We met at a high school party that we both accidentally ended up at. As paired-up beer pong partners, we won every game: Allison made all of the shots, and Will drank all of the beer—a match made in Heaven! And yes, we won every game. Since then, we have been inseparable for 12 years.

Those who know Allison know she’s a strict rule-follower (quite the opposite of me). When we first started dating, she was 15 (don’t worry, I was 17). One day, I decided it would be a good idea to teach her how to drive, so I took her to an empty parking lot, assuming I’d sit in the passenger seat and walk her through it. Instead, she hopped in the driver’s seat, shut the door, and drove off into the distance. In my car. She eventually came back to pick me up. Turns out, there’s a little rebel in her after all.

My favorite story about Will is when he proposed. Not only did he look for a grassy spot to propose at in case I passed out, but he also accidentally proposed in front of a medium-security prison (Fortezza Medicea) in Tuscany which he thought was just a pretty castle.