me and Jacob got engaged on august 13, 2011. praising His Holy Name! He is the Giver of all good things. i just wanted to take some time to reflect on the whole situation. it was so much better than i ever could've imagined or planned out.
it all started as a simple trip for the end of the summer for me and jacob to go and have a break before school started, without work and without jacob having to deal with summer school. as we started to plan the trip, jacob brought up the idea of having his family and my family come up with us as well. at first i wasn't too happy about this, but like everything else...i got over it. as we started the eight hour drive to beech mountain, north carolina it ended up just being me, jacob, my sister morgan, and my dad. my mom and other sister erin wanted to come, but they made me believe they weren't going to be able to make it.
we spent the first 2 days outside enjoying God's creation, the beautiful mountains, and the wonderful weather.
the second night me and jacob went and watched the sunset. afterwards, we went to the house that my dad and sister were staying at because i had to wash my face (me and morgan were sharing face wash). while i was washing my face jacob got the ring out of my dad's suitcase - i didn't know this at the time. dad had hid it very well (in case i went lookin in his suitcase for any reason). jacob said he was hitting my dad's bag trying to find it. i would've loved to see this! later that night, my momma and erin came - i had no idea.
the next morning me and jacob planned to wake up and go watch the sunrise. so we wake up that morning around 5:40 and we pack a backpack with jacob's camera and a blanket (it was cold). as we started driving up the mountain it keeps getting cloudier and cloudier. we start to wonder if we are going to be able to see the sun at all that morning. sure enough when we get to the top, its completely cloudy.
we go to this gazebo at the top - which is a good lookout spot. where there is usually a view at this spot, this morning there was a white blanket in its place. we sit on the floor of the gazebo and just talked for about an hour, waiting for the clouds to part so we can see the sun. we walk over to the ski lifts on top of the mountain and sit up against the ski lift house to help block the wind. while sitting here jacob tells me the sweet story of a time he remembers when he was riding up that very ski lift by himself and looking out over the valley and praying for his future wife. little did he know then what would be happening on that same mountain years later...
while we were on top of the mountain jacob prayed and asked the Lord to show him a glimpse of the sun and this would be the sign that he is to ask me. after waiting for about two hours the clouds part for just a moment and the sun shines through. i notice it and point it out to jake - jacob! look! the sun!!
after i saw the sun i was ready to go. i was hungry and cold so i got up and started walking back to the car. i notice jacob messing with something in his backpack, but i still didn't think anything of it. then jacob says, "jordan, hang on a second" so i turn around and he catches up to me and says, "i gotta ask you one more question." i said, okay what? and he gets down on one knee and says, "jordan, will you marry me?" all these thoughts start going through my mind and i thought he was kidding! i pointed at him and said, "jacob, you're kidding!" [the picture was taken later that afternoon, this was the same spot though and i really did point my finger at him!]
once i took a second and looked into his face i knew he was serious. he had this look on his face like he was about to be sick or about to cry. and i knew he wasn't kidding because i have never seen him this nervous before. when i realized this, i said yes! yes jacob! i will marry you! i was in shock - i couldn't believe this had happened! we both are overwhelmed with thankfulness to the Father. we both cried our eyes out.
then we drive back to his grandparent's house and my family was there (including my mom and erin).
we were so happy and rejoiced in the Father's love, grace, and mercy He has shown us. so excited about my life together with jacob harrison, so thrilled to see what the Lord has in store for us.
