Trevor called me in the middle of the week to suggest that we have a winter adventure. I was secretly hoping that we'd go Geocacheing (scavenger hunt using GPS unit). I had no idea what I was in store for. I was so excited when, on Saturday, that we were going Geocacheing.
Trevor's instructions were that this was a night Geocache and we had to look for hints that were red.
The first location we went to was at the U of R. I commented that it was really cool that our Geocache was starting out at the glass building where Trevor and I hung out a lot in university (still no clue). I looked around for red objects. When the leftover fry box and garbage can yielded no messages, I kept looking. Then, I saw a red rose with a letter wrapped around it. The letter talked about our friendship and how we really got to know each other every other day, eating lunch together at the U of R. I decided that this was a romantic Geocache and was ready to continue on. (Still no clue... Trevor can be a pretty romantic guy...)
The second location we went to was the fountain near the Legislature Building in Wascana park that we had jumped in on our first date. Once again, there was a rose and a letter. This time, the letter was about how we became romantically interested.
The third set of GPS coordinates took us to Kiwanis Park bridge where we had our first kiss. Once again, there was another letter and rose. Ah... the romance continues still.
The last set of coordinates took us to the pumping station that overlooks Wascana. As we approached I could see the glow of candles. My heart beat faster and I think I knew but, I didn't really want to guess. Trevor had asked friends of ours to place roses and candles all over the balcony area over-looking Wascana. Again, there was a letter and rose. This time, Trevor read the letter to me, got down on one knee and proposed. :) Of course I said yes!
Being newly engaged is a little overwhelming... and fun. I'm really looking forward to being married.
Trevor and I love to tell our engagement story. It's fun and it helps us relive it. Since Saturday, we've had tons of well-wishers tell us their engagement stories and we've really enjoyed that too. This BLOG gives people a chance to interact. We would LOVE to hear your engagement story. If you have some time, write it out for us and others in the comments section. Thanks, Jill and Trevor :)
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3 comments:
I am so happy for the two of you! What a great proposal. I am going to be sure to tell all of my friends this story. I am in tears because I know that this is such a happy time! I am sad that I can not be there to congratulate the two of you in person! But Congrats. Enjoy this great time of planning the wedding. I will be sure to keep checking out the site!
How romantic!
Trevor,
Happened to find your blog via some other Bethany blogs. I'm pretty excited for you (and how romantic you were) and your engagment! Geocaching is pretty rockin'! Alberta has tons of active locations!
Kevin N
childrenspastor{at}gmail.com
(old friend from Lethbridge .... then Bethany!).
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