We met on February 15th, 2015. It was the day after Valentine's day, and our mutual friend Kristen had invited us both to a small party at her apartment. We hit it off pretty quickly, and by the end of the party I knew I wanted to ask Kristen for Max's number. As soon as I got into my car, I texted Max and ask him if he wanted to get coffee sometime. We went on our first date to Maude's in downtown Gainesville within a week! Fast forward 5 years later to October 24th, 2020. Our love has grown tremendously. We finished school, started new jobs, moved in together, moved to a new city, adopted our best friend Lil Bit, grew closer with each other's families, and created a life together. We are on a trip together in North Georgia, and decided to hike a mountain called Brasstown Bald. After coming down the mountain, we notice a trail to the side that doesn't appear to be as crowded as the main trail. We go check it out, and partway through we come to an area with a tunnel going through some trees. Max sets up his tripod so we can take some photos of us with the self-timer. We pose in front of the tunnel, but the camera doesn't seem to go off, and Max asks me to take a look at it. After messing with the camera, I turned around to find Max on one knee!! He had been recording us the whole time ❤ We are ecstatic to be celebrating the next step in our life along with friends and family this December.