We met on the track field during high school. Brian was attemtping to jump over hurdles while Emily was wondering who this guy was in her way. Jokes were exchanged, he laughed, she laughed. We stayed up late talking to each other and would show up to school so exhausted but we’d go home and do it all again.
On Christmas Morning of 2021, surrounded by family, Brian led Emily on a scavenger hunt around their house. Each clue card directed Emily into a different area and were filled with rhymes Brian had ochestrated up himself. The last card was in Bailey’s basket, where Emily found a red box. When she opened it, it was a pair of diamond earrings. She said “Oh my god! I thought this was going to be a ring!” Brian dropped on his knee and replied “Like this one?”