How He Did It!

So how did Casey propose?
This is coming straight from my journal. :)

March 6, 2011

TODAY I GOT ENGAGED!!!! Casey Loock and I are getting married June 10th! I'm so excited!  Today was a great day and I will always hold it dear to my heart!

Casey and I were at his parent's house in Layton and he wanted to go the Ogden Temple to propose but didn't  know how to get me there without me being suspicious.  He had been telling me that he didn't have the ring yet...that he hadn't had time to go look yet.  I completely believed him.  He's a busy man with school and work so I figured he was telling the truth. :)  Needless to say, I was oblivious to any of his schemes for the night. :)  I was really tired too, so that helped me be more clueless. :)

We were going to go to his brother and sister-in-law's house to see their new dog.  It was raining and so he wanted to take an umbrella.  I didn't think we needed one to go from the house to the car...but he wanted one...and I know now why he was so persistant. :)  As we were pulling out of the driveway he said, "Ryan (his brother) just text me and said to go to Ogden to meet them at their friend's house." I was down with that...so I thought that's where we were headed.  As we were getting closer to Ogden he tells me that for some reason Ryan said to go to the temple and he'd tell us how to get to their friend's house.  He said he wasn't sure why.  Surprisingly I was still totally clueless and really didn't think much of it.  If I hadn't been tired and kind of out of it I probably would have been suspicious.  But really in my mind he wasn't going to propose until the first of April. He somehow led me to believe it would be around conference.

As we're getting into ogden he was mentioning something about Ryan and Kristin's friend's - whose house we were supposedly going to- and saying they are fun and he wants me to meet them one day.  I was so confused! I asked him if they were home and he said, "Yeah, they are." So I said, "Ok, I'm confused.  Didn't you say I would meet them one day?"  He was like, "Yeah...." I said, "So, won't I meet them today?"  He pulled if off nicely and said, "Oh, I'm just tired."  I totally bought it.

We got to the temple and he parked the car.  I was already confused what the plan was and wasn't sure why we weren't getting directions, but didn't ask...because, well, I was already confused! :) So I decided to just go with the flow. :)

Casey said, "Let's walk around the temple since it's not going to be here for awhile." Ah-ha! That's where the umbrella was coming in handy! :)  But I didn't think about that at the time. :)

We walked hand-in-hand around the temple grounds.  It was such a special night!  It's kind of funny because just being silly I said, "Remember that one time when we met here?"  Perfect preface to what was to come, Lish. Good job with that. :)

We walked around the tabernacle first and then Casey said we should walk around one more time and then we could go.  So we did but went a different way this time.  It's funny because at one point as we were going around the tabernacle the thought came into my mind..."What if he is going to propose!?"  But then I remembered, "HE DOESN'T HAVE THE RING YET, LISH!" :)  And besides the ground was wet...so I was sure he wouldn't get on one knee on the wet ground! :)  Haha.

The second time around we walked to the back of the temple by the fountain and came to a little reflection pool with a bridge over it.  We were standing on the little bridge and I'm thinking two things, 1) "This would be a perfect little place to get proposed to", and 2) "Is he going to propose!!??  This seems like it could be a proposal."  But again, HE DOESN'T HAVE THE RING, LISH! :)

As we're standing there, he unzips his coat and says he's a little warm.  I thought it was a little crazy because I was freezing!  But it was really so he could get the ring out. ;)  He started telling me that he's going to take care of me and just all kinds of sweet things - but he really always says things like that so I didn't really think anything of it in particular.  However, he then got one knee, opened up the ring box and said, "So, Alisha, will you marry me?" :) :) :) I squealed and said yes!  I gave him a big hug! I hadn't even really looked at the ring at that point because I was in shock and just so excited!! :)

He slipped the ring on my finger and we kissed and hugged. It was so wonderful!!  It was such a perfect moment.  It's such a fond memory and I will always treasure it!

The ring is called, "Water Under The Bridge" which I thought was appropriate because he proposed on a bridge. It was perfect.

He felt badly that it was raining...but I loved it! I was proposed to in the rain, under an umbrella, over a bridge. To me it was a fairy tale.

The rest of the night we couldn't stop smiling.  It was such a surreal moment!  And the best decision of my life!

Casey is the most wonderful man I've ever met!  All the while dating he would say things that I would think, "Seriously, who is feeding him these lines? He's right out of a fairy tale."  And the best part is, it's just who he is!

We both knew very strongly that we were to get married.  I felt very early on that the Lord had truly prepared him for me...He had held him just for me.  I remember driving home one night after a date and just pouring my heart out to Heavenly Father.  I thanked him so much for blessing my life with Casey.  I had an overwhelming feeling of peace and a distinct impression that Heavenly Father was smiling down upon us and approving of this relationship.  It was then that I knew I would marry Casey.  There's no doubt in my mind...at all...that this was all by Divine design.  I know the Lord's hand was in this.  And I'll be forever grateful I waited for this special man.

We were married June 10th, 2011 in the Bountiful Temple.  It was the most wonderful day anyone could imagine!  Finally our dreams were coming true. And finally WE were at the other end of the wedding! :) What a relief!

We've been married five months, today.  And we are already expecting out first. He/she is due April 10th.  We will find out the gender November 16th...and we can't wait! :)  We both felt very strongly that we needed to start out family. We have been very blessed to get pregnant so quickly and easily.  We thank our Heavenly Father everyday for this miracle.