08-23-2017 – I convinced him to meet me and a friend for an impromptu wing night. We spent the night talking, laughing, and getting to know each other. A few days later, I happened to be shopping up north. So, of course, a reasonable second date was coffee before he headed to his night shift. The next few months were spent figuring out our new careers, a relationship an hour away, and me finally learning how to navigate the confusing New Castle County. 02-14-2018 – We spent our first Valentine’s Day together moving boxes and eating take out. Turns out, we’re both procrastinators, and he hates moving. It took months to get those boxes unpacked! 01-26-2020 – The Proposal Two days prior, Corey informed me we were going to have a bonfire the night of graduation. In the middle of winter. I thought he was crazy but agreed nonetheless. That night, with both our families and a flickering bon fire, he popped the question. Kind of. (We both were informed after the fact that he never actually asked, and I never actually answered).