We first met in the band room at our high school, and became instant best friends. Our paths went in very different directions when he moved to Houston for school, but little did we know we'd reconnect 2 years later, and grow closer than before. After 3 years of long distance, I moved to Houston to join Austin on the wildest ride life has had to offer.

Austin had surprised me with a late birthday present, where he flew home from a national event to take me and my sister to see the musical Hamilton. We had a lovely dinner at the downtown aquarium, saw the show, and after final curtain call, as we were taking pictures with the stage in the background, he got down on one knee.