We were in the same ward at BYU-Idaho. I first met him at the ward social where we talked about how he was a firefighter in San Diego, I thought that he was too cool for me. Then a few weeks later I gave a talk in sacrament meeting & he was sitting in the front row & we kept staring at each other the entire time. After that he went home & found me on the ward list & then followed me on Instagram. We talked through Instagram for a little bit & then finally went on our first date!

Kyler asked me on a date through Instagram & I was seriously so excited. He picked me up in his truck & I seriously fell in love. When I got in the truck, he asked me if I was okay with going to get food in Idaho Falls (a 30 minute drive) because they have so many more options...of course I said yes! I had no idea where he was going to take me..then he pulled up to Texas Roadhouse. I was seriously so shocked! All my first dates were usually Taco Bell, or something super cheap like that. When we went in they said that it was a 45 minute wait & luckily he was starving too, so we decided to go to Firehouse BBQ. I ordered a burger, but had broken my thumb the week before so had to eat it with a fork & knife & I could feel him judging me (which he now admits he totally was). It sounds so cheesy, but after this date, I knew that he was different & knew I was going to fall in love with him.... & I did (:

I know this sounds crazy to people who have to wait much longer, but I seriously was waiting for him to propose for 2 months. I thought that it was going to happen any moment & boy was I wrong! He totally took advantage of this & on multiple different occasions pretended to be getting down on one knee. He would reach into his pocket & act like he was going to kneel & then giggle! I am not kidding, the first time I cried because I thought it was real haha! Anyways....let's get to the real proposal: On Saturday, October 13th, both Kyler & I got food poisoning. It was SO bad! So when Sunday came around (my 21st birthday), I was not in the mood to do anything but sit in my pajamas. My friends, Maryn & Sydney, had surprised me for my birthday on Friday night & drove 12+ hours to see me. They kept trying to talk me into going to take pictures with them & my sisters, Torra & Emery, but I assured them that I did NOT look good for pictures. They wouldn't drop it, so I finally got up to get dress & ready to go. After driving to multiple different murals to take pictures, we drove up to Nature Park (a cute park with a ton of trees & a pretty river). There were two pumpkins that said "Stop" & "Here" & then a trail of candles through the trees. As I followed the trail I quickly realized that Kyler was at the end & started walking super fast, so fast that I missed all of the pictures that he had hung up! At the end of the path was Ky, holding a build-a-bear dressed as a firefighter (he is a firefighter). Kyler said "Hi Ren, happy birthday. I want to introduce you to my friend 'Graham'. He has something to say to you" & he pressed Grahams hand which said: "Happy Birthday Renna. You are my best friend. I love you most." & then Ky said "he has one more thing to say to you, but you have to push it". So I pushed Graham's other hand & he said "JUST. SAY. YES." Then he got down on one knee (: