It's about damn time!

That's right! We have known each other since high school. I was a sophomore and Stephen was a senior. We knew about each other for a while through mutual friends, but we did not officially meet until one day after school. I was walking down the hallway when I heard someone scream, “Gabbie!”, followed by a guy with skater-boy hair run up to me and hug me. He then said, “nice to finally meet you, I’m Stephen”. Then walked away. And he’s been the same guy who always finds a way to get a reaction out of me ever since :)

I wish I could say it was easy... But asking Gabbie to marry me was so nerve racking! To keep the story brief, we took a walk in a park and I got on a knee in a cozy secluded area. It's funny, because as I think back to moment right before I asked her, I mostly struggled finding a segway from "Yeah, nice weather were having today.. to.. "Will you marry me?". I'm also pretty sure with the emotional intensity I felt I may have sounded more like willadfkjyouadAFADamarryme?... Regardless of how I sounded, I do know that she was elated, and above all surprised. After all of the emotions, we celebrated with a candle lit picnic at dusk and a bottle of champagne. Here's to our next chapter!