April 25, 2016

"First time meeting sam/ my fake brother was at my lake house for the 4th of July! When I had heard that Siena was bringing her new boyfriend I was excited! Of course every one has their first impressions and mine to Sam was that he was a sweet, loving, and caring guy! Spending the whole day with Sam, my family and I got to learn so much about him and what kind of guy he truly was! I knew just from that day that he was gonna be in Siena’s life for a really long time! My favorite part about that night was going down by the lake at 2am and listening to country music with Sam and Siena, they started slow dancing and doing cute things that cute couples would do. At this point i was sitting in the corner crying because of how cute they were being! These past two years of Sam being in my family’s life is honestly such a huge blessing! He’s like an older brother to me, he treats me like how a big brother would treat his little sister. He’s that kind of person who is there for anyone and I know that I can count on him with anything and I know for a fact Siena can as well! Siena you found the most perfect guy to marry and I couldn’t be anymore happier for you two! Love you both so much and Sam I’m happy that you came into mine and my family’s life<3"

July 13, 2018

"About a week or so before our annual family trip to the lake I got a call from Sam. We chatted for a minute before he asked me if I was bringing my “fancy camera”. I immediately knew what that meant; “Are you going to propose to Siena??” I think he was annoyed that I guessed his plan so easily, but I mean, it was pretty obvious. I assured him that I would have my camera, told him how excited I was, and made him describe the ring. During the week of our vacation it was almost impossible to get Sam alone to discuss the plan because Siena was ALWAYS around, but we managed to distract her long enough to go over the details. He wanted to pop the question at her favorite spot, right next to the White River where we had gone every year for the past 15ish years to watch “the fairies”. Sam wanted to wait until the very last night of the trip to ask. I personally found the waiting to be excruciating, so I have no idea how he managed to stay so calm all week. Finally, the night came. Siena had no idea what was going to happen, which was made clear when she emerged from her room wearing a skull tank top, messy bun and no makeup. I attempted to subtly convince her to change into a plain black shirt and put on some mascara. The three of us made our way down to the river and I anxiously watched Sam for some kind of signal. We wandered over to a tree, then suddenly Sam looked and Siena and said “Senners”, he got down on one knee, professed his love, and asked for her hand. Siena started crying almost immediately and kept asking “Is this real?!” He assured her that it was real and then she asked “are you sure??” It took her a minute before she even really looked at the ring on her finger. When she finally did Sam admitted he wasn’t sure if it was exactly what she had wanted to which she replied, “It doesn’t matter what it looks like, I’m just happy to have it.” Soon after we got back in the truck and rode off into the sunset to the sounds of Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me”.

July 6, 2019