Our first date was at Stew Leonard's in Yonkers, NY (YEP, LOL.) Lucas helped me pick out some (REALLY GOOD) White Wine. We then went to the park and ended the night drinking gin & tonics and eating Mac and cheese by the Hudson River. Our first date lasted more than 12 hours. We both knew we wanted to see each other the very next day. So we did see each other the very next day, and the rest is history.
During the first few months of dating, we would take Ollie (Lucas's dog at the time) on this trail in Pleasantville, NY. There was this bench along the top of the trail that we would always stop at. There are so many memories on that bench; the smiles, the conversations, the many “I love yous." One July afternoon, Lucas ended up proposing at this very spot, which was very special and unique to our relationship. He also used our dogs Ollie and Bear and to pop the big question.