Jer always told me he had a "Five Year Plan"

Meaning we wouldn't be even discussing marriage until after 5 years.

We just went on Year-4, 3 Months ago ;)

As I begin to tell this story {As I have about 100x now!} Jer tells me to "condense it down" and don't tell a "Jenn Story" like a usually do...All build-up and no punch line ;) But in order to understand I HAVE to give you the details!

It was Christmas Eve and I came home from work at about 12:30. I had been obsessing over Jer opening his gift from {Me} ALL morning at work and my coworker, Nicole Avelar said, "What do you think he got you?" I said I wasn't sure and she said, "You think he will purpose?" To which I laughed and said, "yea right!" and then walked out the door excited to get home to give Jer his gift.

We were to be at his mom's house by 4 for Christmas Eve dinner. I walk into the house to Jeremy in his nicest dress shirt, dress shoes and cleaning- at 12:30 in the Afternoon...HIGHLY suspicious!

He played it off very cool though when I asked him why he was all dressed up and he said, "I thought we had to be at my mom's house soon..." He's very forgetful so it was very believeable that he'd get ready 3.5 hours before he needed to be somewhere- Something I Love About Him {Insert_Sarcasm}

So we started to open each others gifts- I wanted to give him his first. Which was Seahawks Tickets!!! A gift as great as a ring!!! {lol}

Then he gives me a box and tells me to open it. I pulled the top open and see......{A Purse}

....A pink with metallic zebra print purse. Sound "cute?" I THINK NOT!

{REWIND} The year prior to this he gave me a purse he got with a set of purfume he bought me and it was HIDEOUS! I have since made fun of him for it- hence, the purse!

As a million thoughts are going through my head about how to "react" to this gift I decided on not being mean this time and {Pretending} to like it. So that's what I did!

Jer looked at me and said, "You AREN'T Supposed to like it!" To which I said, "Oh Thank Gosh, because this is UGLY!!!" Then he told me to open it up and look inside.

...I saw a small jewelry box. At this point, I still didnt' think it was a ring. I figured he was messing with me and it was probably going to be a necklace or something...I opened it and it was a White Opal solitaire with small diamonds on each side- {IT WAS PERFECT}

I looked up at him with tears in my eyes and he said, "Will You Marry Me?" Those words every girl wishes to hear....& finally I heard them!

I cried, hugged him...and Then Said Yes!

And then of course called all my Friends & Family to tell them! :)