Oh by the way...WE'RE ENGAGED!

Chad and I are getting married on September 9th in the Mesa, Arizona Temple

The proposal...

Right after our trip to Utah we packed and were on our way to California with his family. It had been a busy couple of weeks but we were so happy to be going on trips and spending time with the family. We were camping just minutes away from the beach. One of the nights we were there Chad wanted to take some pictures of the sunset for the new Ocean Blue that was opening the weekend after we got home. The rest of his family were all kind of talking about doing different things that night. As we are getting ready to head over to the pier, his family decides they want to come to the pier too. I didn't think anything of it at the time. So we all pack up and head over. When we got there it was pretty overcast and you couldn't really see the sun. We when under the pier anyway to see if we could get a few good shots. We took turns taking pictures and passing off the camera. It was my turn and I was turned away really trying to get a good one. I turned around to see if Chad wanted anymore, to see him on his knees in the sand. I was so surprised. I didn't think he was proposing for a couple of weeks. Then he asked "Jessica, will you marry me?" I was so in shock that all I could say was "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!" I think that me not answering the question scared him because he said "Is that a yes?" And of course I said "Yes!"

Yes...I cried

How it all began...

As soon as I got back from living in Utah for the summer, my best friend Jodi got me a job with her at Ocean Blue. That's where I met Chad...the mean, scary boss. He was so shocked the first day we worked together, I was not afraid of him at all. We had no problem talking to each other and we became friends right away. He watched me date boys and talk about boy interests while I tried to pry out what girls he was interested in. After working together and becoming really close friends for five months, I got offered a job at a dentist office. So the week before Christmas I put in my two weeks and left to start my new job. It wasn't till after I left that we went on a few dates and realized that we really liked each other. Chad became my best friend in the whole world...we became inseparable. We stared going on trips together, hanging out with our families, and really getting to know everything about each other. These are some pictures from when we were dating.

Sled racing in Flagstaff...

We went with his parents to take some of the grand kids to Out of Africa...

When Colton got home from his mission, some of us went to the cabin for a fun weekend away...

For the 4th of July we went with my family to Utah to see my niece Piper get blessed...