Another Wedding on the Horizon

That's right, the Clough's look forward to welcoming the Blue's to the family! Laurel and Jason are finally engaged! The long-awaited engagement occurred on Thursday in Austin and I feel so honored that I got to be a part of this special occasion. Jason had come to visit my parent's house last weekend to talk to my Dad, and we had a pre-engagement celebratory toast and hatched plans for the proposal the following week. Jason wanted to propose in a scenic spot next to a creek in a green belt area near their apartment in Austin. In order to get a picnic area set-up beforehand, he needed some assistance and I jumped at the opportunity to be there. I met up with him on Thursday afternoon and he showed me the spot to set up a blanket with rose petals and picnic basket with champagne and fruit. After setting it up, I was to hide a ways down the trail in order to put the ring (which I had attached to a collar) around Bandera's, Laurel's dog, neck. Sure enough, I heard them coming down the trail an hour later and instead of Bandera running past me on the trail, it was Harley who came right to me. So, although it wasn't in the plan, Harley was the one to wear the collar and bring the ring to Laurel. Needless to say, she was very surprised and ecstatic to see such a beautiful ring. Jason designed the setting himself, which has small blue diamonds (how appropriate as his last name is Blue) around the base of the diamond.


After giving Laurel another surprise by popping out and taking some pictures of them, we headed back to the apartment and got ready to meet some friends at a bar for Jason's birthday. Mandy surprised Laurel again at the bar, and we had a great time celebrating both their engagement and Jason's birthday with many of their friends.

I am so excited for the two of them and can't wait for all the wedding fun to begin again. Although no date is set in stone, it will most likely be another ranch wedding and Jon and I can't wait to return to Texas for such a fun occasion. It will be fantastic to have a brother-in-law and I'm excited about our stupendous growing family!