Jarom surprised me by taking me on a hike to Cecret Lake last year where he proposed with a beautiful poem he wrote about our relationship,

I was distracted by all the chipmunks and salamanders and totally did not see it coming! It was perfect though, and so meaningful,

This was a little photo shoot we did at the spot we got engaged. We call it the "Cleave Rock" and it's on the way to Cecret Lake in the Albion Basin. It's such a meaningful place to us.

“Cleave” was actually my word for the year last year! I got it from another poem, so neat to see how that manifested this way! Jarom was not even in my life yet when I picked the word. But I had a feeling I would get engaged in 2024, the year before.

The wildflowers were gone by then, but it was so special to be back there, and in our wedding clothes, too! I surprised Jarom by memorizing and reciting the poem he had written earlier that year for the proposal.

I'm excited to share this special poem with you below--the poem he wrote and read to me on a mountain to propose.

It was such an amazing gift from his heart to mine.

Memorizing it and then reciting his words back to him at the same spot later was my way of returning that gift, from my heart to his.

The poem goes through the first six months of our relationship:

- Our first date, blacksmithing and forging a silver leaf pendant.

- Our Valentine's day date, in which he hired an acoustic guitarist to serenade us.

- Our breakup and coming back together a month later.

- The storm in which God spoke to us.

Just so you can understand it a little better:

"The Only" = Jarom

"The Other" = Bonnie

"The Two" = our relationship

AND it references 4 special songs for us!

"Lovebug" by the Jonas Brothers

"Under Your Scars" by Godsmack

"Dos Oruguitas" from Encanto

"Second Chance" by Shinedown

Glimmerings of the Two by Jarom Rush. Read it here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dlh4uYtEaqRoPKG54nXbze-MWSyCmgVgtRkhGtE3jRQ/edit?usp=sharing

Or watch me reciting it here in this video:

https://www.facebook.com/1379506204/videos/pcb.10236468958328875/1198058748680090