Okay, so I've never done this before, so I thought I'd begin now. I'm currently engaged to this amazing man named Richard Evan Chappell, II, but I just call him Rick. A lot of people asked me how it happened, so I thought that I would just write everything on here, and if people really cared, then you'd read about it. End of story. So here we go.
In June I took a job out in Glendale, Arizona, which is basically Phoenix. It was the place that I felt I should be in. I am currently teaching 7th grade Social Studies, and 1 class of Language Arts. Lots of fun. Especially since I'm teaching in a low income area, where I'm teaching little thugs about American History, and they think that the United States was fighting Mexico in the Civil War. Anyways, I became the Enrichment Counselor in my tiny ward in Glendale, and I was relatively busy.
Then, toward the end of October, I started noticing this really young looking guy that had just got off of his mission. It wasn't until a Roller Skating FHE that I really noticed that he was geeky, but definitely cute. Then, that next Sunday, he helped me with setting up some things with Relief Society, and he sat by me with our after church eating social called Eat and Greet. We talked a little bit, and I began to think then that this guy is going to be a really good friend. I mean, we're both major geeks, and we have the same type of lame (awesome) sense of humor. We flirted at FHE the next day, then he gave the Elders a ride to my apartment for a missionary discussion with a friend, and then I saw him the next day at a game night at my apartment. That's when I really started to get to know him. It was easy to be myself around him, and to smile and laugh whenever he was around. I invited him to go on a hike with some friends the next morning, and he was the only one that showed up. It was nice to get to know him better and to talk to him, one-on-one without anyone else there. I began to learn about his interests, his mission, schooling, etc. EVERYTHING! That night he asked me out, and then, it kind of just started.
When I was around Rick, I always felt amazing. I knew, from the very beginning, that I was falling
in love with him, which is crazy-scary. I was just expecting to be friends with him! Anyways, we began seeing each other every day, spending all of our free time with each other, I met his family, he met my family during New Years', and things were going great. We laughed at the silliest things, talked about everything, read books together, laughed, and smiled constantly. We get along great with one another---we're so perfect for each other. It's scary, but amazing at the same time.
I was having a really bad week with school. My students were seriously acting like Satan's offspring. They were serious brats. Anyways, so I decided I was going to take a Personal Day, because my students were driving me crazy. I met up with Rick at around noon, and he took me out to this cute little restaurant called "Kiss the Cook." The food was yummy. Then we went to Encanto Park in Phoenix to feed the birds and ducks. Now THAT was entertaining. When we were finished with that, Rick and I found a bench that wasn't inhabited by homeless people and we sat down. We were talking about something and Rick told me, "Well, it's not enough just to say that I love you." As soon as he said that, I thought "He is so going to propose right now." Then he dropped down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I remember I was smiling like an idiot, and I said "yeah... OF COURSE!" It was a wonderful experience and I am so happy and thankful to be blessed with someone like Rick in my life.
Of course, I'm scared to death, but hey, that's how it goes. I know that it's right, so I have to make sure that the fear that Satan is putting in me doesn't completely paralyze me. Thankfully, Rick is my more rational half, and whenever I'm with him, the fear fades away into complete happiness. I love him. "And for now, that's all I need to know".
The best part was telling all my family about it. I was so nervous about my father's reaction. So this is the best story. I tell my Dad, "Dad, I went to a park with Rick. We fed the ducks and threw stuff at the pigeons. Then Rick proposed to me and I said yes." After I said this to him, I was expecting some sort of body hitting the floor like he had a heart attack or something, but no...He asked me if I had heard of what happened to Shaq. I was extremely confused--- was my Dad trying to brush it off or did he not hear me? So, I asked him about Shaq. Then my Mom came back on the phone, wondering exactly what happened, since my Dad seemed so calm. I told my Mom what Dad had said. We both started laughing hysterically over the phone. Hilarious! Now that definitely broke the ice, even though I had to tell my Dad again... yeah, we won't go into that reaction. So that is a very basic synopsis of my relationship and engagement story. June 21st, 2008! So excited!
