I'm engaged!

Last Thursday, May 29, I flew to Pacific City, Oregon to surprise my girlfriend with a ring. Her Dad and two brothers picked me up (thank you), and took me directly to the beach to write, "Will you marry me?" in the sand. As I sat on some random drift wood and waited, I thought about what I was doing. I was ridiculously nervous, but I knew what I was doing. I was doing the right thing. I have never felt so excited and happy before.


When Danna finally arrived (20 minutes later), she began to walk down towards the beach with everyone in her family. She had no idea what was about to happen. She thought I was busy at work in Utah. She finally recognized me and ran to me, but not before dropping her $400 camera in the sand. We hugged and then I pointed out the lettering in the sand as I knelt down on one knee. She put her hands over her mouth! I opened the ring box and asked if she would marry me. She said, "Yes, yes!" We kissed and got engaged. I think I speak for her as well when I say that neither of us have ever been so happy.

Other pictures from that trip:

A Dumb Meme

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No I don't think so. I think my parents just liked the name Josh a little more than the name Bronson.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? To be completely honest, I don't know.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Sure, it's all caps.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Mmm...some almost rare roast beef. De-LISH-us!

5. HAVE YOU ANY CHILDREN? No, but I'm looking forward to them.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Uh yeah!

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? hahaha

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes?

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No way! I'd sky dive any day, but I would never bungee jump.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I like Apple Jacks. But I love any kind of granola cereal too.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? It depends on the shoe. Tennis shoes= no way. Basketball shoes and dress shoes= yes.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? I am getting weaker and weaker unless I get my lazy butt in gear and start working out.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia! Mmmm...

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Either eyes or their attitude. I usually don't care about their looks and I notice their attitude and the top-layer of their personality.

15. RED OR PINK? Red

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My hair

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO DO THIS MEME? I don't care

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? I'm wearing black pinstripe slacks with Tommy's black lace-less dress shoes. (I'm at work)

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? A star crunk haha

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Kings of Leon

22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Navy. Such a good color.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Freshly cut grass in the hot summer. BBQ cooking somewhere on a grill with the sounds of shoulder pads hitting, a hot dog, the little smell pouches of pomegranate, hot chocolate, flowers, a really hot girl's scent, stinky football pads, the ocean breeze, etc.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU SPOKE TO ON THE PHONE? Jessica. I was telling her about my night on Ambien. I tried to hit Devin with a hammer.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO MADE YOU DO THIS STUPID MEME? I don't know that person

26. WHICH SPORT DO YOU ENJOY WATCHING MOST? Football! (College Football specifically) Then Basketball, and then track and field. And then probably dodgeball.

27. HAIR COLOR? Blonde

28. EYE COLOR? blueish green

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACT LENSES? No, but I wish I did. My eyes aren't bad enough for contacts or some crap like that.

30. FAVORITE FOOD? Mexican, Italian, Indian and my favorite- Southern

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Scary Movie

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? I watched Dexter last night, but that's not a movie. The last movie I saw was Benny and Joon. (With Johnny Depp)

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Light Blue.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter and there's snow everywhere! When will it end?

35. HUGS OR KISSES? Depends on the person giving them.

36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Cannoli's or cheesecake or brownies or the Sandy brownie with maple butter at applebee's or chili's, I can't remember which. Or my grandma's almond cookies.

39. WHAT BOOK(S) ARE YOU READING NOW? The Giver, The Tipping Point, The Myth of Leadership, The Book of Mormon, Rough Stone Rolling,

40. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Nothing, it's a plain gray pad.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Dexter. And I almost watched some Arrested Development.

42. FAVORITE SOUND? Bacon sizzling on the frying pan. A screaming crowd at a SEC football game, The sound of summer with people playing Frisbee, dogs barking, the wind blowing, etc.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Oh gosh, that's easy. The Beatles. Duh.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I'm fairly average. A bit overly-competitive sometimes. I can run long distance a little better than average. Oh and I can sneeze like Donald Duck!

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Columbia, SC

The Kingdom - Slight Let-Down

I can't remember the exact phrase, but the trailer I saw on TV said something along the lines of, "The most exciting 10 minute part of any movie." This was not true.

The Kingdom is a good movie. It has good actors and an intense plot with themes and elements that are tied into a lot of America's current fears. The setting of the movie alone would scare me. Saudi Arabia? Whew.

The ten minute clip the trailer said would be the most exciting of any movie I've ever seen was good. It was exciting and had me on the edge of my seat, but it was no where close to the intensity of Mission Impossible: III or Saving Private Ryan or Blood Diamond. It was good but not as good as advertised; and I feel like, if they wouldn't have advertised it like that that people would have liked it better. Instead, the movie came off as kind of a let-down, in that area.

I would recommend this movie regardless. It's worth seeing. It's probably not the best date movie (like 50 First Dates) or movie for someone craving a thought-provoking drama (like Donnie Darko), but it is definitely worth watching. Oh and it has Jason Bateman from Arrested Development and Juno. And Jennifer Gardner from Alias and Juno.