Engagement!

The news has been official for over...3 weeks now? Something like that. But yes, Mr. Casey Hoopes proposed to me on September 6 and life has been nothing but a crazy whirlwind ever since!

Casey pulled a fake out on me like I've never seen before. The Saturday before he proposed, I was actually starting my job at the new Zeppe's store in Providence and was training three of the new girls. Casey and my wonderful roomie, Ashley, came in to grab some munchies and visit with me during work to see how things were going.

He had told me it was going to be another 3 weeks before he could propose (which was making me SUPER nervous, cause like, HELLO! We had the wedding date picked out and needed to get the engagements done like pronto) and I was kinda bummed but I let things lie. He and Ash were telling me how they just came to see me and see how my new workplace was.

FAT LIARS!!!! They had just picked up the ring!!! Casey had the ring in his car while he was standing there telling me that he'd see me after work and to have an awesome day and blah blah blah.

Switch to Monday. Casey is telling me how he wants to take me to this awesome hike in Logan to the Wind Caves with a "special" group of friends. I seriously should have been picking up on these signals that there was something sneaky going on, but I nodded my head and agreed to the hike. Also, Ashley was telling me how psyched she was for this hike and couldn't wait to go on it. Suspicious? Slightly.

Well, the hike got canceled in favor of hanging with our families that day. And guess what?? THEY WERE IN ON IT TOO!!! Bums. Every single one of them.

So come like 5:30 that evening, Casey and I leave O-town for Lo-town and he turns to me and asks if I'd like to go to dinner. K, I love food so that was a dumb question. We get to talking and I ask where he was interested in eating for dinner and he mentions Hamiltons. That's when the warning bells went off in my head. Hamiltons is this SUPER nice steak and seafood restaurant in Lo-town and it's where all the millionaires in Lo-town go to eat (which is pretty funny cause you'd think their wouldn't be that many rich people, but suprisingly there is a TON).

I ask him what the occasion was, and he kinda fumbles for an excuse and comes up with our sixth month anniversary for dating which was on September 1st. Lies. We went to dinner the night before for the anniversary. But I rolled with it and heard him call the reservation in while driving through Sardine Canyon.

Fast Forward to dinner. He picks me up 5 minutes late which I didn't mind at all, but was slightly unusual cause he's normally 5 minutes early. Again, I wasn't connecting the dots and wouldn't realize until much later that something was really going on.

Dinner was divine and through out the meal, Casey and I kept shooting these cute little looks at each other. We had a private round booth in a tucked away corner of the room, so it was pretty private. I kept cuddling next to him and he kept shooting me this smirk and kept squeezing my hand it was positively adorable. We talked about us through out the meal and discussing the future together.

Well, he goes on to tell me how he wish he could propose to me right then and there but the ring wouldn't be in for a while and how if he could propose to me with the time and everything, how it would have been such a magical and special moment. He asked me though, what my reaction would be if he proposed right then and there.

Honestly, I could give a flying rats patootie on how/where/when he propose to me. It was going to be from him and it was going to be the most honest and sincere thing and that's what I wanted. I told him such and added that since the beginning of the meal to the very end, he had made me feel like I was the most amazing girl and like a princess.

He grinned and left it at that. Meal ended. Check came. I grabbed my coat and stood up to leave when Casey turns around to stand in front of me. He got down one knee, and said, "Before we leave though, I have this question to ask you."

You have got to be kidding me. I asked him that, if he was joking around and if he was serious. I didn't think this was really happening. Well, then the waiter started taking pictures, and that's when I knew everything was REAL!!! Hahaha!

He proposed to me right then and there, and I said yes. I was crying and ballin' up a storm and could hardly see the ring when he put it on my finger, but it was so amazing! When we got back to the car, I really let loose and just grabbed him in this hug and cried this fat wet spot on his shirt cause I was so DARN HAPPY!!!

Well, we get to the frat house that he lives in (he's a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fratnerity and I LOVE those boys!!) and the plan was just for the two of us to cuddle and watch a movie. Well, we get there and I'm walking ahead of him to get in the house and that's when I hear the music playing.

Now, since Casey lives in a frat house their is crazy stuff goin' on ALL the time, so I automatically assumed it was just a random dance party going on. WRONG!!!

