It all started with a swipe (well actually two) on a cool crisp night in October. He was looking for love and she was looking for a normal guy who didn’t fake seizures. The chat didn’t last long as Nick asked her out within a couple of weeks. After Ashlyn asked to reschedule the initial date twice, Nick began to count this match at a loss. But alas! On the third date, Nick and Ashlyn went to Avondale Brewery and to no ones surprise, both of them were late. Ashlyn had been one too many bad dates, and as potential out to the date, she brought her friends dog. She knew this could be an easy out by saying the dog was hungry if the date started to go downhill. A few months later she found out that Nick is highly allergic to dogs. They hit it off right away and started talking about sports, hometowns up north and their interests. Suddenly, Ashlyn realized that Nick was half listening to her and was more focused on the ground beneath them like he had lost something. When she asked, he said he had lost something from his watch. She later found out this was a Chuck E. Cheese head from the Chuck E. Cheese watch he had been wearing which was a gift for being a great employee there for several years. Nick remembers leaving that date with the thought, might have lost the watch, but I think I got the girl. The second date is one that they both look back on now and claim this was the day they both fell for each other. They went ice skating at Railroad Park and went to a Christmas party at Ashlyn's gym. The dates just kept getting better from there. On January 2, 2021, Nick sent Ashlyn on a scavenger hunt around Birmingham to all of their favorite spots: kayaking launch spot, a few first date spots and ended it at the Vulcan overlooking the city. It was there that he asked Ashlyn to spend forever with him.