Who knew I was dating someone?
Who knew I was engaged?
Since I have a total of 8 readers (yes I counted my mom twice), I think by now 7 out of 8 of you have heard the rumors that I have been dating someone and probably 4 of you have heard I am engaged.
If you are in shock by this news and feeling left out please consider this an introduction to Marcus, my fiance. Yes you read that right, my fiance. I still stutter when I say that because it seems a little unreal.
And now that you have finished audibly gasping from shock and had a second to re-read that last paragraph I will give you the details.
We were set up on a blind date last March during a ski trip in Utah. Really, it was a set up. We didn't meet online, not that there is anything wrong with that but people ask me that all the time. Actually we have to thank our mothers for this set up. The lunch date went well so I invited him to go skiing with us that weekend. He can ski, he is taller than me, he is employed, he is smart, he likes to go to church and he thinks I am funny. What more could a girl ask for?
So for the last 11 months we have been "vacation dating". It's a term we coined because long distance dating never works out and we didn't want that. Plus every time we visited each other in Utah, New York, Seattle, or DC we had so much fun it was like we were on vacation. After 15 vacation dates he showed up on the Brooklyn Bridge unexpectedly and proposed making date number 16, the sweetest, well until we get married that is. That will be the best date of all. Speaking of date . . . no we don't have a wedding date yet but we hope to very very soon before our families strangles us.
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge on his first trip to New York.
Skiing in Whistler (one of the best vacation dates ever, it was like a dream)
Yankees vs Mets on his first trip to NYC. Good thing the Mets won because we might have witnessed a grown man cry. Not Marcus. The man sitting in front of us.
Olympic athletes? No just Stephanie and Marcus in Whistler Village.
Out hiking, more like nature walking behind his parents property in Washington.
Congratulating me on another successful clown performance
in the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Did I mention he is man enough to wear pink sunglasses?
(probably shouldn't have posted that last picture. i guess I will find out if he is one of the 8 people that reads my blog as i am sure I will hear it that he hates every single one of these pictures of him including that last one. ;) )
The end.
22 comments:
I am so happy and excited for you. I include myself among the 8 that read your blog and I am so glad. Congrats! Good thing you listened to my advice from the movie Legacy (ha ha)!
I can't wait to read more....
I've been wiggling in my seat for WEEKS wanting to hear these details! :) You two are so cute!!!! Can't wait to hear more details as we get closer to the big day!!!
That is so exciting! Congratulations . . . Like the other 8 I can't wait to hear more. Let me know if you need any help I can be very helpful sometimes. I think this is the perfect time for a Bachelorette party. Where do I need to buy a ticket to?
happy engagement! :) So excited for all of the events to come. I put in a request that all of your visits home coincide with the sun being out. If you can make that happen I would appreciate it. WOOHOO! You're getting married!
HEY! I read your blog and I had NO IDEA you were dating anyone! You keep our life a secret!!! SOOO happy for you. YAYYYY!!!!
You have 9 readers!!! I bet you didn't know that I read your blog! Congrats girl! So exciting!!!
yahoo!!!!!! I'm so happy for you!
congratulations! :)
You MUST keep us posted on when you're getting married!
We are SO EXCITED!
~Shelley
Well I'm comment 8 and your mom hasn't posted so I guess you are more popular than you thought. ;-) Congrats! I'm so happy for you.
YAY!!! Congratulations Miss. New York, I couldn't be happier for you.
and p.s.- why have I not been following your blog before this!?
Miss you!
xoxo - Miss Utah
CONGRATS CUZ! I am so happy for you guys! Can't wait to hear more details about the big day!
That is so exciting!!! Westin and I had an arranged marriage too:) Just joking. I'm so happy for you.
Stephanie!!! Can't tell you how happy I am for you. You deserve this so much and I truly wish I could give you a big ole hug right now. Not only is he a very cute guy but you two are extremely cute together AND he seems to make you very very happy. If a picture can do that I have to think you're perfect for each other. So congrats my friend! Super awesome for you.
Stephanie, you look so happy in your pictures! What happy happy news! You guys are such a cute couple and it looks like you are in store for many many fun adventures to come! Congratulations!!!!! XOXOX
Another mom just wants to tell you how happy the Dekkers are for you! I'm going to look into the "arranged marriage" thing for other young ladies I know. :)
I was so excited to see pictures! I can't wait to hear my details. Congratulations!
major congrats stephanie! i couldn't be happier for you!
Woot Woot! So happy for you!!!!! Does this mean that you're not going to Duck! What will we do? You are our pool spoons champion...Seriously, this is the greatest news ever!
Wahoooooo!! This calls for some virgin pina coladas. And since it's your engagement, we won't even make you prepare them for everyone. Congrats to you both! Muah!
Congratulations! Kirk and I are so excited for you! It was fun to meet him and have his parents in our ward for a while...what a great family...very lucky. We saw your Dad in Costco and he said things were going "very well", we knew what that meant! Congratulations again!
So happy for you, can't wait to read more and see more pictures of the 2 of you.
I am so so happy for you. So happy in fact that a little tear might have formed in the corner of my right eye. :) Congratulations once again!
love this! so happy to discover your blog! i feel like i have found you again!! "yeah for you guys!" (that was me going old school EFY counselor on you!)
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