The Proposal

Since I started this blog after Lowell and I became engaged, I would like to catch everyone up on the juicy details of our lives leading up to now. 

Lowell proposed to me 2 days after Christmas. He definitely had me disappointed when Christmas came and went without a ring. My family came up and spent the holidays at our house that year. I figured with all the family around, Lowell would pop the question soon. After Christmas, and with no ring, I decided it was going to be a while still.

Which is why I had no idea what was going on when he woke me up at 5 in the morning 2 days after Christmas. He asked me if I wanted coffee. At 5 am? Hell no! I'm sleeping! I told him "no" and he went back downstairs. Then his alarm went off 15 minutes later. I started to get annoyed when I had to wake up yet again to turn off his alarm. I need my beauty sleep, ya know? When he came back in the room about 20 minutes later, I had a little bit of an attitude. He put a piece of paper on my pillow and said "whenever you are ready to get up, I have another Christmas present for you". I got up right away after that! 

The piece of paper was a map of a ski resort. We had been planning to take a couple days to go skiing at Stevens Pass that Monday. I kept looking at the map to see if it was a map of the ski park at Stevens. Maybe he bought our lift tickets early and was giving them to me? But, I did not recognize any of the names of things on the map. That's when I started to get butterflies and brushed my teeth before I walked downstairs. I walked out of the bedroom and found a red rose on the banister. There was also another piece of paper. This paper was a print out from the internet of a spa and lodge that again I did not recognize. I walked down the stairs to find he had taped up pictures of skiers and mountains and snow all over the wall heading downstairs. I found more roses and turned the corner to walk into the kitchen. And there he was, on one knee, with a big shiny ring in a box. It was perfect! 

Lowell not only proposed that morning, but also told me we were going on a trip the next day tothe Grand Teton mountains in WY for a weekend of skiing and relaxing! I was completely surprised! I never imagined in my life that I would be this spoiled. There is no topping that!

Here are some pictures from our "Engagement-Moon" in Wyoming:

Town Square in Jackson, WY

Town Square in Jackson, WY

The first day there, we were all suited up to hit the slopes but there was a huge avalanche and they shut down the entire Teton ski park. We went on a sleigh tour of the National Elk Refuge instead. It was stunningly beautiful and stunningly cold!

We skied the next day, all day. I am a beginner skier so I found the runs to be particularly difficult. The base of the ski resort starts at an elevation of 8,000 feet with the summits at almost 10,000 feet. That is some steep skiing! I took a (very expensive) lesson which really helped.

Ouch!

The ski park has this huge tram that takes good skiers like Lowell up to the summit where you can see for miles and miles. It also makes for a long run down the mountain!

Stopping for lunch

Last picture at the lodge! Goodbye Tetons!