Engaged

It is official!  Rachel called me on Monday afternoon, all excited and breathless.  She told me all the details...they were at City Creek mall doing some Christmas shopping when they passed a lifesized cutout of George, on bended knee holding a ring box.  His sister had arrived ahead of them and placed the cutout in the window of one of the stores.   Rachel actually walked right by it without noticing, so George had to do some quick ad-libbing to get her to turn around and walk past it again!  The second time she did notice!  She stared at it for a moment, turned around to question George, and there he was in the same position as the cutout, holding the same ring box, wearing the same clothes, with the same big smile on his face.  He popped the question, she said yes, and nearby shoppers applauded.  Hooray! 

Several people have asked Kent and I if we knew this proposal was coming...yes we did, we just did not know exactly when.  Last week Kent and George drove down to Cedar City together to load up all of Rachel's things and bring her home to stay.  At some point during that 4-hour drive George asked Kent for his daughter's hand in marriage. Of course, Kent gave his blessing.  We later laughed and said it would have been a very long day for them if Kent had said no!  Haha!

Grandma Smith sent Rachel an email asking lots of questions about her fiance.  Rachel answered each question, and I thought I would include her responses here for anyone who doesn't already know...

What is his last name?  His full name is George Ballard Ungricht III.  Yes, he is a THIRD, named after his father and grandfather!

Where does he live?  He lives in Lehi, about ten minutes from my house. 

How many siblings does he have? He has an older sister, an older brother, and a twin sister named Hillary who is getting married a month before George and me.

When did you two meet?  We were both students at Lehi High School, he graduated a year before me.

What does he like to do? He likes to play lacrosse...that is how we met.   He is a very good singer, he was in the high school choir.  He likes sports too.

What work or schooling is he in?  He currently works the night shift at a bakery at a grocery store in Lehi.  He goes in to work at midnight and gets off at 8:00 a.m.

Will you be getting a job while you are awaiting the wedding?  Yes, I hope to get a job soon!  I have moved home from SUU to be closer to George and to plan my wedding, but I will still be a full time student, taking fourteen credits online. 

So there is the story!  We are excited to plan a wedding!  The date is July 10th at the Salt Lake Temple.  Exciting times at our house!