Ashley

OUR STORY My mom started working for matts parents when i was about 5. WWe knew each other as brother and sister, never dating partners. I started working for his parents 4 years ago. two years ago my mom stopped working for them. Me and matt staretd talking and texting during early 2011. By April i knew i had a crush on him. April 4th i made him a birthday cake even though i knew he really didnt like them. He ate it with no complaints :) By July 1st we were dating. He decided by August I was the one for him, as was he to me. He asked my parents permission to marry me in Branson, MO in the first week of August. :)  OUR ENGAGEMENT On August 31, 2011... my 17th birthday, Matt planned for to go to a houseboat party for my birthday. He was supposed to be at college, having class all week. his parents were to take me to dinner, then on their boat to the houseboat party. as we arrived to the lake after eating my parents were waiting by the boat, not expecting them there. as we rode out into the lake i kept looking for the house boat, as we came into a cove i saw no house boat. I looked upon shore to see a guy between two tiki torches. As we got closer i could tell it was matt. I was super excited to see him. I seen there were rocks in front of him and between the tiki torches. they spelled 'I <3 U' as my ring was placed in the middle of the heart in a blue box. our parents stayed ion the boat as i got out to meet him. He pulled me to the bottom of the heart and got down on one knee. He said amazing words that ended with, will you marry me? I gladly accepted.