It's Official!

We met by pure chance! She was always in the music building, in a practice room 24/7 while he was always in the main library 24/7. Two separate buildings that were across the campus and had zero chances of meeting among the thousands of U.T. students. One special day, through a mutual musical friend, Michael, by chance, finally stepped into the music building for the first time. While in the music library, he happened to see a short, small Asian girl walk right past him. His first thought was, "What a cute smile!" With that, Michael summoned all his courage and went to say "hi" to her. Though Isabelle said "hi", she didn't care to much about him and went back to the practice room. But Michael then offered free coffee, which for a college student, you can't refuse! So they had their first date at Honeybee Café, and the rest was history!

After months of planning for an engagement, the crazy COVID-19 pandemic hit! While Isabelle was losing hope, Michael decided to take them both on a day vacation to Gatlinburg, TN during Labor Day weekend. While driving on the way to the mountains, Michael decided to make a quick stop at Cade's Cove; however, Michael did not take into consideration that it was LABOR DAY WEEKEND! So they were stuck in traffic for more than an hour, bumper to bumper, barely moving 1 mph. Before Michael and Isabelle got super frustrated, Isabelle decided for them to make a quick stop on one of the popular scenery at Cade's Cove. As they walk through the tall grass, they both admire the breath-taking view of the mountains, and finally, Michael declares his love for Isabelle and proposed to her there. She said "YES!" And though it was a happy ending, they both still ended up in traffic again for another two hours heading to Gatlinburg with no internet.