We're Getting Married!

The first time Audrey saw Eric was when she walked into the Brier Creek Banfield Pet Hospital to interview for a Pet Care Assistant job. She was quite confused when she saw him, because he had what looked like from a distance a sweat band on his head. This made her think that this job was probably physically demanding if it made other employees sweat so much they had to wear sweat bands! It wasn't until after she started working there and got to know Eric that what she saw was not a sweat band but was rather a bandage from a surgery he had recently! Now, the first time Eric saw Audrey was while he was assisting one of the Veterinarians during surgery. While Audrey was being shown around the tiny animal hospital she walked by the surgery suite and caused Eric to do a double take according to the Veterinarian conducting the surgery. Love at first sight perhaps?

Eric and Audrey slowly got to know each other while working at Banfield. During work shifts they found that they both had a love for volleyball and NC State, as well as enjoyed poking fun at one another. However, Audrey was weary when she learned that Eric did not have a very diverse movie background (he had never seen Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, any Mel Brooks movies, or Monty Python and the Holy Grail!!!). She decided to change this and invited Eric to come over to begin watching the Lord of the Rings series with her December of 2014. It was this invitation that most likely tipped over the first domino that led Eric and Audrey into the relationship and love they share today, but of course Eric did not officially ask Audrey to be his girlfriend until January 25th, 2015.

As for many who had plans of getting engaged in 2020 the pandemic ruined all of Eric's plans to propose to Audrey. Eric knew that he wanted to ask for Audrey's hand in marriage in North Carolina where they both grew up and that it should not be on any special occasion so as not to raise Audrey's suspicion. This was made extra difficult due to Audrey moving to College Station, Texas in July of 2019 to start her PhD program at Texas A&M University (sorry Eric!). With the engagement ring he has had in his possession since July of 2019 Eric formed a secret plan with Audrey's mother (Pam) to get Audrey back in NC to "celebrate her birthday" that was in November. For this short trip they flew to Charlotte, NC and stayed with Pam, where they had fun going out on the boat and spending quality time back in good ole NC. Pam gave the suggestion that they should travel to Chimney Rock to go hiking and enjoy the last of the colorful fall foliage. The gang hiked the trails and thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful sights and colors. They ended at the waterfall located at the end of one of the trails where the sound of rushing water surrounded by nature could calm even the most nervous of souls (Eric before he proposed). It was while Pam was taking pictures of Eric and Audrey in front of the warm colors of fall leaves that Eric got down on one knee and asked Audrey if she would marry him and spend the rest of their lives together side by side. Of course, seeing as you are on this website, you should know how this story ends!

Disclaimer: He has read the stories, but then tried to make too many edits. Thankfully, I am the one who created the website and thus the one that solely has access. Bwahahahaha ;)