Growing up, Trent and I both were frequent visitors to our grandparents' lake houses on Smith Lake, which just so happened to be right next door to each other! During the summers, we used to spend our time playing outside together (go to the photos tab for proof). As we started getting older, Trent began playing travel baseball and was not around during the summers, so we did not see much of each other. I always remembered the boy next door, though, and wondered if he would ever come back to the lake. Flash forward to our sophomore year of college, we were in the same physics II class. We did not realize this until our grandparents found out we were both taking this class at Auburn. We ran into each other one night at a study session for the class and hit it off instantly. Luckily for Trent, it was raining outside, so I offered him a ride back to his dorm. Shortly there after, we went on a date to Newk's. After some persuasion from my friends, I asked Trent to go to my formal four days before the event, which led to him having his tux expedited to get there in time. After a few long nights at the library studying, the rest is history!!

After my first week in optometry school, we decided we needed to celebrate! Trent made a reservation and surprised me, but made sure that I wore a dress (convenient, right?). Much to Trent's dismay, I insisted on getting the beignets for dessert, which took approximately 45 minutes to prepare. Little did I know, this led to us being an hour late to my own engagement. After dinner, we went over to his aunt and uncle's house because he said his family had come to town and wanted to give us a "goodie". We pull up to the house and he claims we have to walk around to the dock. I immediately saw the rose petals and the dock all decorated with flowers and a bible on a table. It was such a sweet and surreal moment. After the proposal, we went inside to find all our family ready to celebrate with friends on the way. It was a perfect night with all the people that we care about most!!