Like many people these days, we met on a dating app. I don't think either of us imagined that we would find the person we would marry one day on Facebook, but here we are! During the time we first began chatting, Cotey was working 7 days a week. When he finally got a weekend off, we had our first date on July 11, 2020 and we have been dating ever since. We are so thankful we found each other!
We were on vacation and had decided to visit some National Parks in Utah. On this day, we were at Zion National Park. I often refer to Zion as "Heaven on Earth" because it is absolutely breathtaking (as I imagine Heaven to be). We were hiking some pretty elevated trails and had passed a dried up waterfall. We decided to take a break and rest for a while. As I was looking over the map, trying to plan out which trial we would do next, Cotey says "Well, while we are here, will you Marry me?" I look over an he is down on one knee and is holding the ring! I was so surprised, we had definitely talked about getting married, but I was NOT expecting him to ask so soon. OF COURSE I SAID YES! It was such a beautiful moment, in a beautiful place. I will cherish the memory forever.