A perfect right swipe on Tinder resulted in a mutual match made in heaven. After a few weeks of chatting, we ventured to Sylvan Beach for a nerdy night of Bocce and dinner at Canal View Cafe. What followed was an evening of stargazing that unbeknownst to us would last until 2am.

Growing up Sanibel Island near Fort Myers, Florida, was always a sacred place. So when Tubz and I took our first cross-country van trip, I knew I had to bring him to this beach. Fast forward to March 2022. We were in Florida for a family trip to Disney and of course a stop at Sanibel. After a picturesque view of the sunset, dolphins and whales in the distance, we decided to all do some family pictures, of course I was the photographer. Everyone insisted I get in the water to join Tubz for some pics of the two of us. I was beyond clueless, why would we need more pics of us? That's when it happened. Tubz "stepped" on a shell and fell into the water, or so I thought. I kept walking to shore when I heard "Will you check on your hubby?" I turned around and there he was. The most beautiful ring I have ever seen, in this tiny little white box. He gave me that goofy grin of his, and asked me to be his wife. After about 5 minutes of straight crying, I finally said yes, and the families and onlookers all cheered for us. Still cannot believe this happened!!