We met on December 31, 2009 at a mutual friend's New Year's Eve bash. Abi was enamored with Kyle's fancy accent and nice hair. Although this was our first meeting, we quickly found that we had a lot in common, even beyond both of us dressing almost exclusively in black. We had gone to the same high school and were both students at the same junior college. We had similar taste in music and movies, and bonded over being introverts who don't stop talking once we get started. We saw each other socially for a while and finally started dating in May 2010 after a Nightmare on Elm Street movie marathon which left us both sleep deprived and in love.
Kyle proposed on the beach in Fort Meyers, Florida. We had designed the ring together and had it made, and it had been in Kyle's possession for several months. Abi was impatiently awaiting the big day, not knowing when he would choose to ask the question but wanting it to be a surprise. It was the very last moment of watching the sunset on our last night of vacation. While Abi was trying to catch a few pictures of the ocean in the fading light, he got down on one knee. There was no one else on the beach to capture the moment, but it was so romantic with just the two of us there.