I'm Engaged!!

So I decided I better write an update of my life...and my engagement story! I have been dating Spencer Lee Crosland since the first of November. It has been such a fun time getting to know him, watching him interact with others, learning from him, and being with him! We have been able to go on some fun adventures together, and had time getting to know each other as we traveled.

We started "hypothetically" talking about marriage when I received a call from a travel nursing agency in December and we discussed the possibility of me leaving to go and do that. And what would happen in our relationship, especially if things continued to go as well as they had. From the very beginning we wanted to take things slowly, and didn't want to rush into anything, but this "hypothetical" conversation got us kind of excited! I just really enjoyed being with him, and the fun part was that he liked me too! We have seen each other and/or talked to each other everyday since we met, and everything has just been so natural and fun!

Well, I guess we started talking about things, still somewhat hypothetically, but we were more serious in January. We still were keeping things kind of on the "DL". When people would ask me how the boyfriend was, I would respond, "Things are going well." But I wouldn't give any more detail. Even to my mom and dad, and Suzy! They would try to get things out of me, but I would just say, "Oh we talk hypothetically, but we're not rushing into anything." I think they could tell I was holding back....

So, last Saturday night, February 13, we went and looked at rings. We didn't have any plans to get anything, we just thought it would be really fun...little did we know that we would be getting something that night! IT was fun, but kind of crazy all at once, thinking, "Is this really happening? Are we really getting married?" I've said from the beginning that I just wanted to enjoy this no matter what happens...and I sure have! My parents came to Utah the 13th and 14th for a Cryer family party. I asked Spencer if he spoke with my dad and he said, "No, I will probably go to Melba this coming weekend." So I thought nothing of it...little did I know that he had spoken with him and my mom on Sunday morning. They also denied talking to him, or that he had asked to marry me. They all did a pretty good job keeping a secret, I actually think Mom and Dad didn't call me for a few days so they wouldn't blow it! Tuesday night, February 16th I got a phone call from him & he said, "Jan, I got out of class early!" I said, "Sweet, come on over, I have some news I want to share."

The news was that I received a letter from BYU that I was accepted into the Nurse Practitioner program. Well, he called about 15 minutes later and said, "Jan, I was so excited to come here your news, that I peeled out and got a flat tire." I responded, "Do you want me to come save you?" And he said, "I would love it if you came & saved me." So I drove the pickup over to UVU, and there he was with a flat tire. I parked the truck, with the lights shining on it, and got the jack out, when suddenly fireworks started going off...I then looked at him and said, "Oh look, for us." And I gave him a little kiss and went back to work to change the tire. I then went to turn off the pickup, when I saw his brother Marshall and he was crouched down behind the car, I thought that I would sneak up on him, but then I thought he saw me and I changed my mind, turned off the pickup, and walked back to help Spencer. At that moment I saw him kneeling on the ground and holding a box. I quickly stopped, exactly where I was. He looked up at me and said, "Jan, will you marry me?" It took me a few seconds to respond, because I was so caught off guard & absolutely shocked! But I did say "YES!" and I gave him a big hug. He then said, "lets see if it fits." As he was saying that, Marshall, his brother came out with the video camera, his sister-in-law Kristin and brother David came out taking pictures and their daughter Claire. Par, his roommate was the one who lit the big, awesome, illegal, Wyoming fireworks also came running up.

It was such an exciting, wonderful, perfect moment, and I love that I was so surprised! We spent the rest of the evening celebrating, watching the video and calling our family. My sister Natalie was the first to hear the news, and then we told everyone else the story. We are so excited, and June 25 will be our wedding day, in the SLC temple. We both feel so blessed, and so happy. We have grown so much in like and in love, and look forward to our life together!