I'M ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As of 10/10/11!! He is the most Romantic Man ever!!!! He made the proposal so amazing and it was even better than I could have ever dreamed of! Below are pictures of each step of the proposal. I came home to that first picture. I had no idea he was proposing! 2 weeks prior he told me he wanted to take me ring shopping in 2 weeks... little did I know he had already bought my dream ring! Then a few days prior to the proposal we decided Wednesday would be the perfect day for us to go shopping because he didn't work. He told me he had to work Monday night so we wouldn't be able to go then. What a little sneak! I learned afterward that he and my best friend/roomy Val had been ring shopping which makes sense cuz she kept asking me ring questions and she was so sneaky about it I had no idea! He also snatched my laptop and looked at Rings I had bookmarked while I was at a Nursing Clinical!!! Haha he is seriously so good at surprises!

I came home to this at my door and the note on my door was for a scavenger hunt. He told me I had to take pictures each step of the way. My first clue was to go to the place where we first saw eachother. Which was the church I met him in after sacrament meeting.

At the church I found this outside. I opened the letter and he said, "I am almost positive that that Sunday was the day that I would knew I wanted to marry you! I am positive that since that day I wanted to work as hard as I could to have you." After wiping away a few tears I read the next part of the clue, "Your next clue is up the street from your house. You love this place. We go here to "work things out." Ask for the clue at the front desk." And of course I knew right away it was Golds Gym!

At Gold I got this and inside was a green christmas ornament. I remember thinking, "Aw cute maybe this can be Chris and I's first xmas ornament!" I opened the note that was around the ornament and it said, "We love this place! I have so much fun with you. I love how active you are and the more I saw what you love the more I fell in love with you! Break this for your next clue!" Haha oh well? There will be other ornaments!

I stepped on it twice in the parking lot to no avail. I had to jump on it to break it! That sucker was strong!

Inside was a puzzle that said, "Go to the place where we had our first date and ask for your next clue at the front desk."

At first I was like... Is it Texas Roadhouse or the bowling alley we went and played at afterward?? But it was Texas.

I got this at the front desk. Inside the note said, "You've come so far! And so have we. And I am excited to go even farther and take our love to new heights, a place with no limits, and a life we can share forever. I will always remember our first date. You changed my life." By this point I was toying with the idea that he was going to propose but in the back of my mind I kept thinking we are going ring shopping Wednesday though?! And chris is very romantic I could see him doing this for a dinner date haha :)

The actual clue was me decoding the page, row and word numbers he gave me. It didn't take super long and was super cute and creative. I introduced him to the Hunger Games! The clue said, "Lover boy says, first kiss sweetheart." Our first kiss was at my doorstep and was very romantic. He waited 2.5 weeks to kiss me. That night we had said good night at my doorstep and he left. I went upstairs and started getting ready for bed. I brushed my teethe and changed into my pajamas. My roomy kelly came upstairs sneakily and whispered, "Jade... someones at the door for you." I freaked and said, "WHAT?! Who??" And she just goes, "Someone." And then raised her eyebrows up and down. I was like, "WHAT?? Who?? I have my retainer in!!" She started laughing and told me it was Chris. I was so confused I thought he forgot something. I through on a sweatshirt, took out the retainer, and checked myself in the mirror. Then ran downstairs and he walked in more as soon as I came downstairs asking what he was doing here. He said, "I forgot something." Then leaned in and kissed me. I was so confused and surprised. I started laughing and so did he. And then we said good night and he left. It was super sweet and so unexpected. He never ceases to surprise me. :)

This was on my door when I got there. At first I was like What?! He wants me to follow this map??! Haha. But he told me to type in the coordinates at the bottom of the page into google maps on my phone and go there. He also told me to grab a jacket.

The whole time driving there I was scared I would go to the wrong place!!!

I pulled in to Battlecreek Falls and saw his Dads car in the parking lot. I walked all around the park but didn't see him. So I decided to text him to make sure I had the right place! I texted him and said I'm at battlecreek falls? And he said, "No, No. I'm at the falls you are at the trailhead!!!"

So I started hiking. It was gorgeous! Luckily I was wearing sneakers! The hike was a little under a mile so it wasn't a little hike! And it was steep!

I still enjoyed it. As I got closer to the top I could see above the falls but didn't see anyone up there. I had never gone past the falls but knew that you could so I was worried he was even farther up!

I got up to the top of the Falls and found lit candles surrounding a clay sign he had made that said, Jade Marry Me? I looked around and still didn't see him but saw a ring in the sign at the bottom. I was shocked and touched it but it looked like it was in there. Then Chris came out from behind the rocks and got down on one knee and took out the ring and asked, "Jade will you marry me?"

I was so happy and just grinning soooo big! I said Yes!

And he put my ring on me! It is soooooo gorgeous! Everything was so perfect and the view was to die for!

Hikers that had passed him and knew what he was going to do came down and were able to take the pictures!! We were so happy they did!

I am one lucky girl! Everything was so perfect!

He is so perfect for me :)

The first kiss as an engaged couple!!!

My beautiful ring! It is perfect and everything I have ever wanted!

He did such a good job picking it out and worked so hard finding it. He told me as soon as he saw it he knew it was my ring. And he is so right. I wouldn't change a thing!!!

SAVE THE DATE FOR JANUARY 14th IN THE SALT LAKE TEMPLE!!!!

