We grew up together but didn't really get to know one another until Matt asked Hannah to be his girlfriend on the ferris wheel at the Northwest Georgia Fair in 9th grade. After a tumultuous 48 hour relationship of the early high school variety, we called it quits. Little did we know this would be the beginning of our very complicated, but very worth it, story.

In spite of her desire to be "chill", Hannah knew something was up when Matt told her they were going to dinner with his mom at 4 pm and Hannah's sister and brother-in-law were randomly coming into town in spite of the recent COVID lockdown mandate in Athens. When she got to Matt's to meet him, she turned the corner into the kitchen and he was down on one knee. Willie Nelson's Stardust vinyl was playing and afterwards, they went and had dinner with families at Hannah's parents' home followed by a small get together at Matt's house afterwards.