Alex and Alyssa met back in high school, but were dating each other’s best friends at the time. Years and relationships later, Alex persevered trying to win Alyssa’s affection, and she is ecstatic that he didn’t give up. 11 years after their first kiss and real life experience of the birth of Alyssa’s nephew Jace, Alex proposed at the top of Preston Peak on a beautiful snow-capped mountain. Finally.