We hung out together with a mutual group of friends in college. I was in grad school and Daniel was working on his undergrad. We spent lots of time talking to each other. Daniel was always asking me for dating advice. We had many conversations, little did I know that later on he was going to apply that advice to me! We never dated each other in college but kept in touch and eight years later while God was directing our steps to bring us closer to Him, He was also bringing us closer to each other.

Daniel surprised me with a whirlwind trip to New York City. He had the perfect place picked out. As we visited the Empire State Building we walked the red carpet skipping all the lines with our special VIP tickets. As we arrived at the 86th floor, Daniel was even more excited than usual. While we walked around enjoying the amazing views from each side of the building we stopped for a while facing toward the Statue of Liberty. Daniel was telling me all about the history of NYC and its significance when suddenly he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I said yes, and the rest is history.