On August 26th, 2021, I got engaged to the best man ever! It was so sweet how it happened, and he definitely surprised me, so I thought I’d share the story. ♥️. In future posts, I want to talk about relationships….the wonderful, normal, healthy kind, as it took me over 40 years to realize what that looked like. And to realize that’s what I needed to expect for myself.
So, a few weeks or so leading up to 8/26, Dan kept saying we need to go rock hunting. Those of you who know me know that I love collecting rocks, crystals, gems, including going out in nature to look. I live in Wyoming, which is a great place to rock hunt because of the terrain here! Anyway, he became more and more insistent that we need to pick a day to go out and rock hunt. So we did, and I didn’t think much of it, we’d went several times before! Dan asked if I preferred a spot near Rock Springs or Casper and kind of intuitively I said Rock Springs.
The day of, Dan was having tummy issues and I felt bad and concerned, but again, didn’t think it was anything out of the ordinary. We ran a lil late because I kept remembering, “oh I need my sunblock, I need my sun hat” etc. He said “oh, we probably won’t be outside THAT long.” I still didn’t think anything of it 🤷🏼♀️.
We got there (it’s about an hour and 15 min drive) and started our day. I had offered to drive there, but said, “we should switch when we get close since you know the right spot to hunt.” 😅 He said he was ok to drive (he had hurt his arm a week or so before) 😞.
I was also looking for a winter vehicle so I can get to work in the snow, and Dan wanted to look at campers so we puttered around and looked, had lunch, etc. We also looked around Home Depot for things for the house. It was a fun day so far!
I believe it was around 1530, and we pulled into a small shopping plaza. There was a flowers/gifts shop, a sporting goods type store that was out of business but you couldn’t tell that at first, and a jewelry store. I was like, you going to see if they have ammo for sale? 🤔. But honestly we were parked really close to the jewelry store, and my heart started to pick up pace 😳. Dan said, “nope, this is our rock hunting spot.” And I began sweating 😅. I can’t even remember everything we said in the car right then cause I got so nervous and excited. I remember telling him, you realize I’d marry you in jeans with a fake ring, right? 😃. We told each other I love you, then I said, “let’s go inside before you change your mind.” 😂
The lady in the store greeted us and I couldn’t speak for a minute! She asked what shapes I liked and the very first ring she had me try on was it!! The ONE! It was honestly almost an exact replica of a ring I saw online several years back that I fell in love with, but at the time thought to myself, no way would a guy ever get me that! I did try on others of course, my hands shaking almost the whole time. I kept saying, “I can’t believe we’re here!” 🥲
It was the most special day ever, he really surprised me! And …after we left the jewelry store, Dan’s tummy felt instantly better! 🥰.
Exploding glitter box 