We met during the holiday season when we were both working at the outlet mall on the same aisle. I had to walk past him every day and finally walked in and introduced myself. A few days later he came into my store to ask me on a date. Little did I know, he had forgotten my name, and smoothly gave me his phone number so when I called him I'd say my name and he'd be in the clear! Our first date was filled with me crying during a movie, dropping waffles in my lap and being the biggest mess but somehow I managed to not scare him away!

The best few days! I was turning 30, and Tyler surprised me with a trip to Puerto Rico! Tyler worked out everything, and all of my family and friends were in on it and kept it a secret. He even got it squared away with my work! We stayed at a beautiful resort right on the ocean, and Tyler had the most incredible adventures planned, one of which was this beautiful guided hike through the jungle. We had a few bumps along the way, like scheduling issues and having to rent a car and drive to the other side of the island, but thankfully (&surprisingly) we made it to the tour location in the nick of time. The jungle was beautiful, we saw the tallest trees, jumped off rocks, swam in the river, drank the freshest water, and swam through caves. Towards the end of the hike Tyler steps away to talk to our tour guide about what I assume is what we're doing next. Tyler had given me a GoPro as part of my birthday surprise, & we had been taking photos and videos all day, even giving the camera to the tour guide at times, which is why it didn't catch me off guard when Tyler gave the camera to the tour guide again and walked me over to a little spot on the edge of the water surrounded by mile high trees. He told me we we're just taking a break for lunch and goes to get a 'sandwich' out of his bag. He comes back to me and takes our helmets off (remember we'd been hiking in the jungle & through caves all day), he takes my hands and starts reciting the lyrics to our song, "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds. It wasn't until about half way through the lyrics that I realized what was happening, Tyler knelt down on one knee and asked me to marry him and I have never been more happy than in that moment! I had completely forgotten we were on this tour with other people until they all started cheering! The tour guide was able to capture it all on video!