First of all, the most important thing to Adam was that I be completely surprised when the moment finally came for him to ask me to marry him. Therefore, he knew that if he schemed up an extravagant proposal, I would of course know what was going on.
Secondly, anyone who knows us knows that we spend a lot of time outdoors. Just by reading my blog, you know that we both like to hunt, fish, go to the river, and whatever else there is to do outside. But, one thing you may not know is that we often ride the 4-wheerler, mainly on Sunday afternoons after church. There's just something so peaceful about riding around in the country in the summertime just before the sun goes down.
Now for the story...
Earlier in the week, Adam managed to work into one of our conversations something about some white baby owls. He told me had been riding the 4-wheeler around his land and came to huge a cliff/rock/cave thing (as seen in picture). He said he got off the 4-wheeler to look around and heard something...He heard an owl hoot at him and when he looked up into the cliff/rock/cave thing, he saw some white baby owls.
He told me that I must see them the next time I came to visit. Well, Saturday finally came. We did our usual Adam and Adrianne thing. We made an appearance at the Clay County Music and Arts Festival in downtown Ashland then went fishing. After the fishing trip, we headed back to Adam's house. When we got home, Adam said he wanted to show me the baby owls. So, we hopped on the 4-wheeler and went on a little ride to the spot where he would soon be on one knee asking me to be his wife! When we got the cliff/rock/cave thing, we soon discovered that the baby owls were gone. Adam said "Something must have gotten them." Of course, I believed him. No big deal. It was then that I made the statement to Adam "I have a vision for this place." (I was talking about a proposal of course. However, I would have never said that had I known about was about to get one.) He said "You do?" I just laughed and said "Yep! But I can't say what it is." I didn't have to, he knew exactly what I was talking about. He told me to sit on a rock (as seen in picture). I asked him why and he told me just to sit down. At this point, I still had no idea. Well, by the time I turned around to sit down, Adam had found himself on one knee. I THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING...only because I had just made the "I have a vision" statement. I thought he was joking...that is until I saw the most beautiful ring come out of his pocket. My heart sank! My arms went numb! My hands were shaking! I couldn't believe it! He asked me to marry him and I just stood there staring, not saying a word. And again, he asked if he could put the ring on and would I marry him. I said YES! YES! After about 20 minutes or so of just talking and realizing what just happened, I asked him "So, were there ever any owls?" He told me there wasn't. He had completely made it up just to get me to that particular spot. He says that from the very first time he saw the big cliff/rock/cave thing, he knew that's where he was going to propose. And he did!
Adam did so good surprising me! Especially, since he worked the proposal into something that we do so often, ride the 4-wheeler. I had spent all day with him and not one time did he act nervous or weird. How did I not know? I have always thought I would be onto him when the time finally came, but I wasn't and I'm so glad! It was the best surprise I have ever received! Adam even had a secret photographer hiding out capturing it all and I will cherish those pictures forever! After almost 5 years together and OFTEN trying to imagine how Adam would propose, it was everything I thought it would be and much much more!!! Everything was PERFECT! In the woods...couldn't have pictured it any other way! :) We are in the process of setting a date. I will update as soon as I know when we're going to TIE THE KNOT!
I CANNOT WAIT TO BECOME MRS. ADAM HARRIS!
