well here it is...OUR STORY!

It all began my freshman year in the cafeteria at West Brunswick high school.   Now that I look back, I was just a baby!  On the first day of school, all of the freshman girls were gathered together at one table and at the next table over sat a whole gang of upper classman football players.   With that being said, we all sat up a little straighter and flipped our hair a little more often to try and catch their attention. Even though I hadn’t been in high school very long, the most handsome blonde hair, blue eyed boy was the one who caught my eye.  

To make a six year long story kind of short, I’m going to summarize a bit.  June 8, 2007 is when Devin officially asked me to be his girlfriend.  This may sound like an easy task for a sixteen year old boy, but for Devin it was a little bit different since I was his first girlfriend.  As a matter of fact, I was his first kiss. (CHECK!) He must be a pro at “popping the question”, whether it’s for a first date or for my hand in marriage, because he always went above and beyond to make it unforgettable.  His dad always told him, “Boy, you’re diggin’ yourself too deep spoilin’ her so early on in this relationship.” (Knowing good and well he was guilty of the same.  Mrs. Susie was treated like a princess herself.)  He always warned him that he would have to top each sentimental gesture, but I’d say he’s done a pretty good job thus far. 

Anyhoo, back to my story….Devin asked me to be his girl friend the last day of my freshman year of high school while driving to a friends house in his dad’s black hunting truck. I initially told him no at first, then quickly asked if I could change my answer to yes. We had been dating and talking on and off that past year and that day he decided to pop the first question to start a relationship. I immediately knew there was something special about this boy. He was a football player and I was a cheerleader. We had the typical “high school sweetheart” story. Little would I know, six years later, that handsome blonde hair, blue eyed boy would ask me to be his wife.  Devin is two years older than me, so he graduated from high school the following year and went to East Carolina University. Frequently, we heard that we would never make it while he was in college and I was still in high school, but we never let anyone change our perception of our relationship and how we felt about each other. Everyone told us we were way too young to be in such a serious relationship, but we knew there was no one else we’d rather be with. I am not going to lie; those two years apart while he was at ECU were hard. It challenged us in our trust in one another, but I believe those two years made us stronger than ever. I made the decision to go to ECU also. Going away for college was one of the hardest things I ever had to do because I am such a homebody, but having Devin there to support me made a world of difference.  I didn’t choose ECU because that’s where he was, but of the AWESOME nursing program in which I will graduate from in May.  Devin recently graduated from ECU with a minor in business and a major in health fitness. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok ok...here it is....THE PROPOSAL

Okay okay, so here is what a lot of people have been asking me lately…How did he propose? Well, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride because it was definitely a very thorough and well thought out proposal.

June 8^th is our anniversary date as I mentioned earlier. This year, we had talked about just getting away for a weekend. We had done a lot of research on Pawleys Island and found out that they had really cool hammocks and just seemed like a nice and relaxing place to go. We had planned to leave that Saturday, June  8^th in the afternoon to head down there.

The weekend of our anniversary, my roommate Jessica had asked if she could come and stay that friday night because she had a cheerleading competition to attend that next day near where I live, so of course I said yes. I was a little worried that she had forgotten that it was our anniversary so I made Devin kindly “remind” her that that day was just for me and him. Closer to the weekend, my childhood best friend Amy asked if she could come down and stay that Friday night and the two of us go get our nails done on Saturday. I was getting a little antsy about everyone coming down that weekend because I knew Devin and I had already had plans, but I told her that was fine because of course I would never tell my best friend she couldn’t come stay.

 

 So that day beautiful Saturday morning, we started off our morning by going to the gym as we usually do every morning together. After we finished our workout, we decided to go over to ocean isle beach and just layout while we waited to head over to Pawley’s Island. If any of you know Devin Sellers, he is NOT beach bum, so we did not stay out there very long (30 minutes… MAX). We decided to ride over to my house to play with our puppy Reese. When we got to the house, we walked inside first to get a drink. My mom and step dad were in the middle of cooking this massive dinner which I didn’t question because they said they were “taking it over to a friend’s house.”  

After we finished playing with our dog, Devin left to go get ready and I started getting ready also. My mom was in the middle of helping me curl my hair when I was bombarded by a gang of girls who blind folded me and put a pillow case over my head. I immediately started to freak out and tell them over and over that me and Devin had already had plans and he was about to be there to pick me up. They all just laughed and shoved me into a car.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After driving me around in circles while I was still blindfolded, we finally parked and they got me out of the car. All I could hear was the ocean as we walked through what felt like a maze. Someone took the blindfold off of me and I saw five of my closest girl friends: Amy, Jessica, Maggie, Katelyn, and Mary Ashton. We were in the same location where Devin and I had our one year anniversary date. On our one year anniversary, we had a picnic on the beach and had boundary house chicken tenders and fries. When they took the blind fold off of me, they had “reenacted” our one year anniversary date. I was getting a little flustered because that weekend, a tropical storm was just coming through and the wind and waves were so rough. We got hit by a wave and we were all pretty soaked. I was freaking out and telling them “yall, I still have to go to Pawley’s Island…now I’m going to have to go back home and get ready again.” They told me just to enjoy our picnic and I’d see Devin soon and it would all work out.

 

 

 

After our picnic they handed me a clue which lead me to my sisters Emily and Megan. The two of them blind folded me once again and took me “down memory lane.”

When I got to take the blind fold off again, we were where Devin and I always go to watch the sunset on the tailgate of his truck. Here waited Devin’s brother Drew with a blanket set up on the back of Devin’s truck and a computer. On the computer was a video Devin created for me. It was a slide show of all of our memories, a sweet message he said to me, ending with a grand finale of his finest dance moves. I was then blind folded... yet again by his brother, put into Devin’s truck and we started driving once again.

 

 

 

When the car stopped Drew got me out of the car and we had a little chat together. Drew and I have recently grown a lot in our relationship. I have always looked up to Drew and what a strong Godly man he is. He recently got married to the most fabulous woman named Megan. Devin and I look up to their marriage so much. Anyhoooo… After we finished talking, Drew handed me over to someone. This person would NOT talk. Keep in mind, I am STILL blind folded and walking with someone who wouldn’t say a word to me. I was getting a little skittish and anxious to just find Devin so we could continue with our trip to Pawley’s Island. I just knew he was going to be so upset that our plans had been messed up.

After what felt like walking miles with this silent, random person, I heard the sweetest voice say “Haley, it’s me...Devin.” He took the blind fold off of me and we stood on the beach. In his hands was his dad’s bible. He read a passage to me from Song of Solomon 3:4. He then turned me around to find around 75  of my friends and family members holding up a banner that said, “Will you marry me Haley?” He got on one knee and asked me to marry him! Of course I said YES!!!!!

 

 

 

Needless to say, the trip to Pawley’s island was made up, my mom was NOT cooking for a friend (she was cooking for the 75 people holding my banner on the pier), my roommate didn’t have a cheerleading competition (she helped kidnap me), and Amy took me to get my nails done because she knew I’d have my hand photographed a lot that day (thank you again).  A lot of lies were told but I think I can forgive them this one time! I never once suspected a thing because Devin does sweet things like scavenger hunts, etc. all the time.  

well yall....October 4, 2014 can’t come fast enough. This is the day I will marry the love of my life. I can’t wait to be a SELLERS! I’ve known for a long time that Devin would one day be my husband and I can’t believe I can finally call him my fiancé! With this blog, I am going to share our journey of engagement. This next year is going to be awesome and I cant wait to share it with you all.