Thomas and I met in September of 2011. We hung out for about two months before he finally asked me to be his girlfriend. It was well past midnight on November 19th when I was about to head home. We had went out with friends the night before. He walked me to my car and asked if I would like to be his girlfriend. Of course I said yes! We dated for nine years before he popped the question. We were on our annual anniversary trip. With all the craziness of the pandemic we decided to go to Boone, NC. On Sunday November 22nd, we were driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway headed to Mt. Mitchell. We pulled off on a overlook and I was taking pictures of the beautiful view and I hear him say "I guess this is a good time as any." I was confused by the comment so I turned around and in that moment he was getting down on one knee. He proceeded to say "it's been a long time coming but will you marry me?" Again, of course I said yes! We couldn't be more excited to start this next chapter in our lives on November 6th, 2021.