Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton have been a couple for five years, and they brought a smile to the faces of so many fans, family, and friends this week with word of their engagement this past Sunday, May 9th. Miranda talked with us about the big news, and she says that the happy surprise proposal is a beautiful beginning to what she sees as “the fairy tale that every girl dreams of.” (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• The engagement news hit People.com earlier this week, and fans can look for more in the new issue of People magazine, on sale today!

  Miranda Lambert had no idea that Blake Shelton was going to pop the question. (:16)
“I was very surprised, very surprised. You know, bein’ a girl, you’re always like, ‘When are we gonna get married? When are we gonna get married? When am I gonna get a ring? I don’t care if we get married…just give me the ring,’ you know? (laughs) And I was shocked. I just…I didn’t know when or where or how, and I’m glad, ’cause I love surprises. Usually I can figure those things out, but I had no clue.”

  Miranda Lambert says she’s living out her very own fairy tale. (:25)
“I know he’s the one, without a shadow of a doubt, and so does my mom, and she’s always like, ‘I’ll know if it’s the one,’ you know? And she just…my parents love him, and family is a huge thing to me. So if our families didn’t get along, it would be tragic. But our families get along great, and I love his parents, and so, it’s perfect. It’s literally the fairy tale that every girl dreams of, and you know, I think I’ve earned it.” (laughs)