Where does the time go?
When I look at my children, it doesn't usually surprise me that they have
grown-up so much. It really hits me when life events like this happen and I will sit
down to write about it and realize that my blog is almost 10 years old and Talbie was just 10
when I started writing it! Then it blows my mind that she is now getting married!!
Before Talbie left for school in September, we were able to help her buy a used car
that my brother, Cody was selling. He was the original owner of the 1999 Nissan Sentra and
has taken exceptional care of it. We bought it the night before she left for school and she
took it with her to Rexburg the next day when we drove her down.
That was such a blessing! Talbie has always been afraid to drive on the freeway but conquered
her fear as I drove with her to school. Then, last weekend she drove herself home.
I guess she just needed some real motivation to conquer her fear of the freeway. Parker was just
the motivation she needed!
Talbie and Parker met last February/March through Tinder. It's a social media app that
Maddie talked her in to getting (even though Talbie said she would NEVER do it!)
They talked for a couple of weeks before they had their first date and the rest is history.
They have been talking about getting married for a couple of months and went to pick out a ring
before she left in September. Talbie didn't know when the ring was going to be ready or what
Parker had planned, but she was really hoping he was going propose last weekend...and he did!
On Friday afternoon they decided to go on a picnic up American Fork canyon.
As they were driving up Talbie said she saw this teepee set up and thought, "Wow,
someone left a teepee up here!"
As they got closer this is what she saw and she started to get excited!
He gave her this book - a leather bound journal that he had written
and beautiful letter to Talbie in. Then he got down on one knee and proposed.
(We kind of knew it was going to happen when she was here because
Parker had talked to Dave the Sunday before :) We didn't let Talbie know though.
We let her stress ;)
Putting on the ring...
Inside the journal he gave her, he cut out the center and glued a picture
of the Provo City Center Temple on the back and placed the ring inside.
This is the temple they are getting sealed in on January 14, 2017.
Luckily Parker let his mom in on his plans because she met them up there
and they reenacted everything so we could have these great pictures!
It is such a great blessing and answer to prayers when your children find the person
they are supposed to be with. Dave and I feel so incredibly blessed because Maddie and Talbie have
both met wonderful men who we love as our own children.
