[Day 252] and world's longest post.

I am doing this for myself, Kyle, and our future family...and for anyone else who wants to read. [We have a tendency to forget the little details of the best days of our lives so while it's fresh we will write it out!]




Excuse all the grammatical erros…



A week ago today, Friday, December 23rd 2011 is a day I will never forget! It takes the lead for one of the best days of our lives thus far.



I woke up on a Friday morning, dreading my short 3 hour work day, but so anxious to get out and spend the afternoon off with Kyle. I sat at work with what little motivation that I could muster and completed my tasks. 3 hours turned into 4 LONG hours. Kyle and I texted back and forth trying to decide of the plans we wanted to have for the day. I was so excited to give him his Christmas presents 2 days early, so we decided that we would start our afternoon off with.



When I arrived to his house after work, he had decided to have lunch with his parents so I had to wait for awhile so I decided to re-get ready for the day. He got home about an hour after I had been there. He gave me my first present which was a little Christmas tree with two ornament’s both reading 2011 with pictures of the two of us in them! My second gift was my Vera Bradley Large Duffel I had so patiently waited 2 years to obtain!



I wasn’t feeling 100% so I wanted to go get something to eat. We decided to go to Roses on Reeds Lake. It’s one of my favorite places to go, and walking through Collin’s Park is another thing I love to do! We ate a pizza, had some Sangria and Beer and talked about life. After dinner, Kyle asked if I Wanted to take a walk…I wasn’t all that interested in taking a walk in the frigid cold, but why not I guess!!! About 10 feet into our walk I told Kyle I was freezing cold and didn’t know how much longer I could go. He then said “well, I suppose we can stop right here” and as I was on my way to walk back to the car, he got down on one knee. No sooner than seeing him on his knee, I immediately was brought to tears, and said YES! It was one of the best moments of my whole life!



We got into the car and immediately called our parents, family, and friends. We went to the Murphy’s and the Miedema’s to share the news and excitement! My best friend Bethany was next on the list, so we ran over to her house. Later that night we went to the Wood’s with friends to celebrate in our excitement!!! It was such a wonderful, and memorable night!!



I cannot wait to be Mrs. Nicole Murphy!!! Only a little over a year. Stay tuned for the development of wedding planning!!!!