So for those who don’t know, Mathew and I met at work, he worked at the YMCA and I worked for the physical therapy clinic next door. However I am pretty sure he had originally eyed me while I was getting my morning coffee at Buccees many moons before when he had worked there. Either way my coworker introduced us soon after and we began making small talk on Twitter because he was about to have knee surgery and would be coming to therapy soon after. If you asked him he would say I had a “thing” for a guy on crutches and that is why we went on a date but I personally believe it is because he had already been eyeing me for a while and was on a mission. Which ever way it may have truly been we decided to go on our first date at the movie theatre, crutch and all!

They always say timing is everything and I truly believe in that because after 7 years of ups and downs we finally got it right and he chose to propose! His proposal wasn’t in New Orleans where he had originally planned due to Covid-19 but instead decided to propose in POC a place I hold close to my heart. He was very anxious and nervous and asked me to go for a walk on pier, which of course I thought was very odd. After walking on and off the pier with no proposal I am not going to lie I was a little disappointed. Little did I know he was waiting to walk me along the front beach with my family near by to pop the question. He mumbled the question, we got teary eyed and I said yes!!!