It was the night of Ivey’s graduation from Hall County Fire & EMT School. After the ceremony, he was having a party at a restaurant called “The Collegiate,” on the downtown square of Gainesville. As him and I were en route to the party, he starts going to park on the far side (completey away from the Collegiate) of the square; I quickly began to complain. I keep telling him that it is too cold, and I am only wearing tights. He assures me it will be alright, and we are just gonna walk. We get out of the truck and head on to the square. Once we get up to it, I ask if he wants me to turn or go straight; he says turn. We walk just a few steps and I hear him say, “right here.” I just brush it off and say yeah. Then he stops me and says, “right here is where I first saw you.” - Our first date was at Atlas Pizza on the square, as he was waiting for my arrival he was sitting on a bench that was where we were currently staanding - He turns me to face him and says, “I have a secret. I asked you dad if I could marry you, and he said yes.” At this point, I am in complete disbelief and have no idea what to do. He proceeds to go into how I am the greatest woman he has ever met and how he loves me more than anyone. Eventually, he gets down and officially proposes. The rest is simply history!