The Engagement, 7 August 08

On a short visit to Anchorage, between Mississippi and Oklahoma for me, Jeremy and I went camping in Hope for a night.  After setting up our tent, a surprise thunderstorm moved in raining and hailing on us for about an hour.  Once that passed it cleared up and turned into a beautiful night.  We took a rather damp walk and ended up looking out over the inlet at the fantastic sunlit mountains.  After Jeremy suggested we go make a fire I turned to start back up the trail, he grabbed my arm and when I turned he was on one knee.  I was very impressed he had found a box and brought my Grandma Brendle's engagement ring with him.  I, of course, said "yes". We got to spend the rest of the night roasting marshmallows and watching the dog worry about what was in the woods, lick graham cracker crumbs off the ground, and figure out how she would get the marshmallow off of her elbow.  The next day we surprised our very excited families. Two days later I got to pack up and come down to Altus for my tanker training.  Though the visit was short it left me a lot to look forward to in the future!