Engagement Story

Nate and I have be dating since May 2006. After 4+ great years together, we have decided to take the plunge. On Friday April 2, (the official start of my spring break), Nate took me hiking at Clifty Falls State Park. We went off the beaten path to Hoffman Falls. Along the way I was looking for cool things in the creek and found Nate a new worry stone. (I later destroyed the worry stone in the washer because I don't check pockets.)

About 15 minutes later, Nate knelt down in the creek and said "Look what I found!" while holding a ring in his open palm. I replied "No way, you found that!" Nate continued to simply look up at me and I realized what he was doing and immediately started crying. He asked me to marry him, and I recall saying yes though Nate disgrees. We hugged and kissed and continued on our hike.

Photo courtesy of Heidi Swiss Photography

A little while later, we stopped to rest and Nate said "I take that as a yes!" To which I replied "Yes, yes, yes!" He then told me that the ring was his grandmother's and she told him to give it to someone special. He also told me he had called my dad earlier in the week to get his blessing.




I chose to wait to tell people until I could tell my mom in person. That evening we went to a cook-out at a fellow police officer's house and I learned that Nate had been planning this for awhile. He got everyone to cover for him since he was supposed to work that weekend. It was excited to hear how much work Nate had put into this.






I then drove up to Indy on Saturday and told my mom and siblings. My mom was initially mad she did not know anything about it then turned into planning mode. My sister was obliviously to the ring on my hand that I was flaunting in front of her face and my brother noticed it immediately. I then spend Sunday calling friends and family to share the good news.