It is crazy to think of how real the possibility of Love truly is. Love, or the reality of Love, takes many shapes and has many names; Fate, Hope, Destiny, Purpose, Will. The list could go on forever. My reality has a name, her name is Kariann Hollinger. She came into my life 4 years ago and changed my life forever. See, she had just graduated from college with a teaching degree and was ready to embark on her next challenge of working in a school. She had decided to go to attended a job fair in Millersville and was scouted by Lincoln Charter School. Crazy, how Love was just setting up the stage for us to meet. I was off working in the school getting ready to give up on relationships and love and she was just looking for a job. She came to the school at the beginning of something we call "New Teacher Induction" and I absolutely could not stay away from her. She was magnetic to me. I needed to be close to her, to be around her. I thought I was playing it cool and was hiding how I felt about her. The funny thing is, I did a good job of hiding it from her, but, everyone else knew. As the days went on, I grew closer to her and we started to get to know each other. By the end of our new staff training week, Kariann and I were going on "dates"(talking) after school at Oliver Garden and sneaking away from our lives just to be with each other. This led to the start of a beautiful, unforgettable, and magical story that and we can still to this day not pinpoint the exact date that we began dating. Everything changes when Love is in at the center of it all...

The moment of impact. The moment of impact proves the potential for change, the change in one's life or another's future. This was that moment. the moment that would change our lives forever. The moment I traveled to the top of the hill, walked onto a bridge, and kneeled down before the love of my life, and vowed to fiercely love her, in all her forms, now and forever. The moment, I promised to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love. And to always know in the deepest part of my soul that no matter what challenges might carry us apart confront us, we will always find our way back to each other. It was at this moment that our fates were sealed together and we would decided to be one. The moment I asked Kariann to marry me.

You're going to have to witness this next chapter in person. See you in June!