We’re getting married!

Alex and I met at The Fox & Hound on a Tuesday night. Alex and a friend approached a table that my girlfriend Alex and I were sitting at and struck up a conversation. Since they were both named Alex at the table, Alex’s (the boy) nickname became "Pack Pack" for the backpack he was carrying because he was riding his motorcycle (which I was very interested in). Alex and I were "just friends" for several years after this.

I decided to move to Oklahoma City (against Alex's advice) for my first job as a nurse at OU Children's Hospital. This distance only proved that Alex and I really cared for each other as we set aside many hours and miles of driving to spend time together. This is when I would say we finally figured out we wanted to be more than just friends and decided everyone was right - that we should try this dating thing! (:

On Easter day, the Ellison and Eftekhar families both gathered at my parents house. I had no idea anything was happening this day, I was just excited for our extended families to get to spend time together. Alex says that he tried many times to get me to follow him outside to the backyard where he wanted to take me down by the pond to pop the question, but I was too busy playing with my cousin's baby. He finally enlisted the help of my sister Molly (she's very convincing), and they were able to get me outside. I turned around after walking down the stairs and could see both Molly and Alex with grins on their faces, but I still had no idea what was coming next. The next moment seeing Alex down on one knee, I instantly started crying and asked Alex, "Is this real?". Followed quickly by "YES!!" and some more tears of excitement.