Through a series of lies. . .

Michael got me to a place where he could propose without me suspecting it, which is what he wanted. There were a lot of little lies involved but I'll just tell the general story; if you want a full story you'll just have to Ask later. Anyways, he got me to the Provo temple where we were to wait for his brother, Zach, to come out from doing baptisms for the dead. So we sat on a bench by the fountain waiting, just talking and having a good time. I thought we were waiting for a very long time; it should not have taken that long for Zach to come out. However, he was not going to come out the temple doors. He, however, did come along with 3 of Michael's Friends from behind us; Each carrying 3 dozen and placed them around us.


Then Michael went down on one knee. I was not expecting it. I knew he was going to propose to me some time in August, but I was not Expecting it then or there. I was so off guard that I actually said "You got to be Kidding me". He proposed the 5 of August, 4 months after he said the first "I love you".
I've been told that he has had the idea of the 144 roses for a long time, well ever since he saw the Family Matters episode where Steve proposed to Laura with 144 roses.


And with that story we will now have roses at our wedding. My good friend Amy is making the boutonnieres and corsages. And here are some examples of how they may look like.