We connected on a dating app in April 2018. Several months passed and we never went on a date or talked much. Then, in October, a mutual friend encouraged us to meet each other. Our first date was at The Quiet Pint Tavern. We both were absolutely smitten with each other. I told Steven on Novemver 15 before his trip to Germany that he had to officially be my boyfriend; to which he replied “I thought I already was”.

Steven had been trying to plan a big proposal for several months but I had been busy working overtime as a nurse in the middle of the pandemic. One friday evening Steven decided he could not spend one more day without us being engaged. We had just finished eating dinner out, Steven asked me to meet him on the back deck. Under a string of twinkle lights that lit up the beautiful summer night sky, Steven asked me to marry him. It was a complete surprise and so special just between the two of us. We both knew that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. We cannot wait to celebrate our wedding day with our family and friends!