As a celebration of our graduation from A&M we decided to take a month long trip backpacking Europe. We were waiting until after we graduated to get engaged, so as graduation came near I was getting anxious about getting a ring! Before we left for Europe, Cody kept telling me that a proposal would have to wait since he spent so much money on our graduation trip. Of course I was bitter, but I agreed. Our first stop in Europe was Paris, the city of romance! Without my knowledge, Cody had it all planned out to have the proposal photographed in front of the Eiffel Tower. The funny thing is when he actually got down on one knee I thought he was playing a prank on me. He kept telling me before we left for Europe that a proposal wasn't in the budget due to the expenses from our graduation trip, so I didn't believe he was actually proposing. After he professed his love for me, all I could keep saying is "Wait, are you being for real?". After repeating myself he finally said, "Yes Ashlee, I'm being for real!! So yes or no?!" Once I finally realized he had a ring, and this was not a test, of course I said yes! After that, we strolled through the gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower and I cried (happy tears!) when he told me the details about getting permission from my family and how long it took him to plan everything out. It was a perfect day.