We met in the student section at the Alabama - Ole Miss football game our freshman year in college. Patrick had minimal interest in football at this point in his life, but he went because his family wanted to go to the game. Laura has been an Alabama fan for as long as she can remember. The game is about to start and Patrick sees Laura struggling to see over the crowd. Patrick offers Laura the seat next to him, but she initially turns him down. Eventually, she gets tired of struggling and moves back to sit with him. The rest of the game went well. Alabama won 25-0 and Patrick got Laura's number.

We rented a place called Maple Wood Lodge just outside of Mineral Point, WI. On the second day of our relaxing trip, the sun had set and we were sitting in front of a cozy fire. Patrick was trying to be his normal self, but wasn't able to hide his excitement very well. Laura was starting to think something was up when Patrick pulled a beautiful diamond ring out of his pocket.