We met in the Oklahoma heat in 2012 when Rozy helped Joni move into her freshmen dorm. It was fast friendship, late night ice cream runs, and movie nights. Fast forward five years and several trips around the world together to a Tuesday night in the fall of 2017 when we finally admitted our feelings to each other on Rozy's couch. Just like our friendship, it was fast love.
Having agreed that Rozy would be the one to initiate the engagement, Joni eagerly anticipated the popping of the big question sometime before the end of the year. Little did Joni know, that plans were already in the works for the big question to be popped sooner rather than later! While vacationing in Vermont with their family, Rozy mentioned an Italian restaurant she saw and wanted to check out. With a sweet post-dinner walk through a mountain town, Joni told Rozy she was ready to go back to the Air BnB and be with the family. Rozy begged Joni to check out one more thing with her, which was an adorable gazebo in the town square. Upon seeing hanging lights and flowers everywhere, Joni immediately said, "It looks like there's something special happening here, we should leave!" Rozy remained determined to show Joni the gazebo. Finally, after walking up a path of luminaries, Joni saw a bouquet of beautiful flowers, a bottle of wine, and notes from Rozy hanging all around the gazebo. Neither of us remember what happened next other than an eventual revealing of a hand-made wooden box that read, "Marry me, Joni?" on it and two rings - one for Joni and one for Joni to give Rozy. At which point, our family came running up with sparklers. Our words will never do it justice, but take our word for it that it was the most magical and beautiful moment of our lives thus far.