We first met each other in person at Tony's favorite bar in the Broadripple area, Kilroy's. We had dinner and some drinks and then went back to his place to take Lady on a walk. It was a nice night, one we will always remember.
As many of you know, in the fall of 2018 Tony got sick and was in the hospital twice. Tony proposed to me in a hospital bed, the second time he was in the hospital while sick. He proposed to let me know that he wasn't going anywhere and that he wanted to be with me "in sickness and in health". I later found out that he was already working towards getting the engagement ring before he got sick. It was such a huge surprise to me and the best gift I have gotten from him yet! A few months later, we had our engagement pictures taken, and Tony then gave me a necklace as well. He did this to be able to propose to me again, in a way, when he was almost back to normal and not in the hospital. The necklace is monogramed with my soon to be new initials!