For those who don't know, we dated for 3 years in high school. On 8/21/2009 we both stood in the Lincoln Southeast parking lot and Garret asked me to be his girlfriend. On 8/21/2019, we were driving to dinner when Garret said is truck felt weird and he thought he might have a flat tire. He pulled into the Lincoln Southeast parking lot and told me to wait while he checked everything. I waited and saw him get something out his toolbox. I thought, “shoot, the tire must be flat.” Then he poked his head in the truck and asked if I could come help him. So I got out and walked around the truck to his side. He got down on one knee and said “Carolynn, 10 years ago today, I was a boy asking you to be my girlfriend. Now I’m a man asking you to be my wife. Will you marry me?” Of course I said yes, and that’s why you’re here now reading this!