I was working as a 911 dispatcher in Edwards County while Tyler worked as a 911 dispatcher for Wabash County. While at work I was asked to call White County to inform them of information per the officer's request. I made the mistake of calling Wabash County instead of White County. Low and behold, Tyler Kruse was the one to answer and informed me that I had called the wrong county. After discussing (Tyler prefers the word arguing) over what county I had called, I apologized and disconnected the call. Then I get a message from Tyler asking if I was the one working that night and the one he spoke with. I said it was and we have been talking ever since. We had become good friends after that day but it wasn't until a few months later that we became best friends. Now the rest is history!

Tyler and I decided to take a weekend trip to Gatlinburg, TN. We had already been there on vacation with my parents that past summer. He informed me it was to test the range of his radio in the mountains. Thoughts went through my mind that he may propose but nothing definite. As we were in the mountains he pulls over and we got out of the truck with his portable radio in hand. My assumption of being proposed to at that moment went out the door, off the mountain, and into the trees. Unbeknownst to me, he grabbed his GoPro and set it on the hood of the truck facing us. I was too focused on how I wish there was a restroom nearby that I didn't even notice. After slight bickering of needing to go somewhere or I would go on the other side of the ledge to take care of business, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. P.S. The video of this is on Facebook. If you haven't already watched it, you will get a good laugh out of us bickering back and forth!