We met back in 2016 when we were both working at Harris Teeter. I was working as a personal shopper and Andrew was working in the dairy department. We became close acquaintances because I was constantly asking him to check in the back for things that were out of stock on the shelves! We didn't become close until he left Harris Teeter in 2017, and on his last night working there, Andrew gave me a large Mason Jar that I needed for a school project. We have loved Mason Jars ever since because they are the reason we exchanged phone numbers and thus our love blossomed!

We were on our first solo vacation that was longer than just a weekend away in Luray, VA for our 4th anniversary on July 1, 2021. We arrived on June 26th and the next day was spent hiking in the mountains. After dinner, it began to rain so we went cleaned up the deck and went inside to play some board game as the rain passed. As the rain was started to lighten up, I was in the mood to try some local ice cream! While putting on my shoes, I looked out over our deck that overlooked the whole town and saw a full, vibrant rainbow, end to end. I ran outside and was sooo happy to see my first full rainbow! Andrew followed me and amid my joy, he got my attention, I turned around to see him on one knee asking me to continue going on adventures with him for the rest of our lives. I started crying the second I saw him kneeling so I don't remember much aside from him telling me I make him happier than he has ever been and that he wants me to marry him. My ring was everything I had ever dreamed. My stone, a moissanite, is originally from meteorite and it ties in my love of space and getting engaged under a rainbow perfectly fits into my love of the sky. Later that night, after we got the ice cream I was craving, we were on the phone with Andrew's mother and we saw a single shooting star stream across the night sky. What a perfect day!!