm 18, he's gonna get rid of me quick! But I immediately felt super comfortable, and of course thought he was super cute! So the night was filled with lots of fun, riding in trucks, climbing hills, you know the fun things Idaho people do! Totally redneck! It ended up that next morning I was sooo sick. So sick that I called in to work told them I couldn't come in and my mom drove up from Shelley to come take me to the doctor because I couldn't even get out of bed. Poor guy I had to cancel our first date. So cute, he offered to bring me soup that Sunday. What a guy. I didn't hardly even know him and he offered to bring me soup! So sweet!

So that next Monday I was back at school and he called me asking me if I would want to go out to lunch with him. Of course I wanted to. I was really quite excited to be with this guy that I didn't know a thing about. Was that weird or what? So after that we immediately clicked (I feel we did, he may think different!) and we pretty much were seeing each other everyday after that. When we weren't I hated every second of it. I loved being with this kid!

So it took a while for us to have the "official" dating talk. We just said do you want to be dating? haha just a simple conversation. Through our few months of dating we've had many adventures that I'll always remember and when we felt lazy we never went and did anything except for watch movies, which was totally fine with me because I was with him. It didn't matter where we were or what we were doing I was with him and that's all that mattered to me. I was falling head over hills for this boy faster than I ever thought I would!

So after about 2 months of dating we were sitting down one night talking and all of the sudden the "marriage" talk came up. Holy smokes is right if that's what you were thinking! I never thought that I would have the marriage talk with anyone after 2 months of dating, and my first semester of college. Was I weirded out? No definitely not. I was so calm not only was I surprising Tyson but I was surprising myself! I knew that I could spend the rest of  my life, eternity, with this guy and everything would be okay. We'd have struggles and we'd have hard times but I knew that we could love each other forever and we could make it through ANYTHING together. I started praying long and hard about everything and once again it was just a calm peaceful feeling. I knew I was going to marry Tyson!

So the talks were beginning to get longer, are you sure? Could you spend the rest of your life with me? When would you want to get married? Engaged? Once again, Are you sure? Our original plan was to get married in April and engaged in December. So we started talking to our families about it, and it just so happened that the word started to get out to people, other than those of our family! So we decided a week ago today that we would go ring shopping.

Ring shopping, HOLY SCARY! I was so nervous and I had no idea why. I'm such an indecisive person so it was really hard for me. I don't know ring shopping is just plain scary! But it was so great and I found my ring! Tyson told me that he was going to pick it up on Tuesday (yeah totally lame so I knew that he had it). That night we were showing my sister, pretty much everyone, he let me look at it all the time and everything but was trying to convince me that I wasn't going to get it for a few weeks. Talk about killer. I just wanted to wear my ring so everybody knew that he was mine, and I was his. And of course because I absolutely love it! So I just kept telling myself that I wouldn't have to wait for it. I was determined that he'd propose on the weekend. Friday came around and I was starting to finally believe him that I wasn't going to get it for a few weeks. What a bummer!

So we headed out to the bonfire, and in my head I was thinking what a perfect time for him to propose. We met at a bonfire, you have my ring, we're going to a bonfire, but I was finally convinced that I was waiting for a few more weeks. So we are at the bonfire and we start making hot chocolate, and Karston, one of Ty's friends, starts to do everything that he can to distract me. Note that there was a DJ there. After a few minutes of distracting me from Tyson I started to think that something was going on. So, Tyson's friends start to crowd around me at the DJ stand and Tyson is standing there, and all of the sudden the DJ says "Hey everybody we have an announcement to make!" My heart started to race, and I start to walk away and I was immediately told to turn around, and there was my sweet man on his knee with my ring in his hand! Talk about perfect. Even if it was in front of 200 people. It was so cute! He is so sweet, and that night couldn't have gotten any better! He sure fooled me. What a little stinker! But I love him so very much!!

So when's the big day you ask, February 18th! I'm so excited to go through the temple and get married for time and all eternity. It's the best feeling ever to think about! There is so much planning and things to get done by then, but its going to be so worth it! I cannot wait to be a Burtenshaw! I love that boy with all my heart and can't wait to be his wife!!! (weird I know!)

So there's the update! Hope you all enjoyed the little story! :)