We met at a roller derby match in Gainesville (Lea and Rob get kudus for the introduction). For our first date, we canoed down Prairie Creek in a yellow canoe. Then Simon went to Alaska, and asked Adrienne to meet up for a bike ride second date down the coast of California. Adrienne said sure, but after want to work on a small island in the Pacific Ocean banding birds? Simon said, if that goes well, want to go to Alaska? We both agreed that in the end, we would be in Florida!

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon and Simon said, "Let's canoe down Prairie Creek!" Adrienne had no idea, even though we had not been back to their first date spot and Simon openly packed champagne (because champagne and canoes go well together, obviously). Surrounded by the beauty of cypress knees and swamps protected by Alachua County Trust, Simon proposed! Yes, a thousand times yes!