Thursday, January 28, 2010

How we became Nate & Jena

So as I am sure you are aware Nate and I are engaged. We are getting married May 7th and can't wait. I am ready for all the planning to be done and it to just happen.

How we met: We met on a blind date August of 2005, two weeks before school to start. I went with a kid from Jordan and Nate was with his girlfriend. It was a fun night but I didn't think anything of it. During the night we were talking about where we were going to college I asked Nate what classes he had he didn't really have an idea it was kind of funny cause he didn't really seem to care whereas I knew what and where my classes were. Fast forward a few weeks I walk into my first class and you know the anticipation you get when you walk into a class for the first time sweaty hands and all. As I walk into the class I hear someone yell my name I immediately think oh great...I look over and what do you know there is Nate. We ended up having two classes together that semester. Nothing much happened that semester between the two of us he broke up with his girlfriend and I got a boyfriend. Our friendship began to grow and Nate always tried to get me to hang out with him but duh I had a boyfriend. Anyways long story short I dated my boyfriend for a year he went on a mission and Nate was there for me. I had a rough time and he was so good to me. He was just what I needed I loved spending time with him, but I wasn't interested in dating him I just wanted to be friends. He left on a mission and got back in Feb a little after I got home from Ecuador. We hung out the day after he got home it was as if he hadn't ever left he was the Nate I knew and loved (even if I didn't know at that time). We hung out for a bit and then he started to put pressure on me to be his gf and I wasn't ready. We didn't talk for about three months, during this time I kept getting reminders of him just random things I decided to text him one night and then we hung out a few days later I ended up going to Bear Lake with his family in July and then that is when things starts officially. I had finally realized that I truly do and did love him the whole time I was just scared. Sure people might think we didn't date that long but we have been friends for over 4 years. 

The proposal:

We had gone ring shopping and found the band I wanted but we decided we would get the center diamond from his brother in laws aunt cause we would get a better deal then if we got it at the same place as where we got the band. I found the band I wanted but the jeweler didn't know if he could size it small enough since I have a size 3 1/2 they decided I could go with a 4 since it was a thick band. I was so happy when we found out they could size it I loved it so much! We got the ring sized and Nate told me he was going to send it to get the center diamond he said it would take three weeks to a month I told him I didn't want to know when he mailed it out because I wanted to be surprised I didn't want to know it was coming. I knew he had shipped it out and thought it would be awhile. Well little did I know he had arranged for it to be overnighted there she set the ring and overnighted back. He made up some story that we were going to go on a double date with his friend Ammo but then a day before Ammo called and said he couldn't go anymore. I didn't think much of it Nate asked if I still wanted to go to dinner so I agreed. He picked me up he had a new shirt on, he got a haircut and I didn't even pick up on it. We went to dinner at the restaurant we went to on our first date, and we were going to go bowling at the place we met for the first time. Seriously I don't know how I didn't pick up on it. On our way home his brother called and said the bowling alley was booked until 9 so we were just going to go back to my house until then. He was texting and driving and I was getting mad at him cause he wasn't staying in the lanes I told him to stop but later I found out he was texting Katelin (my sister) asking if it was all set up and ready. We got to my house we walked into my kitchen and rounded the corner to the front room I saw the benched pushed back and couldn't figure out why and then I saw it he had candles set up and the ring was sitting there. I was shocked because I didn't expect it so soon. It was funny because I fell to my knees in shock he had to pick me off the ground so he could get down on one knee. Of course I said Yes! So that is our story so far.......to be continued.