Our Engagement Story :)





(Betsy): We are engaged!!!! I am so thrilled that I get to spend the rest of my life with such an amazing man! I have had a ton of people ask me how Scott proposed, and we wanted to share our engagement story with everyone, so let me start out by mentioning how surprised I was! I had no idea that on November 5, 2010, I’d be saying ‘yes’ to my sweet Scott.

(Scott): mmm surprised – maybe she was just a little, but it’s hard to believe that’s true as she dropped hints every other hour and constantly asked probing questions trying to feel me out. She was slightly surprised because I put forth a lot of effort to propose at a time that she wouldn’t expect anything.

(Betsy): Ok, so maybe I knew I had something coming. And drop hints? Me? Never...I was just being helpful: “You know, Scott, wouldn’t it be neat to be engaged before my cousins come in for Thanksgiving?” “Wow, Scott, wouldn’t November be a beautiful month to get engaged?!” Despite my helpful suggestions, Scott completely threw me for a loop. And here’s how…

(Scott): About a week before, we had selected the ring. Then, it was up to me to pick a diamond and a “delivery date”. I had always had spring in mind as the “delivery date” but changed my mind because I knew we were meant to be and knew we had something special. On November 5th, I made sure to call the soon to be in-laws and my parents to inform them that I might be proposing soon. This again was difficult with “snoopy” but we all somehow pulled it off.

(Betsy): They sure did pull it off! But there were some close calls. For example, here is a conversation my mom and I had a few hours before Scott popped the question:

Mom: “Hey there, what’d ya’ need?”
Me: “What do you mean what did I need?”
Mom: “Well, I have two missed calls from you.”
Me: “Uh…well, I didn’t call you.”
Mom: “Yes you did. It says right here that I have two missed calls from Scott.”
[I check with Scott…he says to tell her ‘never mind’]
Me: “He says never mind.”
Mom: “Ok, love you. Bye”
[10 minutes of me nagging Scott about why he called my mom…I think he has
something up his sleeve, but I finally give up.]

THEN, my mom calls back!

Mom: “Tell Scott that I checked his message, and I think it is a good idea to move
those things up to Noblesville. I don’t need them in my house.”

DARN! All this time, I was thinking that Scott called my mom to ask her if it was ‘ok’ to get married when in reality, he just was making sure it was ok to move some furniture up to his house in Noblesville! Or so I thought….

(Scott): On November 5th I had the ring in my possession with the intention of proposing on Saturday, November 6th; however, I myself could not stop starring at the ring and thought, “how and where am I going to hide this thing?”. Meanwhile, Betsy knew I went to look at the assembled ring, but I told her that I left it there until I was ready to propose. The entire time it was in my possession, I was worried about losing it or her finding it – then I realized that I would not plan anything, and I would just have a ‘feeling’ about when the right time would be; however, I didn’t know it would hit me on the night I bought the ring.

We spent most of the day moving and capped it off with dinner. We enjoyed some nachos – our favorite—and had great conversations. The quality time was great and that night was starting to feel like ‘the night’. I knew she was the one for me and she means everything to me – it was confirmed that night. We got home, and we opened our favorite wine and as I was getting the wine, she was nestled in on the couch. I thought to myself what a great end to the night if my precious lady could get what she has wanted for a while. I brought her wine to her, sat next to her, said some kind words and asked if she wanted a surprise. I could tell she was confused, which was good, as I wanted badly to surprise her, and I think I did as I pulled out the ring and asked if she would be my wife. I was relieved when she said yes, and she hasn’t stopped smiling since. It felt perfect, and it made me very happy to see her so happy.

(Betsy): Happy is an understatement!! There are no words to describe how thrilled I was…and still am. After we got engaged, we made calls to close friends and family, and it was so nice to have support and encouragement from EVERYONE! That night, my mom picked out my colors, informed me when I was sending out save-the-dates, and showed me what kind of flowers we were going to use for decorations! Oh boy!

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Ok, so that might be a slight exaggeration, but it is nice that she, along with the rest of our families, is so excited and willing to help with wedding planning. We will keep everyone posted with our progress.

Meanwhile, I’ll let everyone know when I am planning on driving somewhere because it is dangerous to be on the road with me—who knew engagement rings were driving hazards!? I can’t stop starring at it…Scott has asked on a couple occasions if he needed to give “us” (my ring and I) some alone time!

More important than the ring is my love for Scott. We feel so blessed to have found one another! We can’t wait until we get to cross “Get Married” off of our 30 list!!!