We met one week out from Thanksgiving of 2017 at the local Planet Fitness. We had both been living in Austin for only a couple months and I had just recently graduated from college in La Jolla near San Diego. The day we met, Daniel happened to be wearing a La Jolla shirt to the gym. Looking to meet new people, I approached him to see if we had attended the same school. Turns out, the shirt was from a thrift shop! We felt a connection right away and it didn't take long for Daniel to ask me to dinner.

Plans for the proposal began during my trip back to NH in July 2019, a full two months prior to popping the question to Nadia. During that July trip I bought the ring and started planning out the proposal with family and friends. Earlier that year we had won round trip tickets through Southwest and we both decided to make a trip up to NH to see family and enjoy of the fall color. When it was finally time to make the trip in October, we made our way up to Castle In The Clouds, a beautiful centuries old two part mansion in the lakes region of NH. At the very top of the mountain, where the Mansion sits overlooking some of the most breathe taking views on the east coast, I brought Nadia and my family down to the lower gardens to take in the view. I had two of Nadia's best friends who she rarely gets to see surprise her in the bushes and while turned, I went down on my knee and proposed. At a Castle In The Clouds, she. Said. YES!