Letting Life Happen...

I SAID YES!! (of course!) Zackery asked me to marry him on Monday and of course I said yes! There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that I have found the man that I will spend the rest of my life with! Our story is kind of a funny one! Zack went to Washington and we all knew of him, but didn't really know him personally. We all used to think he was SO cute! I had talked to him a few times (he was good friends with Mitch, one of my best guy friends). And then there was the wonderful "boo-ing" incidence. Senior year at a Washington basketball game we went over to the Washington side to do the "Hello Cheer". When we started the cheer section started boo-ing us. The crowd gave us a standing ovation, but that wasn't good enough for us! We only knew two boys in the cheer section and one of them just happened to be Mister Zack Bullock, so of course those were the two guys we told on! We told our coach and apparently Washington administrators found out. I later found out, after Zack and I had been dating, that he got in really big trouble and even had to write an apology letter! ha   
Christmas break of my freshman year at IU, two of my friends were dating two of Zack's friends and they asked me to come hang out. Zack and I started hanging out more and more and I really started to like him. We talked for about 6 months and then things kinda fizzled. 6 months after that we were both at the same Halloween party and we started talking again. We started dating again "officially" in November and have pretty much been inseparable ever since.
Last Monday I had to work late and would not be home until around 8. Zack still insisted on coming over. I thought it was a bit odd, but it really isn't that unusual to come over after work no matter what time it is. He said that Matt had called him earlier that day and told him that there were some baby deer out behind the house and he wanted to go see them. We planned to go see them when I got home. Of course after like 2 months of no rain it decides to storm Monday night. Zack kept texting me telling me we were going to miss the deer and the storm was going to be here in so many minutes. I finally made it home (before the rain) and we jumped on the chuck wagon and heading to see the deer. We got back to this small pond and he shut off the chuck wagon. I thought it was weird but we had to be quiet so we wouldn't scare the deer!! He started walking really fast and as I was about to yell at him to wait for me I looked up and saw some rose petals, and it hit me. I was like "Oh my gosh!!" and started to tear up. He turned around, got down on one knee, and asked me to marry him!! He didn't even make it up to the "sign" he had made!! Of course I said yes!! It was so cute! He was so nervous! He told me that he had been so nervous and barely been able to eat! He even threw up! ha I was like did you really think I would say no!?! 
I am so lucky to have found such an amazing man. He treats me like a princess and puts up with little fits! He has become my best friend and I can't imagine my life without him. He is so sweet and caring. He has never met a stranger. My family adores him and I love his family just like my own! Here are some pictures from a night I will never forget: