We started as friends after my sister, Tia, moved into the house across the street from Alex and his family 8 years ago. Four years after meeting, everyone experienced life and family changes. The best support system through those hard changes happened to be across the street. A deep friendship soon blossomed into a whirlwind romance. After four years together we became engaged on Christmas Eve in Las Vegas on the rooftop of the Cosmopolitan hotel. We will be promising ourselves to each other surrounded by love from our closest family and friends in Austin, Texas at Hotel St. Cecilia.