Gabby: So the funny thing is that we don't really remember when we met. We both went to CBU for engineering, so we were classmates but didn't really interact until spring semester our freshman year. I remember that that was the semester we had a really dumb coding class and for some reason I wanted to sit by him so he could help me and my friend. *Disclaimer* we didn't. But we did sit near to each other. I know we had lunch together a few times because of a few mutual friends, who I also don't remember meeting. No, it's not a recurring theme. But our first interaction was when I was in the math center doing Calculus homework with my best friend when he walked in. It was a few of us sitting there and one of the guys reached over my head to shake Caleb's hand. When I saw this I immediately told them that they were going to hit me on the head and that I would kill them. And lord and behold, they did. I remember going off on him, that is when we became friends and eventually he would ask me out, but that's another story. Caleb: School... it was a love tap
Caleb: Took her ice skating, was going to ask her while we skated around. She avoided me the whole time and then needed to leave early because she had family coming over. So the entire drive back, I was trying to find a way to segue into asking her. Never found a good way, so once we arrived at her place, I just blurted it out. Gabby: Yes , I said "umm what?" and he had to repeat himself but it wasn't my fault. I had been crushing on this guy for some time and he swore up and down he only saw me as a sister. So come winter break I had finally given up, we would only be friends. Then, out of no where he asks me out. So yes, I said "ummm what?" I had one of those out of body experience because I swear I saw the entire thing from a far and it was the longest couple seconds in my life. I had to make sure I wasn't dreaming and it was real. I was able to snap out of it and said yes. And I ran out of the car. I remember I called my best friend and told her "so......ummmm..... I think Caleb and I are dating." She squeal, which cause her husband to ask what was going on. So she told him and I could hear him laughing in the background. Apparently Caleb later got a text from him saying "about time"
Gabby: It was cold and he dragged me the long way out of the movie theater. We parked super close because I'm so cold nature. And all I could think about was the fact that I was gonna die frozen. He took out this little black book that continued out past and after giving me that one, he pulled another book out that contained our future. Inside was my engagement ring with the word "Always." Caleb: So, surprises with Gabby work best if as few people know about the surprise as possible. Everything was working out perfectly. I was supposed to go give a talk about my job to her students at 12, go ask her Dad for her hand after that, go to the dentist at 3, pick her up at 5 and go to the movies (The Crimes of Grindlewald because... potterhead). Then Murphy knocked... It "snowed" the night before and her school was just about the only one in Memphis to close. So now she is stuck at home with her Dad. I work it out to pick her up at 1 and take her to my place while I go ask her Dad and the go to the dentist.... but then her Dad leave her to watch the dog they were sitting. Thankfully, Murphy bothered someone else at this point. When I finally got a hold of her Dad, he was still at home trying to get the truck to start and Gabby had no idea he was still here. I raced over, hid out of the line of sight of their window in case Gabby peeked, and asked for her hand. From there, things went pretty well according to plan. Oh and the reason we went out the side entrance was because she had requested not to make a big public scene when I proposed.