O.k. so I knew after just a short time that I wanted to marry Ashlee but there was just one small problem: I had no money. You see I was working at an after school program part time while attending Utah State University. I could barely afford my rent and food to eat at the time and didn't even own a car. So I took the following semester off and took a job with my friend and roommate Chris to sell home security systems in Santa Rosa, California. Ashlee and I wrote back and forth and talked on the phone daily. It wasn't easy to be apart though. I was highly motivated to make money though and was very successful selling the security systems. I made enough money in a few short weeks to buy a roundtrip plane ticket to Utah and buy a ring so that I could surprise Ashlee and propose to her. The proposal was supposed to take place at the Salt Lake Temple. Stephanie (Ashlee's sister) was going to bring Ashlee down to the temple were I would be hiding at designated location and hurry and ditch Ash while I came out and surprised her and proposed.
Instead Ashlee showed up early at her parents house just after I asked her dad's permission. She saw me and was very suprised and excited to see me although I still had to go and buy the ring and now I had no idea what to do next. I managed to get away with the help of Ashlee's dad and bought the ring. I was worried that she might be on to what was going to take place so instead of the origional plan I put the ring in my pocket and took Ash out for a date. We went out to dinner and bought tickets for a movie. I wanted her to think that it was just an ordinary date. We walked aroung the Layton Hills Mall while we awaited the time to go see the movie. I was nervous the whole time thinking that maybe I should postpone the proposal for the following day. The anxiety however was killing me. We were just enjoying eachothers company and went into Deseret Book Store and sat down in a quiet corner on some steps and read some kids books. I grabbed the book "Oh the places you'll go" Ashlee and I were reading it and when we got to the page where it talks about the waiting place, waiting for a yes or a no, I couldn't take it anymore. I got down on one knee and pulled out the ring and asked Ashlee to marry me. She was shocked and said yes. I feel a little embarrased when people ask how I proposed because so many have these great stories about setting up everything perfect. Ours was improvisation on my part. I am glad that it was a surprise though and more importantly that she said "YES!".
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