***Amanda's Engaged!***

Wow, it happened. Amanda is officially engaged! It's hard to believe...she's really grown up since graduation. Nick proposed today. He drove all the way here from Idaho just to ask for John's blessing (which i think is way cool). John took him out for breakfast (he arrived at 9:30 this morning) and they had a nice chat. Then he drove all the way back and took Amanda out for dinner and then a hike, where he gave her a book of poems. In the book of poems he had written one just for her. At the end it said turn the page and when she did, he had cut a small section of the book out, enough to hold her engagement ring!! So sweet and creative. Amanda was on cloud nine of course. They are possibly thinking to get married this spring, but nothing is for sure.