We met at MaGerk’s bar in Ft. Washington. Mark was bartending at the time, and a friend and I used to frequent the bar for karaoke nights. One night my friend slipped Mark my number because I was too shy to do it myself. He ended up texting me the next day and the rest is history!

Our first date was at The Dandelion in the city. And The Continental. And Time. We were having too much fun and didn’t want the night to end so we bar hopped after dinner. It was fun exploring together :).

It happened on Christmas morning. I had absolutely no clue! We were sitting on the floor in our living room giving each other gifts. Mark gave me a few random gag gifts, but I wasn’t catching on. Just when I thought I opened all the gifts, he pulled out a small square box from under the tree skirt, and I knew. I think I said “omg is this real” about 5 times before he nodded and said “yes it’s real”. He opened the box and proposed!