After ignoring Alex's messages on Hinge, I had no choice but to give him a chance, and I'm so glad he's persuasive. After just one date, we were inseparable. A walk in the park turned into dinner. Dinner led to a walk to the library the next day, a brewery date the next night, and every day together after that. After just one month together, we knew we had something special. We adopted our wild Ellie girl, committing to take care of her together. One month after that, we were crazy enough to go on a road trip, really testing our relationship to see if we could last a week together in the car. While we had been together for just over two months, when we returned from that trip, we knew we didn't want to separate and go back to our own homes. We moved in together a week later, finding it easy to combine our lives into one. Just a year after our first date, Alex popped the question at one of our favorite local hiking spots, making me and Ellie the luckiest girls. Alex and I cannot wait to celebrate our love with you all and look forward to a night full of laughs, dancing, and great food!