The Proposal

First and foremost it should be known that I, Jonny, was going crazy not being able to propose to Whitney sooner, (long-distance relationships are way harsh) but for the love of my life it was absolutely worth it!

On Friday August 29, 2008 Whitney was flying into Reno to spend labor day weekend with me, so I decided I needed to throw her off a little to make it as much of a surprise as possible. Whitney had to switch planes in Vegas, so when she called me I told her that I had gone out to eat with some co-workers and I was feeling sick from eating too much but it was nothing to worry about. I told her I'd be right there at security to see her off the plane.

Well, her flight was supposed to come in at 10:10pm, but of course it wouldn't even make it until nearly midnight! Nevertheless, instead of me being there I sent my sister, Alexandra, to go pick up her from the airport. Not only was Whitney disappointed at the fact that I wasn't there to meet her, but we can say that she was just as, if not more, discontent that Alexandra told her that I was at home puking my guts out due to a fake case of food poisoning. (I think it's also good for you to know that the airline had damaged both of Whitney's suitcases somewhere along the way to Reno as well, so you can imagine what a terrible night she was having).

So on the way home Alexandra had to pick up my brother, Erick, from Reed, the high school where Whitney and I met and really got to know each other. Erick was there with a single yellow rose and a poem attached to give to her. On the opposite side of the poem it read "Past." After reading the poem Alexandra then took Whitney to the Sparks Marina, a very special place to the both of us. It was there that I had one of my friends, Terry Zenz, with a single red rose and another poem attached to give to Whitney. On the opposite side of this poem it read "Present." After reading that poem Alexandra took Whitney up to the Reno, NV, Temple for the final part of my proposal to her. I stood at the front gate for what seemed like and eternity. With every car that passed by my heart would start pounding like a jackhammer! Finally that black Toyota Carola, carrying the happiness of my life, came rolling up the hill to the temple. Keep in mind that it's about 1am, so it's just us up there. I take Whitney from the car, and Alexandra takes off for home. It's just me and her now. We embrace each other with plenty of hugs and kisses and simply look into each others eyes. I then give my last rose to her, a single white rose representing my pure and eternal love for her. And of course this rose also has a poem on it that I read to her, and yes on the opposite side of the poem it says: "Future." I tell Whitney how much she means to me and how much I love her. I always imagined myself saying the perfect words right before asking her, but just looking into each others eyes said more in that moment than than a whole lifetime of words, poems or songs could ever describe. I pulled the ring out of my pock, got down on one knee (right at the front gate of the temple) and ask Whitney to marry me. Of course she says yes, in fact she specifically said, "Yes! Of course!" She pulls me up, and we share our first kiss as a newly engaged couple!

So I'm sure you can tell how much Whitney means to me. She is truly the one and only love of my life, and I truly feel more blessed to be with her than I have ever felt before! I don't know how, but everyday I fall more and more in love with her. I can only say that it's a good thing that we have an eternity to be together, because that's about how long it'll take for me to explain how crazy I am for her.