Cassidy & Eric originally came into each other's lives in early December 2013 through a fad dating app. Cassidy had stumbled across the profile of a handsome guy who claimed to be a member of the Men's Lacrosse team at FAU. Being a member of the Women's team she was a little skeptical since she didn't recognize him, but swiped right none the less. It was later confirmed by her friends from the Men's team that he wasn't a fraud and was a "cool dude" and they exchanged a few conversations through the app. As fate would have it, their teams were on opposite tournament/travel schedules so the plans to meet up continued to fall through and the initial spark fizzled out. March 14th, 2014 held FAU's first Men's vs Women's game and, naturally, a house party after. Upon walking into the party Eric was the first person Cassidy saw, they locked eyes and then...beelined in different directions (awkwarddd). Cassidy went to her team mates for consolation and they convinced her it was still something worth chasing. Later in the night Cassidy made it to the beer pong table and had just won when Eric had come out and asked if anyone had the next game. Cassidy's teammate announced that she didn't want to play anymore and that Eric should take her place. Eric and Cassidy played just long enough to exchange some small talk before the cops came to shut down the party for the noise but that was enough for them to re-ignite the spark. They met up later in the week for St. Patrick's Day festivities and the rest is history...
Eric and Cassidy had flown out to Beaver Creek, CO for a trip that he had planned as a Christmas gift from the year before. Eric had gone there a lot as a kid so on the 2nd day he suggested they wake up early to get a picture at the base of the mountain before exploring the town. They walked the mountain and no one appeared to be available to snap a picture, but Eric was adamant. They finally find someone and Eric hands him the phone and says "It's already set, just hold it", which Cassidy didn't think much of at the time. Cassidy jooshed her hair and when she turned back to Eric he was on one knee to which she responded "Did you fall? Get up!" He grabbed her hand and she pulled his thinking he needed help. It wasn't until Eric brought out the ring that Cassidy realized what was happening and immediately said "YES!" After a quick celebration, they walked back to grab Eric's phone which he was trying to get a video with (hence the "just hold it" comment). Unfortunately, the gentleman did not speak English so they did not get a video but did manage to get a nice action shot. But the fun doesn't end there... Naturally Eric and Cassidy celebrated with some adult beverages then decided it would be a good idea to hit the slopes...it was not a good idea. Long story short, Cassidy went "full send" on the mountain, so instead of having a horse drawn carriage ride to a romantic dinner they celebrated their engagement with pizza and champagne in their hotel room while Cassidy iced her face. Not ideal, but a hilarious anecdote that kept this exciting milestone very true to form.