Countdown to Crowe

All great love stories begin on social media, right?! Chris and Aaron (Tiffanie's brother) were long friends from attending 12 step meetings together. In fact, Aaron is credited as saving Chris's life on one occasion (not knowing the life he was saving would be his future brother in laws). Chris and Tiffanie became facebook friends through their mutual friend Aaron. Chris saw that Tiffanie was involved in a car accident on Thanksgiving 2016 and immediately reached out to her with a "Hey beautiful! Do you need anything"? cheesy DM. Never one to refuse free food or coffee, Chris and Tiffanie's first date was Chris bringing her Starbucks over while she was recovering from the car accident. Chris continued to come over almost daily "to check in on her" as she recovered from fractured ribs (but not too fractured that he couldn't snag a first date kiss). Chris started attending Tiffanie's home group with her. Chris meet Zola for the first time on a park date at Lake Hefner before the Cornerstone Thursday Night Meeting. Several weeks later our first offical family date included looking at Christmas lights and watching the Trolls Movie. Chris stole Zola's heart (and her mom's) by joining right in our silly dance parties and backseat karoke from the jump. On a double date with friends at Buffalo Wild Wings, Chris first leaned over and whispered "I love you" on December 3rd. It was driving back from that double date, that Chris officially asked Tiffanie "to be his girl?"

I was comfy in my pajamas and just finished watching “Grey’s Anatomy” when Chris told me to get dressed because we were going “somewhere”. Kinda annoyed but kinda curious I got up and dressed and obliged his random request. We ended up at Louies on the lake and had a quick drink before he said “let’s go on a walk...” Lake Hefner has a special place in our hearts because it’s where we had our first date and our first “family date.” I was super selective about who I introduced Zola to when I was dating. In fact, Chris was the only “boyfriend” Zola ever met. But it was on that first family date on a Thursday night about a year ago when I knew that Chris might be a permanent part of life and future. We were headed to a meeting and had some time to kill when I suggested to her we go to the park at the lake before the meeting and she said “only if he (referring to Chris) can go with us!” That night as I watched them hold hands, play at the lake, and watched him willing join in on our silly goofy car dancing and karaoke... I knew in my heart that this “guy” was gonna steal both of our hearts in a way that I was not prepared for. But unbeknownst to me... Chris had arranged for the waitress from Louies to discretely follow us (and captures it all on video on that walk that would led to our proposal and for the next chapter of life to start.