Engagement!

Well, Bryan and I are engaged! Yay! We spent the weekend in Seattle and it was fantastic! We left Albany Friday at 11:30 AM thinking we would make it to our hotel right around our 4:00 PM check-in time. Boy, were we wrong! We didn't get there until 6:30, what a pain! There was a wreck, some construction, and general traffic that we are not used to! Anyway, we finally got there and were very excited to start our weekend! Bryan had heard about a cool park, Kerry Park, that overlooks the whole city and the lake and everything. So we decided to get Subway sandwiches and take them up to that park to eat. We got there at about 8:30 or so, which was perfect because the sun was just setting. We looked at the view for awhile, and then sat down on a bench to eat. We finished our sandwiches and sat for awhile, then he said we should probably get going and I agreed. Then he pulled out his camera case and said something about getting his camera out, and instead a ring box came out! I didn't really know what was going on still, since it was pretty dark at this point. He then got down on one knee and said something like, "Lindsey Michelle Green, I love you with all of my heart. You mean everything to me and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" And I said, "Of course!!" I'm pretty sure this is what he said to me, although I can't be too sure because I was in complete jaw-dropped shock the entire time! I really thought he was just kidding at first, and when I realized it was actually happening I didn't know what to do with myself! I didn't even cry, which is pretty crazy considering I'm one of the most emotional people ever! I was just in such complete shock I could only shake as I was just trying to get it to sink in! Anyway, after that, we looked at the view a little more, had someone take our picture, and then left. I had SO many phone calls ahead of me!

Right after he proposed!


View from the park at night (better than any picture I took =))


My beautiful ring! Which looks much better in person, a picture just can't do it justice!

That was obviously the highlight of the weekend, but we still had more to look forward to! The Indians/Mariners game Saturday was really fun! We walked two miles from our hotel to the game, and two miles back. Quite a hike! It was pretty warm that day too, and our seats were right in the sun! It was worth it to sit so close, though! And the Indians won 10-3, hooray! I was quite distracted by my fantastic ring though..whoops! Bryan just laughed at me for staring at it so much. I can't help it, it's so beautiful! When we got back to our hotel, we changed out of our sweaty game clothes and cooled off and rested a bit. Then we went to P.F. Chang's for dinner, which was just about five blocks from our hotel. So delicious! We then went back to our hotel and rented a movie at the front desk. We both decided on 27 Dresses because we liked it and hadn't seen it in a long time, and it was an even better choice because we realized it was the first movie we went to see together! We were so tired, though, that we only made it halfway through the movie before crashing! We finished in the morning though, so it worked out!

Right when we got to the game


After the game

Sunday morning we just finished the movie, went hot tubbing/swimming for a bit, then packed up and were checked out by a little after 10:00. I was anxious to get to Shane Co. in Portland to see what they could do about sizing my ring, but it didn't end up too good for me! As it turns out, I have to leave my ring for 3-5 days in order for them to size it. AAAH! I'm just not ready for that yet, so we'll see when I get comfortable enough to leave it for that long. That's when I might cry!

Basically, this was a super fantastic weekend and I am so sad that it's over! We have some great memories though, and are so excited to start planning the rest of our lives together! =)

Blood, Sweat, & Tears

Hmm, where to start? Bryan and I spent last weekend with my family camping at Cultus Lake. My parents and younger siblings are there for two weeks, and we went up for a little taste of camping. I miss going for two weeks! Darn adulthood! Anyway, we decided to hike to our campsite, which is on the far side of the lake that you can't drive to. We generally take everything and everyone over in the boat. Quite a process! So anyway, this hike should take about an hour with packs on. Well, Bryan and I are both very directionally challenged, although I'm not blaming anything on him because he had never been there before! My best friend Raechel and I hiked last year (from the other direction, where we were camped with her aunt and uncle), and for some reason I remembered walking right through our campsite on the main trail. This turned out to NOT be the case! Long story short, we spent four hours hiking about seven miles in 90 degree heat (being eaten alive by mosquitos and ditching our packs about 3/4 of the way through!) until we finally found it; but not before I cried--twice! I was so frustrated but, bless Bryan's little heart, he never got angry at me for being so stupid! Needless to say, we were very relieved when we finally got to my family!

Bryan & I pretending to look happy mid-hike

Aside from being extremely sore from our super-hike, the rest of the weekend was fantastic! We did a lot of wakeboarding, swimming, sunbathing, reading, sandcastle building, eating, and relaxing! The recipe for a good weekend. =) I'm really sad thtat I could only go for one weekend, it's the least amount of time I've ever gone during a summer! I guess it just makes me that much more excited for next year!

Bryan wakeboarding!


Hangin' out


Bryan's sand castle


Bryan, Emma, & Jonny playing on the beach


Beautiful lake!


Love!

This weekend, Bryan and I are headed to Seattle to hang out in the city and see the Indians, Bryan's favorite baseball team, play the Mariners! I bought these tickets for him for his birthday in May (and I actually bought them months before that), so I'm excited that the game is finally here! We're going to have a lot of fun!!

Really Quick Update..

Finally finished my classes, whew! I am a little sad because those were my last OSU classes ever, but I am also excited for a new adventure! Now I'm just keeping busy with work and friends (a.k.a. Bryan). We are headed over to meet up with my family Cultus Lake this weekend. They're there for two weeks! Then next weekend we get to go to Seattle for the Indians/Mariners game. I'm excited! I bought the tickets for Bryan soooo long ago, so it's exciting that the game is actually almost here! We have a busy next couple of weeks!! =)


Boating over Fourth of July weekend (Jonny, Emma, Raechel, & I)


Bryan & I at the reenactment on the Fourth of July