We're getting married!

We met while on the same team at Awakening Youth and very quickly bonded over our common taste in music. We really hit it off as friends and I didn't think much of it at first, but his quirky sense of humor, and passion for leading people and serving the church eventually won me over.

I had just graduated Year 1 of ALC, and we were finally able to plan a nice date. It had been a while, and I had been looking forward to it the entire week leading up to it. I couldn't leave work fast enough because he surprised me with a dinner at my favorite restaurant on Federal Hill. I didn't suspect a thing! Afterwards we headed to a very loud and crowded Prospect Park. Not the most romantic vibe when there's a teen blasting his mixtape as he screams the lyrics while filming the music video. We left and headed to India Point Park where it might be less crowded and a bit more relaxing. As the sun is going down on a cloudy evening, he exclaims "let's takes some pictures!" I happily accepted and pulled out my phone to take pictures of the water, and he does the same. As we do this he steps back a bit seemingly to get a better angle, when all of a sudden I hear "hey, look at this picture!" from behind me. There he is, the love of my life, on one knee with a ring I picked out nearly 7 months ago! So many emotions hit me at once and I dropped to hug him, laughing and crying at the same time, completely stunned. He asks me to marry him and of course I said YES!