We were introduced to each other by mutual friends at a church event, but nothing came out of that. A few months later I invited friends over for Christmas weekend and didn't think to invite Prince (mainly because I really didn't know him that well yet). I found out later that Prince was their ride to my place and felt pretty bad about not including him lol. After dinner and games, we spent the rest of the night talking and getting to know each other and a life-long friendship began!

Akusika was getting ready for her flight to her graduation ceremony that weekend. I drove over to her place very early in the morning "to say goodbye" or so she thought since she was catching an earlier flight. She was surprised since I live an hour away and had work that morning, but she thought nothing of it. While going over flight details, I gradually turned the conversation into plans for the future. Before she was aware of what was happening, I asked her to marry me. Needless to say, she was stunned, and she said YES!