We are so excited to begin our journey!

Like so many couples, we met online. But unlike most others, we weren’t really looking - and certainly not expecting - to meet The One. We both joined a freebie dating site at the insistence of our friends, each of whom asked us to sign up with them for moral support. (Because who wants to venture down that path without a friend to provide feedback along the way?) We reluctantly joined the site to support our friends, and it didn’t take long for us to match. In fact, it happened within the first six hours for me - but not before I was spooked by the crazies and tried to terminate my profile. Luckily, the site required newbies to remain “in the pond” for 24 hours before a profile could be deleted. Max reached out during that tiny window of opportunity and the rest is history! *Special shout-out to Tanya and Sean. Without you two, we wouldn’t be where we are today!

I still can’t believe he managed to surprise me. I knew the proposal was coming. We all knew. Yet somehow, Max managed to surprise the heck out of me on Christmas morning. A couple months earlier, we chose our rings from an eye-popping selection at an estate jeweler that happened to be across the street from where we had our first date. The rings were sized and cleaned, and I knew he had them in tow for our family trip to the Hill Country. I definitely didn’t expect him to propose in front of everyone after all the gifts were opened on Christmas morning (as evidenced by the secret video taken by Debora that features me looking like I just rolled out of bed). But that’s exactly what he did. He was shaking. I smiled and cried at the same time. Dad and Deb were so pleased. The kids were giddy. It was perfect. ❤️