On December 17th, 2016, Alyssa went out for what she thought would be a normal day of Christmas shopping with her friends (shout out to Hannah and Ariel for being in on it). What she didn't know, is that about an hour after she left the house, Mark and his best friend Andy came in to set the stage for what would be her most memorable moment of the season. Alyssa came back to the house and walked down an aisle of Christmas lights and rose petals. Mark then gave her a scrapbook of their story together, got down on one knee and asked if she would continue their story as husband and wife. Alyssa of course said yes and has not stopped smiling since.