Anyway, now I will.ย
My brother Jonathan has been dating his girlfriend for about five years now and has been planning this engagement for two years. He planned a whole scavenger hunt for her. They went to Guatemala and some other places (not exactly sure where). But he proposed in Guatemala.ย
Jonathan has been making an orrery, which is a replica of the solar system. It is pretty complicated and took a long time to make. He made it for Julia so she would have to put everything in place and figure out clues, and, originally, the ring would come out when she did figure everything out, but they decided not to do that part because it was too complicated.ย
Here are some pictures I took of the orrery:
Jonathan made every little piece, making sure it fit just right. And in the end, it looked awesome!ย
They will have their wedding sometime in September.ย
Now on to my brother Gideon's engagement!
Gideon has been dating a girl named Elizabeth for about four weeks. Yes, I know, it was extremely fast! She lives in Boone, North Carolina, at the other end of the United States. They met at a Christian conference.ย
He brought her to California five days ago to meet the family. Everybody loved her and her personality! ๐ She is really fun to be with and can't wait to have her as my next sister-in-law. We got to spend lots of time with them, and I found out she could play fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and piano. And probably more instruments. She actually played the fiddle and guitar for us while she was here. It was so nice!ย
She is super sweet, and I think she and Gideon would be a really good pair together.ย
Gideon proposed to her on their way back home. Like, when they got off the plane and went to a park. Both of them were extremely tired, but Gideon proposed in a beautiful park area as the sun was rising. Afterward, they went to a nearby restaurant for breakfast.
ย They will be getting married in April in North Carolina.ย