In June I took a job out in Glendale, Arizona, which is basically Phoenix. It was the place that I felt I should be in. I am currently teaching 7th grade Social Studies, and 1 class of Language Arts. Lots of fun. Especially since I'm teaching in a low income area, where I'm teaching little thugs about American History, and they think that the United States was fighting Mexico in the Civil War. Anyways, I became the Enrichment Counselor in my tiny ward in Glendale, and I was relatively busy.
Then, toward the end of October, I started noticing this really young looking guy that had just got off of his mission. It wasn't until a Roller Skating FHE that I really noticed that he was geeky, but definitely cute. Then, that next Sunday, he helped me with setting up some things with Relief Society, and he sat by me with our after church eating social called Eat and Greet. We talked a little bit, and I began to think then that this guy is going to be a really good friend. I mean, we're both major geeks, and we have the same type of lame (awesome) sense of humor. We flirted at FHE the next day, then he gave the Elders a ride to my apartment for a missionary discussion with a friend, and then I saw him the next day at a game night at my apartment. That's when I really started to get to know him. It was easy to be myself around him, and to smile and laugh whenever he was around. I invited him to go on a hike with some friends the next morning, and he was the only one that showed up. It was nice to get to know him better and to talk to him, one-on-one without anyone else there. I began to learn about his interests, his mission, schooling, etc. EVERYTHING! That night he asked me out, and then, it kind of just started.
When I was around Rick, I always felt amazing. I knew, from the very beginning, that I was falling
in love with him, which is crazy-scary. I was just expecting to be friends with him! Anyways, we began seeing each other every day, spending all of our free time with each other, I met his family, he met my family during New Years', and things were going great. We laughed at the silliest things, talked about everything, read books together, laughed, and smiled constantly. We get along great with one another---we're so perfect for each other. It's scary, but amazing at the same time.I was having a really bad week with school. My students were seriously acting like Satan's offspring. They were serious brats. Anyways, so I decided I was going to take a Personal Day, because my students were driving me crazy. I met up with Rick at around noon, and he took me out to this cute little restaurant called "Kiss the Cook." The food was yummy. Then we went to Encanto Park in Phoenix to feed the birds and ducks. Now THAT was entertaining. When we were finished with that, Rick and I found a bench that wasn't inhabited by homeless people and we sat down. We were talking about something and Rick told me, "Well, it's not enough just to say that I love you." As soon as he said that, I thought "He is so going to propose right now." Then he dropped down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I remember I was smiling like an idiot, and I said "yeah... OF COURSE!" It was a wonderful experience and I am so happy and thankful to be blessed with someone like Rick in my life.
Of course, I'm scared to death, but hey, that's how it goes. I know that it's right, so I have to make sure that the fear that Satan is putting in me doesn't completely paralyze me. Thankfully, Rick is my more rational half, and whenever I'm with him, the fear fades away into complete happiness. I love him. "And for now, that's all I need to know".
The best part was telling all my family about it. I was so nervous about my father's reaction. So this is the best story. I tell my Dad, "Dad, I went to a park with Rick. We fed the ducks and threw stuff at the pigeons. Then Rick proposed to me and I said yes." After I said this to him, I was expecting some sort of body hitting the floor like he had a heart attack or something, but no...He asked me if I had heard of what happened to Shaq. I was extremely confused--- was my Dad trying to brush it off or did he not hear me? So, I asked him about Shaq. Then my Mom came back on the phone, wondering exactly what happened, since my Dad seemed so calm. I told my Mom what Dad had said. We both started laughing hysterically over the phone. Hilarious! Now that definitely broke the ice, even though I had to tell my Dad again... yeah, we won't go into that reaction. So that is a very basic synopsis of my relationship and engagement story. June 21st, 2008! So excited!
