After my dad Richard passed away, my friend Jasmin dragged me out to meet her at our old college honky tonk, Thirsty Horse Saloon. That’s the night Matthew and I met. Funny story is Matthew had asked Jasmin to dance first! The next night, Matthew and I ran into each other again. We danced the night away and the rest is history!

What I thought was a yearly vacation to Cozumel would be the trip that would change our lives. We arrived in Cozumel and began our family vacation with plenty of laughs and a few banana monkeys. The morning of June 1st, we began our island hopping excursion, taking in the ocean views and enjoying our time together. When we arrived at Isla Cozumel, Matthew took me by the hand as we hiked up to view the ocean. When I turned around, with a beautiful pink cross and my family behind him, Matthew was down on one knee and he asked me to spend the rest of our lives together.