I walk in to see Travis and Jeff, two frat brothers, dressed to the nines in suits and ties playing acoustic guitar in the common area. A bunch of other guys are peaking around the corner, taking photos and video. As soon as they see me, they start singing this song called "Sig Ep Sweetheart."

It was the cue for more brothers to show up and up from the basement come 6 more brothers and each of them are carrying a rose. They all started singing with Travis and Jeff and then one by one, they came up and gave me a rose so by the end of the song, I had this beautiful bouquet of roses and more tears going down my face.

These guys are SO awesome! They helped out so much and went through all this effort to make it the most magical and wonderful night ever!

I love my man and 88 days till he's mine for now and all eternity. :)

Move in Day is TOMORROW!

So, my ever exciting move in day is tomorrow. It took me over 4 hours to pack all my clothes and stuff together and load it in my car. But that isn't a very amusing description of how the packing went.

It was like Tetris. I literally had to configure my car into one of the biggest Tetris games every played and load my entire pile of clothes, shoes (I have four pairs of boots that I've bought for winter and they're in pretty big boxes. I'm psyched to wear them because they are SO GORGEOUS.) school stuff and textbooks, and everything in between. I'm too afraid to open my truck for fear that my stuff will come flying out in my face like a crazy lady throwing cats at you, ya know?

The cool thing about packing my stuff was I found clothes I didn't even know I had until I discovered them in the back of my closet. It's how I found my "A Skylit Drive" concert T-shirt that Casey bought for me after like 2 weeks of dating when I couldn't go to the concert (STUPID WORK!!! Alesana, ASD, and another great band were playing and I could have gone!! But NO. >:( and surprised me with it. That was also the night that my roommate at the time, my velociraptor twin, had her icky boyfriend break up with her. It was a memorable night, in a good way and a bad way.

Anyhoo, I'm pretty psyched to move in even though I'll be in Hillside for only a semester. Some people think I shouldn't even bring that much stuff cause it's only for four months, but when you're looking at living in Logan year round and not trying to go back home for more clothes, ya tend to pack EVERYTHING. (Like my knee high socks. Why would I need them? Why, for the Nerds, Jocks, and Catholic Girl parties that the fraternities hold, of course!!)

Btw, my Spoon Me was AMAZING. I am so addicted to that place, that I have to restrain myself from going everyday. I guess it'll just have to be a once a month kinda treat for me :(

I mooshed my thumb

So, I woke up today after like my fourth consecutive night of dreams and nightmares and realized, "It's FRIDAY!!" I got really excited after that. It was like... 10:20ish when I woke up. Got really hungry for some good ol' fashioned Fruity Pebbles.

There weren't really very many plans today. I thought I'd clean my room and do some laundry and start getting ready to pack for college (Move in day: TUESDAAAAAYYYYY!!!!) So I went out to the ma kitchen to get some grub in my tummy, and the door bell rings.

It's my Grandparents Briscoe. We weren't expecting them till like 3 this afternoon. At this point, it's 10:30. I'm wearing my jammies and I haven't even poured myself my fruity pebbles yet.

Not cool. DO NOT separate ARIEL from her Fruity Pebbles or any other gloriously sugar breakfast cereal (To become Ariel's new friend, please send her a box of Fruity Pebbles, Golden Grahams, Cap'n Crunch or something else super fantastic. Kthanx bai).

So, now we get to entertain my Grandparents Briscoe when I realize, "Ariel, don't you have an appointment to meet your new el bosso?" Why yes. Yes I did. At 2 pm to be exact.

So I hightailed my way outta my household and made my way to Sardine Canyon. For any native Utah-an, the only radio stations available in the canyon are classical music or some good ol' Bible thumpers. I slipped on my sunglasses and put my secret obsession CD (also known as my Jesse McCartney CD. His new one, not his old one.) and I rocked out hardcore.

I met my awesome oppossum boss Michael, and I got to see the inside of new store. Before he arrived though, I wandered on in the store (he told me it was chill, it's not like I broke in or anything) and that is when I MOOSHED my thumb. I hurt SO bad and then one of the workers came in and saw me so I couldn't do the "Owie" dance or scream or anything.

Michael is a way chill guy! We went over some new ideas and things he had for the store and I came away psyched for the new store to open and for me to take my place as assistant manager. The store is a wee bit smallish, and with 4 girls up front, me, and Michael running around, it'll feel like we are stepping on each others toes constantly. Which will more than likely be very true for me as I am tres clumsy.

