Wedding & Then Engagement

So, a lot has happened lately. First of all, my best friend from college rodeo, Courtney, got married! I am so happy for her, she has been a huge part of my life the last 6 years. I remember the first day we met. We were at our first college rodeo in Logan. I was warming up my horse before the barrel racing and I saw a girl warming up beside me. We got talking and she was in one of my brother's college classes. My brother went to Weber State at the time, where Courtney went, and I was at UVU. I was just as scared as she was for this "big rodeo". We talked, laughed, and had a good time. Before we knew it we were on our way to Moab to pick up a horse for one of her friends. We cranked up the music to Matchbox 20's "Bright Lights." That started our awesome friendship. I visited her in Arizona when she would go home for breaks, and she managed to pretty much LIVE with me while she was in Utah. Shopping, cold stone, and singing loudly in the truck is some of the things we enjoy. We have gone through a lot together, and I was so happy to be a part of her wedding. Our other friends: Riccy, Italy, and Texie were also apart of the wedding. They have been my friends for awhile also. Italy and Texie rodeoed in the same region as Courtney and I. They also went to the College National Finals the same years we did. They are both such a good time! Italy lives in Texas and Texie lives in Idaho. Riccy has been a great friend also. She is from California and currently lives in Texas. It was really good to see all of my rodeo friends. I miss them so much. The wedding was beautiful and I am so happy for Courtney and Cole.

And then.....Tuesday was the big exciting day for me! Rylan called me at work at about 3:45 and asked me if I could come help him. I had no idea what was going on. Rylan said his dad lost his wallet up Cascade Springs that day 4-wheeling. Rylan's eyes are really bad and I thought that he could use an extra set of eyes, so I agreed to run up there and help them. I was in leggings and a dress, but I am always up for a ride in the mountains. Once we got up there, we drove through a ton of gates and got to this beautiful area of land. As I started walking around, I had no idea what was going on. Ok, let me rewind to earlier that day, Rylan wasn't having the best day, everything seemed to be going wrong, or so I thought...So when I started looking for a "wallet" and couldn't find one...I walked around to a place where there was a tree with a bouqet of flowers. I looked at him and said, "Oh, it is OK that you had a bad day today. You didn't have to go to all of this trouble to make it better." He then pulled out the ring and asked me!!! I was so shocked I didn't know what was going on for like five minutes! Haha.. Rylan knows that I don't catch on too quick, so he knew that it would be easy. However, he was expecting me to know what was going on when I saw the flowers, but of course I didn't "get it". I am so excited to get married and we are both sooo ready. We are at such a good place in our lives and I am so happy!