We met at work, just a simple passing moment in the hallway. I was walking out of the building as he was walking in. From the very beginning, I felt butterflies every time he was around. I'd get all mushy and nervous like a little girl with a crush. Plot Twist: he becomes my supervisor What started as quick hallway moments turned into a genuine friendship. We grew close-really close. In 2019 we briefly talked about dating, but the timing wasn't quite right. He was still healing from a previous relationship, and by the time he felt ready, I had started one of my own. Life had other plans. When my relationship ended, Julian reached out just two weeks later. After reconnecting, he asked if we could try again for real this time. I was hesitant. I had just come out of a relationship and wasn't sure if I was emotionally ready, but I knew his heart. I knew the kind of man he had always been. So, I took a chance on us. And it turned out to be the best decision of my life.

On Valentine's Day, I surprised him with a beautiful dinner to show him just how much he meant to me. I had no idea that night would spark something even bigger. He later told me in that moment he realized that I value moments over tangible items. Fast forward to my birthday, he secretly planned the ultimate surprise-what I thought was just a birthday dinner turned into something so much more! He gathered so many of my close friends and family, along with some of his loved ones, all in one place. Surrounded by the people who mean the most to us, he got down on bended knee and asked me, "Will You Marry Me?'' and of course ... I said YES !