We have to give all the credit to our good friends Hannah and Josh Nielson here. They brought me to Austin's ugly sweater party where his charm and light up Christmas sweater was just too much for me to resist! He asked me on a date that night and said "I know the perfect place!" Which turned out to be his favorite restaurant, Chili's. Between the chips and sals and endless conversation, the rest was history!

Austin had his mom take me, my mom, and his sister in law out for a girls night before she headed back down south for the winter. We went and got our nails done (smart guy) and went out to dinner at a new restaurant in town. After dinner we were planning on coming back to our house so that they could see our new millwork and backsplash. To my surprise there was a little more planned for our return. When we pulled up to the house there were lanterns lining the walkway, confused, I looked at our moms who just smiled and told me to go in! Austin was standing inside with the whole room decorated in candles and flower pedals, where he then got down on one knee, in the house we worked so hard together on, surrounded by the people we love the most and asked me to spend the rest of our lives together!