The Proposal (February 14, 2007)

I talked to him around 4 that afternoon and he said he was about to head my way. At 7:30 I still had not seen him, nor spoken with him. I tried calling and texting over and over again and wasn't getting a response. I frantically called my mom to see if she had heard from him and that I was worried something might have happened, that I was gonna go look for him. She quickly stated "well there's no need in you doing that" (which I later found out he was over at my parent's house asking my dad, she knew all about it and couldn't let me leave my house). Finally he calls to tell me he had a "flat tire" (what a joke!) and that he would be there shortly! He came in and I tried hugging him like always and he was really sneakishly reluctant. (had the box in his coat pocket and didn't want me to feel it! =) After a little "how was your day ect. conversation" he pulled out the ring and asked me to marry him!!!!! I don't think the smile has left my face since......

How We Met

Funny you ask! Turns out I was "The Girl Next Door!" Royce and I have lived just down the road our entire lives! However, due to his stubborness (just kiddin darlin'), he never really talked to me much. Apparently he was too cool to hang out with us younger neighborhood kids (all 2 of us! =) Well a few years after we had both graduated and moved on, our mothers decided that we would just be the perfect match! Convicing us both to come home and attend church this one particular Sunday obviously allowed fate to set right in! The rest...... is history...... =)

All About Royce

Royce lives in Santo, TX (which is a good 60 miles one way from me....you can say that HWY 281 is a road MUCH traveled on! =) He is my rodeo cowboy that loves what he does! When he's not rodeo'n or spending time with me of course, he is workin, workin, workin, building fences and buildings, and/or "punchin cows" as he would say! "“That's my sweetheart in there. Wherever he is, that's where my home is.” ~The Notebook~

All about Nikki

I was born and raised in the “Cowboy Capital of the World”….good ole Stephenville TX! I'm a country girl at heart who loves her family, her friends, and her two dogs...Noah and Diesel!! I have one younger brother who, along with my Mom and Dad, still resides in Stephenville! After graduating from Stephenville High school, I attended Tarleton State University where I played Volleyball for the TexAnns!! (yes….I bleed purple!) I graduated in December of 2004 earning my Bachelors in Fitness Management and a minor in Business Administration. I have an additional post-graduate certification in EC-4 Generalist and EC-12 Special Education from Region XI TPP. In Hamilton, I am currently a teacher stuck in a high school setting, trying desperately to get back down to the elementary level....and I will next year! I have a full load this year....I teach Health, Teen Leadership and Resource Math. And I coach Volleyball, Basketball and Track for Junior High and HIgh School. YIKES!