We met at the 150th annual Scottish Games at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Neither of us really wanted to go, but in the end, our friends dragged us along. Adam saw me talking with my friends and wanted to say hi but was too shy to come over--so, his friend pushed him over to where we were standing and we all started talking. The group of us hung out together the rest of the day, and then Adam gave me his phone number. The rest is history.

We went to Huntington Beach for our anniversary. Adam said he wanted to watch the sunrise on the beach on the morning of our anniversary, and I thought it was a sweet idea so I agreed. We left the hotel in such a hurry that morning that I forgot to bring food and sunscreen (not knowing that we were going to be there for hours). I was getting hungry and wanted to get some food at a nearby restaurant, but Adam kept telling me to be patient and enjoy the beach scene. An hour later when I couldn't take it anymore, he told me he had a surprise waiting for me, so I had to wait a little longer. Meanwhile, I'm starving and starting to form a sunburn. But the surprise was worth the wait. I thought he might have hired an airplane to write "happy anniversary" in the sky, or something anniversary-related. He couldn't possibly be proposing, I thought (even though it would be the perfect setting for a proposal). So, I sat and waited. He told me to look toward the sea (which I thought confirmed my theory on the sky writing). Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, he stood next to me, started talking, and got down on one knee to ask me to marry him. And of course, I said YES! We are so excited to celebrate our wedding with you in Santa Rosa!