Mitch spent the summer of 2015 in Trenton, GA for climbing school at SLTC. If you know Trenton, GA then you know there really isn't much to do there especially for a group of boys who weren't exactly from around here. They spent most of their free time on the weekends out at bars in Chattanooga. One night they decided to go out to South Side Social it was the same night Annie Carole was going out with some of her friends. As crazy as it is Mitch and Annie Carole went all night without grabbing each others attention. Around closing time Annie Carole and her friends were walking out to the parking lot to leave and stumbled upon a group of guys who didn't sound like they were from around here trying to get our attention. The three of us decided we would stop and chat for a few. Mitch just happened to be one of those guys. We all talked for a while about why they were down in Tennessee and where there were from and such. They kept inviting us to come to a bonfire they were having that night but we politely declined. Right before we decided to leave Mitch got the courage to ask Annie Carole for her number after they bonded over a Taylor Swift song playing in the car. That was the start to our best adventure.

Annie Carole was sitting in Taco Mamacita with her sister Elizabeth when her two friends Kate and Scot brought her two roses. On each of the roses was a picture of them with Annie Carole. On the back of the picture was a map that had a destination marked with a heart. The adventure began as Annie Carole followed the map to see her friend Austyn standing where the heart on the map was marking. Austyn gave Annie Carole another rose with a picture of them and another map on the back. Annie Carole followed this map to the next spot marked to see Mitch’s Dad and Step Mom that drove down to be a part of the big question. After a few hugs were exchanged Annie Carole got some more roses with another destination marked. This one was at the start of the walking bridge. Annie Carole walked to the spot the map told her to and was surprised by Mitch’s Sister and her Fiancé holding two more roses for her. She took those and the big group continued across the walking bridge. As Annie Carole got close to the other side she saw her some familiar faces on the next spot she was going to on the map. Her Mom, younger Sister, Dad, and Brother In Law were all waiting for her. After some more tears and hugs were exchanged they gave Annie Carole her roses with a map to the next destination marked. The group of Annie Carole, Family, and friends all walked to the second to last stop in front of the Hunter Museum of Art where Mitch’s Mom and Grandmother were waiting with Mitch and Annie Carole’s two dogs. Now Annie Carole had the final map on attached to the rose and had to follow it to the overlook where Mitch was standing waiting for her. Annie Carole ran towards Mitch and they gave each other a hug, then Mitch got down on one knee and asked the big question “Annie Carole will you marry me?”. He couldn’t even get it all out before Annie Carole was repeating YES over and over. Annie Carole had completed the long walk with all of her Family, Future Family, and Friends.