He decided to "Pop the Question"

  We met July 26, 2012 , we started officially dating April 5, 2013 and got engaged on July 27, 2013.

The day he asked me to marry him. Well as you all know by know we met at the Snowflake rodeo that passed summer and it was coming up again for this next year. My Mom, John, my brother, two of my step brothers and their wives and my two step sisters were all wanting to go the Rodeo this year! I was so excited how fun is that we can all go! Zacks family was also planning on driving the 40 min from their town to attend. What a fun party this will be. I also found out that my Dad's "brother" from Japan would be coming to for a high school reunion and his kids were planning on coming too. I haven't seen them in years and I could't wait to have everyone together and see them all.

I am not going to lie working at a Jewelry store at that time I picked out the ring I wanted so I figured he was going to ask me soon of course this made me so nervous.... praying a lot, counsling with my mom and others seeing what they thought and trying to decide if I knew it was right that if he asked me I knew I could say yes and should. As usual I got it confirmed to me by many people and my the Lord that it was up to me but this was a great guy to Marry and he would be perfect for me. That scared me of course! I still didn't really know what I was going to do but I had to decided fast... I loved his family, we went up again for mothers day so he could skype with his brother that is on a mission and I met him through skype. He is a great guy and he approved of me. My family loved him and he loved my family. There really wasn't any reason for me to say no. Out of all my guy friend he truly was the best. My heart was pounding haha.

We were all gathered at my Aunt and Uncles house (side note this is the house that my Daddy grew up in so it is very special to me) we had dinner and hung out and talked till it was time to go to the rodeo. Sadly it started POURING rain.... and we figured the rodeo would be canceled which would mean the dance would be too. We were all planning on going to both things. A few of us decided to attempt to go to the Rodeo anyways we got there and it was pouring! One happy thing about this is that I finally got my kiss in the rain! check that off my bucket list.  We went back to my Aunt and Uncles house and I was freezing i was going to go change and my mom was like NO! We will just dry your shirt. That wasn't fishy or anything..... Zack was running around like crazy and acting really strange... I knew it.. something was up. I came out of my room from drying my shirt and everyone was gone... I didn't know where they went. the kids were playing a game in the front from but everyone else was gone.

Suddenly Zack came up behind me and scared me!! He said well the dance may or may not be canceled but it is not raining much here and I really wanted to get a dance with you up here since that is how we met. What a romantic he is ( Learned that from his Dad) ;) We went outside and his car lights were on shining on us and his sister hit play and this song started. As we started dancing this random guy came out of no where and stared video taping us. I knew it was coming oh my gosh I was freaking out...... The song continued and it said

  "I've been dying to ask you one burning question... Will you be mine?" As I heard those words Zack spinned me out and when I spun back in he was down on one knee and pulled the ring out of his cowboy hat. I literally almost tripped he said "Will you Marry me RiAnne"? I sat there for what probably seemed like eternity to him... and then I said " YES!" After that I found out where everyone was they all came out behind the cars and were clapping and taking pictures! This song was like 5 min long... but we finished the song. and my little cousins that were inside yelled out the window " did you say yes RiAnne" as I started laughing I said yes I did and they ran outside. I went and hugged my mom first and she told me she was proud of me for taking the courage to make this step in my life. I then hugged my brother followed by my step siblings, the cousins Aunts and Uncles and Zacks' family. Well it was official I was ENGAGED!!