This love story began when our paths crossed at the gym on campus at UGA. I was a yoga instructor that started picking up shifts in the department where Joseph worked. I thought he was pretty dang cute so I began requesting the shifts he was on. After working with him for an entire summer, our friendship quickly turned into a perfect romance.

Joseph had planned to propose on our anniversary for quite sometime. Little did I know, he wanted to bring someone else along. That someone else's name is Zoey, our first puppy together. 10 days earlier, he snuck off to the Athens Humane Society to adopt her before anyone else could. He knew she was the one after one look at those eyes! Instead of bringing her home on Valentine's Day like he planned, I was introduced ahead of schedule. Who could say no to that face?! On Valentine's Day, we took her on a walk to the park near our neighborhood. While I was distracted, he attached a heart tag to her collar that said "Marry Me?". When I saw the tag on Zoey's collar, my heart melted! I turned around and he was on one knee. Of course I said YES!