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Engagement Stories<br />

featuring your neighbors!<br />

Chelsea & William<br />

What was supposed to be a family vacation to Las Vegas/the Grand Canyon<br />

the week before Thanksgiving, ended up turning into the most picture<br />

perfect proposal. The morning we were supposed to leave for the Grand<br />

Canyon, I wasn’t feeling well, and said I would stay back. However, William<br />

was very insistent that I come. I took some medicine, got ready really<br />

quickly, and we hopped into the car for our grand excursion. When we got<br />

to the Grand Canyon, it was freezing outside (to Texans of course!) and<br />

there was even some snow on the ground. It looked so magical (especially<br />

considering I have only seen snow a couple of times)! As I was getting out<br />

of the car, I noticed that one of my fake nails had fallen off (I had gotten my<br />

nails done the week prior) ON MY LEFT HAND! William’s mother had<br />

asked, “what hand did the nail fall off from?”, which I thought was a funny<br />

question to ask. When we got to the Grand Canyon, we stopped to take<br />

pictures (and get me a jacket because I did NOT plan for freezing weather).<br />

During one picture, William had bent down to sit for the picture, but in<br />

my head I was thinking “THIS IS IT! THERE IS WHERE WE GET EN-<br />

GAGED!” My heart started racing and I was so excited. But....all that was said was, “Chelsea, sit down so we can take the picture.” I was slightly disappointed,<br />

but I wouldn’t let it ruin my time. We went to go grab a bite to eat, and William and his family were asking when sunset was so we could go to one final stop:<br />

Yavapai Point. By the time we got there, I was freezing and felt like my hands and legs were going numb and was apprehensive to take more pictures. Then, in<br />

the most perfect spot, right as we were posing for a picture, William got down on one knee and showed me the most beautiful ring that he picked out himself.<br />

I didn’t even let him talk I was so in shock that I just went in for a giant hug. When his family asked what I said, I responded with, “oh he never asked!” He<br />

officially asked, I said “YES!!!!!!!”, and the rest of our “grand” love story is history!<br />

Lisa & Matt<br />

My wife and I met on a blind date – we were immediately attracted<br />

to each other. Later, when the time came, I wanted to have the<br />

perfect way to propose to her, so I conspired with my mother to<br />

create the ‘perfect day’. First, my sister, Rachel, took a picture<br />

of me at our favorite place – Castlewood State Park outside of St.<br />

Louis, Missouri. From this picture, a wooden jigsaw puzzle was<br />

created – the largest piece in the center being a sign with my special<br />

message… ‘Lisa, Will You Marry Me?’. The remaining pieces<br />

of the puzzle were randomly divided into handmade velvet bags<br />

that each had a handwritten calligraphy poem on them created<br />

by me describing a new location for the ‘Treasure Hunt’. Each location<br />

has some significance since it was a place where we had<br />

experienced something special together. At the last location, I<br />

presented her with the final piece and the diamond ring. My wife<br />

is a very special person who has given me so much…I love her.<br />

Community Newsletter | <strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />

Violet & TJ<br />

"They" say that after a storm, comes a rainbow....it turns out that "they"<br />

are correct. I met my fiancé, TJ, about 20 years ago. Nothing became<br />

of it, except seeing the familiar face from time to time throughout the<br />

years. On July 15, I ran into the familiar face, yet once again. Except this<br />

time, it was God's timing and we were engaged on September 16. He is<br />

the biggest teddy bear with the kindest soul. He is the happily ever after<br />

that me & daughters needed for so long.... We will say "I do" on 2/11/18. 15

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