The Proposal...

Benj took me hiking last week, (Oct. 21st)! We had left after our morning classes to go back to our apartments so that we could take advantage of the beautiful weather (a great reason to skip my class, I know). The plan for the day was to take my car to the shop and then drive a ways down the road to go hiking. As we were pulling into our apartment subdivision, we followed a FEDEX truck in and I didn't think otherwise...Benj dropped me off quickly and later I found out that the truck had my ring in it!

Anyway, We didn't get to take my car to the shop so when Benj came to pick me up, we just went hiking. We got to the parking lot a little before 2pm and hiked and took pictures and hiked some more. When we got to the bottom of the waterfall, we were sitting on some rocks when another couple came up and were taking pictures. I really wanted a picture of Benj and I in front of the waterfall so he asked the man if he could take a picture of us with Benj's camera. The man took a few pictures and then as he was about to give the camera back, Benj ask if we could get just one more picture...he asked if I wanted a different pose and as I was trying to figure out how to stand a different way, Benj got down on one knee and it seemed like forever before he said something because I was so taken aback. He proposed and I excitedly said YES!!!

I had no idea that this was coming, he didn't even seem nervous or act funny! Benj did such a great job at everything...from picking out the perfect ring to planning the perfect day!!! God just blessed that Tuesday so so much and I couldn't be more thankful!!!! Later that evening after calling all of our family, we went out to dinner to a nice steak house and had a wonderful meal with great service!!! It was the icing on the cake (or rather for us...the whipped cream on our cheesecake that was just amazing!).

I hope you all enjoyed reading a little piece of our story and we are so thankful for everyone's excitement with us!!!! We can't wait to see everyone at Thanksgiving and Christmas break and look forward to hearing from you soon!!!

Still In Shock,
Steph

Woo...We're Engaged!!!

Hey Friends and Family!

Some exciting news here that I'm sure all of you have heard......Benj and I are Engaged!!! Yay!!!!

God has been so good to us and is faithfully showing us where to go next......I will post a few pictures on this blog and hopefully write about how Benj proposed this weekend!

Thank you all for your encouraging words and excitement with us during this time!

love you and miss you,
Steph

Half-Way Through....

Hey Friends and Family!

We just had our fall break here and I had such a restful and productive weekend! Just a quick note this week....

Please be praying for us all...Mid-Terms and big assignments/papers are this week! Please pray that it wouldn't be too overwhelming and that we would be able to stay focused and work hard!

Also, I posted some links on the right side of this page of most of the JEWELRY that I have made and that I am selling......pass the word, I am working on being ready for a party at home in mid-December before Christmas! I'm hoping for this one to have a little more of a selection and please let me know if you see anything you think people will like or that you like yourself and I will get to work on that!

Hope to hear from you soon,
Love and miss you all,
Steph


P.S.....here are some pictures from Joel and Lacie's Wedding!