Jolene Johnson and Zachary Armstrong, both of Minneapolis, plan to be married July 12 in Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
Her parents are Jody and Mark Johnson of Duluth. His parents are Cathy and Greg Schaub of La Crosse, Wis.
The future bride, a 2001 graduate of Duluth Central High School, graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in honors physics and music. She is a graduate research assistant for the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
The future groom, a 2001 graduate of Luther High School in La Crosse, graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in honors music and computer science. He is a private violin and viola teacher in Minneapolis.
The couple's Web site is http://joleneandzach.weddingannouncer.com .
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Making sure everything was special
The night Zach proposed we started off by going on a bird-watching hike.
Having grown up near Hawks Ridge, this is one of my favorite activities.
Then we went out for a nice Italian dinner. At this point I guessed something was up because Zach insisted that we take pictures of everything and that we order the nicest wine (not something that usually happens because we were both graduate students).
After dinner, we took a walk around Lake Calhoun. Zach found the exact place where he had first told me he loved me more than two years earlier. He got down on one knee and popped the question. Of course I said yes. After some quick calls to our parents we went out for dessert to celebrate.
Jolene Johnson
