It was 6:30 AM on a gorgeous Sunday morning and we decided to keep going north after dropping off some friends at the airport. We were headed to Sedona, Arizona. After attending a wonderful church service-we started out, camera in hand, backpack ready, and faces aglow.
We found a little trail off the 89A, which led to Oak Creek. Tyler used his navigational skills which landed us perfectly at the riverbed. As we were still in our church clothes, we jumped from rock to rock until we spotted a fallen tree and decided to rest there.
Tyler had a few surprises planned. After taking some pictures of the beautiful scenery, he had me view the first surprise-which I found in his backpack! It was everything I could have asked for-Bride Barbie Christine and Groom Ken Tyler. We role played their proposal-which included Tyler’s doll “kneeling” (doing the splits on a log because those knees don’t bend).
Tyler then got on his knee (and it got wet as we were still in the middle of the creek) and asked me to marry him. He was so excited that he put the ring on the right finger, but stopped before he got to the first knuckle, as he just wanted to kiss me! We just held each other and shed some tears because of our wonderful story and how we plan to continue in our love and commitment to one another.
We are planning on getting married in the San Diego Temple on Saturday, August 15, 2009. We are so excited to share this time with our loved ones and appreciate all the planning and effort on our behalf.
