WE'RE ENGAGED!

Yep! After being together for 2.5 years Josh proposed to me!

The night before we left Wisconsin for Indiana, Josh and I went to dinner with Josh's sister, Jessi, and her girlfriend, Ally, at the Radisson in Duluth. The hotel has a fancy restaurant at the top that spins (slowly) so that you can get a view of the cities and Lake Superior. It takes over an hour for a full rotation so it is pretty sweet! During our delicious dinner I noticed that Josh got a text from Jessi (his phone was on the table). I thought it was strange and decided to ask him about it later. We finished our meals, said goodbye to Ally (she is a manager at the hotel and had to get back to work), and then headed to a local bar to meet up with some friends.

On the way to the bar I asked Josh about the text. He immediately got all squirmy and said he couldn't tell me because it was an "inside" joke. I told him that he was a bad liar and he better tell me the truth! He didn't. He just kept saying that it was an inside joke and to forget about it. Well, I didn't. I gave him the cold shoulder while we were at the bar. I knew he was lying and I wanted to know why.

We left the bar early and went back to our Raptor at Shorty's. I continued to give Josh the cold shoulder while I got things ready for the long trip tomorrow morning. Josh was just wandering around the living room. Goober.

Finally, he said, "Come over here." And I said no because I thought he was trying to trick me or because there was a scary bug or something. He said "fine" and then came over to me. 

Then he got down on one knee, pulled out that gorgeous ring, told me how awesome I am (along with some other personal things), and then asked me to marry him. I started crying and of course said YES!

Turns out the text from his sister was about the ring and when he was going to propose. I don't think she noticed it was on the table when she sent the text :-)  Oops!

I honestly was surprised! I knew it was eventually coming and I figured it would be before Christmas, but I had no idea he already had the ring and that he was going to do it before we left for Indiana!

I loved the proposal just like I love Josh. It was totally appropriate that he did it in our brand new home. I am so excited to marry him and to spend the rest of our lives together!