So that was my day. It wasn't too exciting, unless you count the 3 times I have driven in Sardine Canyon in the past 2 days where semi drivers get all up in my business when I'm driving and freak me out!!! GAAAHHH!!!! Pet peeve major: it makes me feel like I'm about to DIE a horrible death with much mooshing and killing. Seriously!! This guy was literally maybe 4 feet from my car, and I'm doing 68 in a 60 zone and I'm driving as fast as I can to get away from this semi but noooooo! He has to be all up in my business!!! If he had one of those bumper stickers that said, "How's my driving?", I would have called in in a heartbeat.

But the highlight of my day is what is to come this evening.

Spoon Me. I LOVE Spoon Me even though technically they are my competitors, but I can NOT get enough of their Original Frozen Yogurt with fresh pineapple bits and lil' cheesecake bites. It so delish and just refreshing! (And what's cool about them is they are friendly to environment, so their cups and spoons are biodegradable. That's cool and all, but it's the SPOONS that matter. Their spoons are SO COOL. I recommend everyone going to Spoon Me just to get a spoon. I'll try to get a picture of it tomorrow just so ya'll can see what I mean.)

So my plan is to get a big ol' fat cup of Spoon Me custard and fresh pineapple bits and watch a nerdy movie to the extreme. What movie? I have no idea. I'm kinda feeling Return of the King Part 2. :)

Betsy Bee Day

So, today was the FIRST day in almost two years to see another face from Missouri (my long time friend Amanda Sipe doesn't count cuz she's cool like that). It was my most adorable friend, Betsy Bee and the plan was to see her at USU and give her my version of a mini tour on campus.

It started out as a rainy day, so my first thought was "BLUrgh. This is gonna suck." But it didn't!! The rain cleared up the minute I hit Sardine Canyon, even though I got stuck behind the most annoying lil' grandma who couldn't see 3 feet above the steering wheel for a good portion of the canyon.

I hit the mall to meet up with my dearest Betsy a good 15 minutes late (due to rain and grandma) and saw her most beautiful-ness at the center of the mall. It was like a moment from a movie. Flowers fell from the air. A choir of angels sang. Slow motion occurred. And the entire time we hugged, Betsy was eyein' the cutie pie working the cell phone accessory store. ;)

We then made our way towards our beautiful little campus. I wish I had a working camera so I could have showed you the absolute BEAUTY the campus was in due to rainy weather. It was green, green, GREEN. I'm tellin' ya, the Jolly Green Giant would have been envious of the campus.

I showed her my version of the awesome tour that our great A-Team (the awesome kids who give tours to noobies that are interested in attending our wonderful University) give to potential future students and showed her the awesomeness of our bookstore. I kept myself busy shopping for my textbooks while Miss Betsy was exploring the textbook half of the bookstore.

Our bookstore is actually split in half, with the textbooks and school supplies and what not kept on one side of the hallway that goes down the center of our TSC (Taggart Student Center) and the other half of the bookstore contains the clothing line featuring our school colors and our awesome 'A' and the other stuff that didn't fit into the first part of the bookstore.

I also showed her the awesome 'A' where little boy Aggie's and little girl Aggiette's become TRUE AGGIES (like myself :] ) and it was decided that Miss Betsy Bee could potentially become a cute lil TA!

I think the funniest part is when I showed Betsy where she would be staying for her first year at USU. We went to her dorm and the door was open but it appeared that no RA's or anybody were down on the first floor. So we just walked on in and I started to show her the main level of the building when all of the sudden, we heard a girl sneeze. Betsy and I did a O.O face and we BOOKED it outta there like we had skunk after us!! It was crazy.

The other highlights of the awesome day in Logan was taking Miss Betsy Bee to Aggie Ice Cream. She had a double scoop of Aggie Blue Mint and Cotton Candy. It was the cutest colors of blue and pink, and looked delish (I did my own double scoop of Aggie Blue Mint and Toffee Crunch. SO good. I loved the way the mint and toffee flavors blended together. It was tres yummy for my tummy.)

After inducting my dearest Betsy to the wonders of USU and expressing great love and appreciation for a wonderful day, I departed back to my home and she to hers. I'll be moving on up there soon enough, and she would be moving on down sooner than me.

August 30th is the first day of school, and I can NOT wait. Is that nerdy of me?