First of all, how did we not meet sooner?! We grew up in Carson City, we went to the same schools, we had some of the same classes. We were born in the same hospital for heaven's sake... only 3 days apart! While all of that is a little freaky and coincidental, we met in the most boring way... in a bar. We've been together ever since.
We went on a trip to Nashville, TN to visit my Uncle Carson and Aunt Linda over winter break. We ended up being in downtown Nashville for New Years Eve on a pub crawl. We made some amazing new friends in a new city and rang in the new year on a rooftop on Broadway Street. As we were walking back to the hotel, we stopped to get a hot dog from a street cart. Best hot dog ever!! On the walk, Derreck was the chattiest I've ever seen him and kept saying how happy he was and how excited he was to start 2020 together. He got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I said, "Are you serious? Yes!!" We are so excited to celebrate the start of our lives with all of you!