The Soon To Be
Jade Ashley Hill

Life is Crazy, Life is Sweet

Sorry I haven't updated in a while! All summer I was busy working and running around non stop doing fun things like: hiking, dates with the bf (tennis, movies, soccer, dinner, arcades, boating, golf, gym dates are the best, lagoon, seven peaks, and tons of other stuff,) movies and girls nights with the roomies, dance parties! I hiked a lot this summer it was so amazing! I love hiking. I worked a lot as well and tried saving up as much as I could so I could survive on Part Time pay this semester while going to school 5 days a week.

I met Chris through my Amazing Cousin Carson. He is in Carsons ward and Carson had been "interviewing" Chris for like a month before he even told me about him. He thought he'd be perfect for me and would treat me so well. And boy was he right!!! I was dating around and not looking for anything and just wanted to focus on school and having fun cuz I had, had it with dating and constantly meeting "tools." Everyone kept setting me up and I wasn't in to anyone so I was very done with blind dates when Carson told me about Chris. Good thing I trust Carson. When I met Chris I was actually excited because he seriously had everything I had ever wanted in a guy. Before our date I actually went to Carsons ward to make sure he was tall enough for me! Haha! (I'd been going out w a lot of short guys.) He passed and was super excited for our date. I went to Carsons FHE that monday before the date as wellm just for fun and to my surprise Chris gave the thought for the night and I felt the spirit super strongly, it was crazy. I wish I could remember what he said...But I could tell he was an amazing guy. But (and chris will totally back me up) I was so anti boy and relationship that I made him chase me for a few months. I kept telling him, from day one, that I wasn't looking for anything and wanted to keep dating other people and wanted to still have fun being single. He was so great and would just smile and say that was perfectly fine. He'd tell me I could do whatever I wanted and but he wasn't going anywhere and he was there for me. He also said he wasn't going to date anyone else and that he's gonna keep showing me how much I meant to him. Man hes stubborn :) JK!

So after a few months of seeing each other quite frequently, him taking care of me when I was sick, bouquets of flowers, him complimenting me all the time (even at my worst), us talking about anything and everything, sweet notes left on my car and doorstep, meeting his family, my fav flower, a lily, waiting for me on my bed after a long horrible day at work, giving me a burned cd of songs I wanted, making me dinners, a few sentimental gifts (one that made me cry), tickling my back throughout like every movie, him giving me any and all freedom I wanted and needed, and him letting me have ability to tell him anything.....I caved! On the 4th of July before the fireworks he gave me an amazing ring that had writing around it that said I think of you all the time, and we had a picnic he made for us that seriously could have fed a country. That was the night I told him I was ready to be his girlfriend! It took a lot of thinking and praying! He was super happy and we had an amazing evening together and watched the thanksgiving point fireworks.

So that is part of our story. Since then we've been to cali to meet my fam and we've been inseparable. I'm so happy I met him. And every day he treats me like a princess. I've never been treated as good as he treats me, and I feel extremely spoiled and sorry for the girls who don't get to be with him! (Not really! Suckas!)

Heres a bunch of pics since May!

First Time Hiking the "Y"!

Our First Pic :)

Hiking with Jessica

Jessica!

Nothing Has Changed Since 7th Grade :)

Me and Lukers! (Kierstens Baby)

The Red Iguana

Orange Leaf! Me, Kiers, Kell and Jess

Group Date Bowling!

Chris, Jaelyn, Me and Chris!

Car Wash Day! Wash My Car!

We're Working Hard!

Outside the Stadium of Fire! Kelly, Me, Callie and Brooke

The Gang Outside Stadium of Fire

Baileys Dance Recital! (First One I'd Seen Since They Moved)

She Did Soooo Good!

Shes Such An Amazing Dancer! 

(Chris yelled her name while we were waiting for the lights to come on for the next dance when it was DEAD quiet! What a nut! Haha)

In Cali After Church

Hanging Out on the Beach Watching the Waves

Me and Bay at T Street

About To Surf!

Headin Out to Boogie Board

Chris Boarding. What a Stud!

Chris and Lukers

Kells Birthday!

Lagoon! (Chris and his Little Bro Josh)

Campin!

Tubin!

BFF!! Haha we had so much fun!

Chris GQ'in It!

Haha I don't know what they are doing

Yep he thinks hes pretty tough haha

My Happy Place!

Catchin a Little Air

Me and Val!

Park City Swap Meet!

Who would have thought a few months later I'd be gettin proposed to right here???

Par Core! Me and Benj

Jaelyn and Chris's Wedding

What a beautiful bride!!

Battlecreek Falls Again :)

Me and My BFF Benj!

My Manly Boy Scout Setting Up The Tent With Benj

They Deserved Their Cold Sodas After Settin Up the Tent!

Roasting my Banana Boat!

Battlecreek Hike Again

My Stupid Cousin Carson Did This To Me

Some Gorgeous Flowers I Came Home To From My Boy!

Shooting!

TAYLOR SWIFT!!!

Me, Chris, His Brother Matt and His GF Kate

Chirs Surprised Me with Our T Swift Tickets!!

We Had A Blast! I Love T Swift!!!!

From Jaelyns Wedding

Nickelcade Date!

Our Swords are Pretty Rad I Know!

Chris Is So Happy Haha

Me and Val!

Messin Around

Friends Forever!

Me and My Man

My 2 Fav People!

Road Trip to Cali, Memorial Day Weekend!

LA Baby!

Their Chili is Amazing!

Loving my Ice Cream Sandwich!

Kelly :)

The LA Temple!

We got to pick our cookies and ice cream! Best ice cream sandwiches in the world!

Drivin Around in LA

Seal Beach! Kelly, Me and Val!

Me, Bobbi, Nicole and Britt (My Friends/Nursing Classmates)

Rodeo Time!