We met on a dating app, but officially met in person at a friends New Years party. Ben came to a New Years party where he didn’t know anyone just to finally see me in person. When he walked up I knew he was going to be different. The ball dropped at midnight and we had our first kiss and you can see where that led.

Ben told me he was taking me out to a nice dinner in downtown Rock Hill and I didn’t think much of it. We had both just gotten bonuses at work, so I assumed we were celebrating that. After dinner, we walked to the car to put away leftovers and he told me to leave my purse in the car. We walked over to a fountain and he grabbed my phone to see if someone would take our picture and ended up putting it in his back pocket. Next thing I knew he was giving me a hug and telling me he loved me so much and got down on one knee asking me to spend his life with him. Clearly that was the easiest question I’ve ever had to answer. I SAID YES! After that, I saw two of my best friends run up and take pictures and my mom was on FaceTime balling her eyes out. I could not stop crying (and staring at the ring). We drove home and he had my best friends and his family ready with a surprise engagement party! All I could think is “It’s about dang time!”. I cannot wait to spend my life with the man of my dreams!