We met one random Thursday night in the rooms of recovery - both battling the disease of addiction. We both attended this meeting for different reasons. John had a friend struggling to stay sober and one of my friends was picking up her one year sobriety chip, whom we both wanted to support. We locked eyes during the meeting, which grabbed our attention. When the meeting finished John darted across the room to ask me if I would grab a cup of coffee with him. It never stopped from there!

My sister, Darby, came to Austin for the weekend to go skydiving with John and I. John and I had never been skydiving and Darby wanted to go with us for our first time, or so I thought. Little did I know that Darby and John had been planning this for months. John had called the skydiving place to get all the staff on board and have them set out a 40 foot “Will You Marry Me” sign on the ground where we were going to land. Everyone knew but me. They made me go last so John and Darby could be on the ground before i landed. It was the biggest rush I have ever experienced in my life. Exhilarating!!! I jumped out of a plane and landed on a ring!! The love of my life was on the ground waiting for me when i landed to ask me to Marry him. I freaked in so much excitment that i forgot to even say yes! Best day ever!