We met during online during COVID (#pandemicdating); and after chatting on the dating apps for a bit, we ended up having drinks on the patio at Second Line. I was (shockingly) a few minutes late because I had to find street parking. Y'all know I'm not going to pay to park in the garage. Steven thought I was standing him up! Drinks turned to dinner, turned to us staying until closing time, and we both left that night really excited for the future!

The proposal that almost wasn't: Steven had the ring scheduled to be delivered just before we went away for the weekend to Chattanooga. But of course, there were snags in the plan and he ended up chasing the FedEx truck around the city trying to catch the delivery driver and get the ring! We spent the weekend at Rock City and Lookout mountain and sitting around the fire at the cabin rental. While we were eating dinner on the last night, we got to talking about our future. To the surprise of Emilee, Steven pulled out a ring box from the hiking back pack, got down on one knee and asked her to marry him.